(120347) Salacia |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 26 Jun 2025 | 20.9 | 45.297 AU | 45.411 AU | 00h03m | +26°33' | 82.9° | 1.3° |
Opposition | 3 Oct 2025 | 20.8 | 45.315 AU | 44.402 AU | 23h58m | +26°40' | 155.5° | 0.5° |
(120347) Salacia - 2025-06-26
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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.
(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 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
2025-06-26 00:00 UT 00 03 36.6 +26 33 15 45.411 45.297 82.9 1.3 247 20.9
2025-06-26 06:03 UT 00 03 36.7 +26 33 24 45.407 45.297 83.2 1.3 247 20.9
2025-06-27 00:00 UT 00 03 37.0 +26 33 51 45.396 45.298 83.8 1.3 247 20.9
2025-06-28 00:00 UT 00 03 37.3 +26 34 28 45.381 45.298 84.7 1.3 247 20.9
2025-06-29 00:00 UT 00 03 37.5 +26 35 04 45.366 45.298 85.5 1.3 246 20.9
2025-06-30 00:00 UT 00 03 37.7 +26 35 39 45.350 45.298 86.4 1.3 246 20.9
2025-07-01 00:00 UT 00 03 37.7 +26 36 14 45.335 45.298 87.3 1.3 245 20.9
2025-07-02 00:00 UT 00 03 37.7 +26 36 48 45.320 45.298 88.1 1.3 245 20.9
2025-07-03 00:00 UT 00 03 37.6 +26 37 22 45.305 45.299 89.0 1.3 245 20.9
2025-07-04 00:00 UT 00 03 37.4 +26 37 55 45.290 45.299 89.9 1.3 244 20.9
2025-07-05 00:00 UT 00 03 37.1 +26 38 28 45.274 45.299 90.7 1.3 244 20.9
2025-07-06 00:00 UT 00 03 36.7 +26 38 60 45.259 45.299 91.6 1.3 243 20.9
2025-07-07 00:00 UT 00 03 36.2 +26 39 31 45.244 45.299 92.5 1.3 243 20.9
2025-07-08 00:00 UT 00 03 35.7 +26 40 02 45.229 45.300 93.4 1.3 243 20.9
2025-07-09 00:00 UT 00 03 35.1 +26 40 33 45.213 45.300 94.2 1.3 242 20.9
2025-07-10 00:00 UT 00 03 34.3 +26 41 02 45.198 45.300 95.1 1.3 242 20.9
2025-07-11 00:00 UT 00 03 33.5 +26 41 32 45.183 45.300 96.0 1.3 242 20.9
2025-07-12 00:00 UT 00 03 32.6 +26 42 00 45.168 45.300 96.8 1.3 241 20.9
2025-07-13 00:00 UT 00 03 31.6 +26 42 28 45.153 45.300 97.7 1.3 241 20.9
2025-07-14 00:00 UT 00 03 30.6 +26 42 56 45.138 45.301 98.6 1.3 240 20.9
2025-07-15 00:00 UT 00 03 29.4 +26 43 23 45.123 45.301 99.4 1.3 240 20.9
2025-07-16 00:00 UT 00 03 28.2 +26 43 49 45.108 45.301 100.3 1.3 240 20.9
2025-07-17 00:00 UT 00 03 26.9 +26 44 14 45.093 45.301 101.2 1.3 239 20.9
2025-07-18 00:00 UT 00 03 25.5 +26 44 39 45.078 45.301 102.0 1.3 239 20.9
2025-07-19 00:00 UT 00 03 24.0 +26 45 04 45.064 45.301 102.9 1.3 238 20.9
2025-07-20 00:00 UT 00 03 22.4 +26 45 27 45.049 45.302 103.8 1.2 238 20.9
2025-07-21 00:00 UT 00 03 20.7 +26 45 50 45.034 45.302 104.6 1.2 237 20.9
2025-07-22 00:00 UT 00 03 19.0 +26 46 12 45.020 45.302 105.5 1.2 237 20.9
2025-07-23 00:00 UT 00 03 17.2 +26 46 34 45.005 45.302 106.4 1.2 237 20.9
2025-07-24 00:00 UT 00 03 15.3 +26 46 55 44.991 45.302 107.2 1.2 236 20.9
2025-07-25 00:00 UT 00 03 13.3 +26 47 15 44.976 45.302 108.1 1.2 236 20.9
2025-07-26 00:00 UT 00 03 11.3 +26 47 35 44.962 45.303 109.0 1.2 235 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.