(120347) Salacia |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 2 Jun 2023 | 21.0 | 45.162 AU | 45.594 AU | 23h53m | +25°17' | 64.2° | 1.2° |
Opposition | 1 Oct 2023 | 20.9 | 45.185 AU | 44.272 AU | 23h49m | +25°40' | 155.5° | 0.5° |
(120347) Salacia - 2023-06-02
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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.
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The orbital elements of Salacia are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1015564
a (Semimajor axis) : 42.3586132
i (Inclination) : 23.92473
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 280.03014
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 313.26365
M (Mean anomaly) : 125.18986
Epoch : 2022 Aug 09
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 235.86628
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -17.17640
P (Orbital period in years) : 275.68
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
2023-06-02 00:00 UT 23 53 58.3 +25 17 45 45.594 45.162 64.2 1.2 257 21.0
2023-06-02 22:31 UT 23 54 00.5 +25 18 28 45.582 45.162 65.0 1.2 256 21.0
2023-06-03 00:00 UT 23 54 00.6 +25 18 31 45.581 45.162 65.0 1.2 256 21.0
2023-06-04 00:00 UT 23 54 02.8 +25 19 15 45.567 45.162 65.9 1.2 256 21.0
2023-06-05 00:00 UT 23 54 04.9 +25 20 00 45.554 45.162 66.7 1.2 255 21.0
2023-06-06 00:00 UT 23 54 07.0 +25 20 44 45.540 45.163 67.6 1.2 255 21.0
2023-06-07 00:00 UT 23 54 09.0 +25 21 29 45.526 45.163 68.4 1.2 254 21.0
2023-06-08 00:00 UT 23 54 10.8 +25 22 12 45.512 45.163 69.3 1.2 254 21.0
2023-06-09 00:00 UT 23 54 12.6 +25 22 56 45.498 45.163 70.1 1.2 253 21.0
2023-06-10 00:00 UT 23 54 14.3 +25 23 39 45.484 45.163 71.0 1.2 253 21.0
2023-06-11 00:00 UT 23 54 16.0 +25 24 22 45.469 45.164 71.9 1.2 253 21.0
2023-06-12 00:00 UT 23 54 17.5 +25 25 04 45.455 45.164 72.7 1.2 252 21.0
2023-06-13 00:00 UT 23 54 19.0 +25 25 46 45.441 45.164 73.6 1.2 252 21.0
2023-06-14 00:00 UT 23 54 20.3 +25 26 28 45.426 45.164 74.4 1.2 251 21.0
2023-06-15 00:00 UT 23 54 21.6 +25 27 09 45.412 45.164 75.3 1.2 251 21.0
2023-06-16 00:00 UT 23 54 22.8 +25 27 50 45.397 45.164 76.1 1.3 250 21.0
2023-06-17 00:00 UT 23 54 23.9 +25 28 31 45.382 45.165 77.0 1.3 250 21.0
2023-06-18 00:00 UT 23 54 24.9 +25 29 11 45.367 45.165 77.9 1.3 250 21.0
2023-06-19 00:00 UT 23 54 25.9 +25 29 51 45.353 45.165 78.7 1.3 249 21.0
2023-06-20 00:00 UT 23 54 26.7 +25 30 30 45.338 45.165 79.6 1.3 249 21.0
2023-06-21 00:00 UT 23 54 27.5 +25 31 09 45.323 45.165 80.5 1.3 248 21.0
2023-06-22 00:00 UT 23 54 28.1 +25 31 47 45.308 45.166 81.3 1.3 248 21.0
2023-06-23 00:00 UT 23 54 28.7 +25 32 25 45.293 45.166 82.2 1.3 248 21.0
2023-06-24 00:00 UT 23 54 29.2 +25 33 03 45.278 45.166 83.1 1.3 247 21.0
2023-06-25 00:00 UT 23 54 29.6 +25 33 40 45.262 45.166 83.9 1.3 247 21.0
2023-06-26 00:00 UT 23 54 29.9 +25 34 16 45.247 45.166 84.8 1.3 247 21.0
2023-06-27 00:00 UT 23 54 30.1 +25 34 52 45.232 45.167 85.7 1.3 246 21.0
2023-06-28 00:00 UT 23 54 30.3 +25 35 28 45.217 45.167 86.5 1.3 246 21.0
2023-06-29 00:00 UT 23 54 30.3 +25 36 03 45.202 45.167 87.4 1.3 245 21.0
2023-06-30 00:00 UT 23 54 30.3 +25 36 37 45.187 45.167 88.3 1.3 245 21.0
2023-07-01 00:00 UT 23 54 30.2 +25 37 11 45.171 45.167 89.1 1.3 245 21.0
2023-07-02 00:00 UT 23 54 30.0 +25 37 45 45.156 45.168 90.0 1.3 244 21.0
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.