(80) Sappho |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 1 Jul 2025 | 12.4 | 1.868 AU | 2.343 AU | 03h02m | +19°05' | 50.4° | 24.8° |
Opposition | 16 Dec 2025 | 10.6 | 2.182 AU | 1.209 AU | 05h41m | +11°56' | 168.5° | 5.1° |
(80) Sappho - 2025-07-01
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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 Sappho are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1995691
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.2957890
i (Inclination) : 8.67699
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 218.64064
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 139.63964
M (Mean anomaly) : 0.64382
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 178.60543
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 5.60665
P (Orbital period in years) : 3.48
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
2025-07-01 00:00 UT 03 02 46.4 +19 05 14 2.343 1.868 50.4 24.8 255 12.4
2025-07-01 02:09 UT 03 02 58.7 +19 05 50 2.342 1.868 50.5 24.8 255 12.4
2025-07-02 00:00 UT 03 05 04.3 +19 11 55 2.336 1.869 50.8 24.9 255 12.4
2025-07-03 00:00 UT 03 07 22.0 +19 18 28 2.330 1.870 51.2 25.1 256 12.4
2025-07-04 00:00 UT 03 09 39.6 +19 24 52 2.323 1.871 51.6 25.2 256 12.4
2025-07-05 00:00 UT 03 11 56.9 +19 31 08 2.317 1.872 52.0 25.4 256 12.4
2025-07-06 00:00 UT 03 14 14.1 +19 37 15 2.310 1.873 52.4 25.5 256 12.4
2025-07-07 00:00 UT 03 16 31.0 +19 43 13 2.303 1.874 52.9 25.6 256 12.4
2025-07-08 00:00 UT 03 18 47.8 +19 49 04 2.297 1.875 53.3 25.8 256 12.4
2025-07-09 00:00 UT 03 21 04.3 +19 54 45 2.290 1.876 53.7 25.9 256 12.4
2025-07-10 00:00 UT 03 23 20.5 +20 00 18 2.283 1.877 54.1 26.0 256 12.4
2025-07-11 00:00 UT 03 25 36.6 +20 05 42 2.276 1.878 54.5 26.1 257 12.4
2025-07-12 00:00 UT 03 27 52.3 +20 10 58 2.270 1.879 54.9 26.3 257 12.4
2025-07-13 00:00 UT 03 30 07.8 +20 16 05 2.263 1.881 55.3 26.4 257 12.4
2025-07-14 00:00 UT 03 32 23.1 +20 21 03 2.256 1.882 55.8 26.5 257 12.4
2025-07-15 00:00 UT 03 34 38.1 +20 25 53 2.249 1.883 56.2 26.6 257 12.4
2025-07-16 00:00 UT 03 36 52.7 +20 30 33 2.242 1.884 56.6 26.8 257 12.4
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.