(674) Rachele
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	7 Mar 2025	11.2	2.621 AU	1.668 AU	11h47m	+23°37'	159.6°	7.6°
Today	19 Apr 2025	11.9	2.701 AU	1.944 AU	11h16m	+22°43'	130.0°	16.6°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of Rachele are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1931154
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.9236200
            i (Inclination)                 : 13.51375
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 58.06830
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 41.09832
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 59.78043
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 98.37135
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 8.83616
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 5.00            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-04-19 00:00 UT   11 16 26.4   +22 43 49     1.944    2.701  130.0   16.6   128   11.9 
2025-04-19 05:01 UT   11 16 22.5   +22 42 34     1.946    2.702  129.8   16.6   128   12.0 
2025-04-20 00:00 UT   11 16 08.2   +22 37 48     1.955    2.703  129.1   16.8   128   12.0 
2025-04-21 00:00 UT   11 15 51.5   +22 31 38     1.966    2.705  128.2   17.0   127   12.0 
2025-04-22 00:00 UT   11 15 36.3   +22 25 18     1.978    2.707  127.3   17.2   127   12.0 
2025-04-23 00:00 UT   11 15 22.6   +22 18 48     1.989    2.709  126.4   17.4   126   12.0 
2025-04-24 00:00 UT   11 15 10.5   +22 12 09     2.001    2.711  125.5   17.6   126   12.1 
2025-04-25 00:00 UT   11 14 59.8   +22 05 21     2.012    2.713  124.6   17.8   125   12.1 
2025-04-26 00:00 UT   11 14 50.7   +21 58 25     2.024    2.715  123.7   18.0   125   12.1 
2025-04-27 00:00 UT   11 14 43.1   +21 51 20     2.036    2.717  122.8   18.1   124   12.1 
2025-04-28 00:00 UT   11 14 36.9   +21 44 06     2.048    2.719  122.0   18.3   124   12.1 
2025-04-29 00:00 UT   11 14 32.3   +21 36 44     2.060    2.721  121.1   18.5   123   12.2 
2025-04-30 00:00 UT   11 14 29.1   +21 29 15     2.073    2.723  120.2   18.6   123   12.2 
2025-05-01 00:00 UT   11 14 27.5   +21 21 38     2.085    2.724  119.4   18.8   123   12.2 
2025-05-02 00:00 UT   11 14 27.2   +21 13 53     2.098    2.726  118.5   19.0   122   12.2 
2025-05-03 00:00 UT   11 14 28.5   +21 06 02     2.110    2.728  117.6   19.1   122   12.2 
2025-05-04 00:00 UT   11 14 31.2   +20 58 03     2.123    2.730  116.8   19.2   121   12.3 
2025-05-05 00:00 UT   11 14 35.2   +20 49 58     2.136    2.732  115.9   19.4   121   12.3 
2025-05-06 00:00 UT   11 14 40.7   +20 41 46     2.149    2.734  115.1   19.5   121   12.3 
2025-05-07 00:00 UT   11 14 47.6   +20 33 29     2.162    2.736  114.3   19.6   120   12.3 
2025-05-08 00:00 UT   11 14 55.9   +20 25 05     2.176    2.738  113.4   19.8   120   12.3 
2025-05-09 00:00 UT   11 15 05.5   +20 16 35     2.189    2.740  112.6   19.9   120   12.3 
2025-05-10 00:00 UT   11 15 16.4   +20 07 59     2.202    2.742  111.8   20.0   119   12.4 
2025-05-11 00:00 UT   11 15 28.7   +19 59 18     2.216    2.744  111.0   20.1   119   12.4 
2025-05-12 00:00 UT   11 15 42.2   +19 50 32     2.229    2.746  110.1   20.2   119   12.4 
2025-05-13 00:00 UT   11 15 57.0   +19 41 41     2.243    2.748  109.3   20.3   119   12.4 
2025-05-14 00:00 UT   11 16 13.1   +19 32 44     2.257    2.750  108.5   20.4   118   12.4 
2025-05-15 00:00 UT   11 16 30.5   +19 23 43     2.270    2.752  107.7   20.5   118   12.5 
2025-05-16 00:00 UT   11 16 49.0   +19 14 38     2.284    2.754  106.9   20.6   118   12.5 
2025-05-17 00:00 UT   11 17 08.8   +19 05 27     2.298    2.756  106.1   20.6   118   12.5 
2025-05-18 00:00 UT   11 17 29.7   +18 56 13     2.312    2.758  105.3   20.7   117   12.5 
2025-05-19 00:00 UT   11 17 51.9   +18 46 54     2.326    2.760  104.5   20.8   117   12.5 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.