(120347) Salacia |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 7 May 2025 | 20.9 | 45.289 AU | 46.041 AU | 00h01m | +25°56' | 41.4° | 0.8° |
Opposition | 3 Oct 2025 | 20.8 | 45.315 AU | 44.402 AU | 23h58m | +26°40' | 155.5° | 0.5° |
(120347) Salacia - 2025-05-07
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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) : 0.1023398
a (Semimajor axis) : 42.1753636
i (Inclination) : 23.92716
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 280.25305
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 310.11627
M (Mean anomaly) : 132.09397
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 232.92228
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -18.06880
P (Orbital period in years) : 273.90
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
2025-05-07 00:00 UT 00 01 29.3 +25 56 07 46.041 45.289 41.4 0.8 274 20.9
2025-05-07 02:59 UT 00 01 29.8 +25 56 13 46.040 45.289 41.5 0.8 274 20.9
2025-05-08 00:00 UT 00 01 33.6 +25 56 55 46.032 45.289 42.1 0.9 273 20.9
2025-05-09 00:00 UT 00 01 37.9 +25 57 42 46.023 45.289 42.9 0.9 272 20.9
2025-05-10 00:00 UT 00 01 42.2 +25 58 30 46.014 45.289 43.7 0.9 271 20.9
2025-05-11 00:00 UT 00 01 46.4 +25 59 18 46.005 45.289 44.4 0.9 271 20.9
2025-05-12 00:00 UT 00 01 50.5 +26 00 05 45.995 45.290 45.2 0.9 270 20.9
2025-05-13 00:00 UT 00 01 54.5 +26 00 53 45.986 45.290 46.0 0.9 269 20.9
2025-05-14 00:00 UT 00 01 58.5 +26 01 41 45.976 45.290 46.8 0.9 268 20.9
2025-05-15 00:00 UT 00 02 02.4 +26 02 28 45.966 45.290 47.6 0.9 268 20.9
2025-05-16 00:00 UT 00 02 06.3 +26 03 16 45.955 45.290 48.4 1.0 267 20.9
2025-05-17 00:00 UT 00 02 10.0 +26 04 04 45.945 45.290 49.2 1.0 266 20.9
2025-05-18 00:00 UT 00 02 13.8 +26 04 51 45.934 45.291 50.0 1.0 266 20.9
2025-05-19 00:00 UT 00 02 17.4 +26 05 39 45.923 45.291 50.8 1.0 265 20.9
2025-05-20 00:00 UT 00 02 21.0 +26 06 27 45.912 45.291 51.6 1.0 265 20.9
2025-05-21 00:00 UT 00 02 24.5 +26 07 14 45.901 45.291 52.4 1.0 264 20.9
2025-05-22 00:00 UT 00 02 27.9 +26 08 01 45.890 45.291 53.2 1.0 263 20.9
2025-05-23 00:00 UT 00 02 31.2 +26 08 49 45.878 45.291 54.1 1.0 263 20.9
2025-05-24 00:00 UT 00 02 34.5 +26 09 36 45.866 45.292 54.9 1.0 262 20.9
2025-05-25 00:00 UT 00 02 37.7 +26 10 23 45.855 45.292 55.7 1.1 262 20.9
2025-05-26 00:00 UT 00 02 40.8 +26 11 10 45.843 45.292 56.5 1.1 261 20.9
2025-05-27 00:00 UT 00 02 43.8 +26 11 56 45.830 45.292 57.4 1.1 261 20.9
2025-05-28 00:00 UT 00 02 46.8 +26 12 43 45.818 45.292 58.2 1.1 260 20.9
2025-05-29 00:00 UT 00 02 49.7 +26 13 29 45.806 45.293 59.0 1.1 259 20.9
2025-05-30 00:00 UT 00 02 52.5 +26 14 15 45.793 45.293 59.9 1.1 259 20.9
2025-05-31 00:00 UT 00 02 55.2 +26 15 01 45.780 45.293 60.7 1.1 258 20.9
2025-06-01 00:00 UT 00 02 57.9 +26 15 47 45.767 45.293 61.6 1.1 258 20.9
2025-06-02 00:00 UT 00 03 00.4 +26 16 33 45.754 45.293 62.4 1.1 258 20.9
2025-06-03 00:00 UT 00 03 02.9 +26 17 18 45.741 45.293 63.2 1.1 257 20.9
2025-06-04 00:00 UT 00 03 05.3 +26 18 03 45.728 45.294 64.1 1.2 257 20.9
2025-06-05 00:00 UT 00 03 07.6 +26 18 48 45.714 45.294 64.9 1.2 256 20.9
2025-06-06 00:00 UT 00 03 09.9 +26 19 33 45.701 45.294 65.8 1.2 256 20.9
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.