(579) Sidonia |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 20 Apr 2024 | 13.4 | 2.813 AU | 2.628 AU | 20h12m | -23°26' | 90.0° | 20.9° |
Opposition | 21 Jul 2024 | 11.9 | 2.787 AU | 1.781 AU | 20h15m | -30°26' | 169.6° | 3.8° |
(579) Sidonia - 2024-04-20
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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 Sidonia are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.0767106
a (Semimajor axis) : 3.0132817
i (Inclination) : 11.01705
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 82.62220
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 229.09260
M (Mean anomaly) : 328.41098
Epoch : 2024 Mar 31
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 131.18666
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -8.30417
P (Orbital period in years) : 5.23
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
2024-04-20 00:00 UT 20 12 11.3 -23 26 38 2.628 2.813 90.0 20.9 257 13.4
2024-04-20 08:37 UT 20 12 32.8 -23 26 51 2.623 2.813 90.3 20.9 257 13.4
2024-04-21 00:00 UT 20 13 10.8 -23 27 15 2.614 2.813 90.7 20.9 257 13.4
2024-04-22 00:00 UT 20 14 09.5 -23 27 57 2.600 2.812 91.5 20.9 257 13.4
2024-04-23 00:00 UT 20 15 07.2 -23 28 42 2.587 2.812 92.3 20.9 257 13.4
2024-04-24 00:00 UT 20 16 03.9 -23 29 32 2.573 2.812 93.0 20.9 257 13.4
2024-04-25 00:00 UT 20 16 59.7 -23 30 25 2.559 2.811 93.8 20.9 257 13.4
2024-04-26 00:00 UT 20 17 54.5 -23 31 23 2.546 2.811 94.6 20.9 257 13.4
2024-04-27 00:00 UT 20 18 48.3 -23 32 26 2.532 2.810 95.3 20.9 257 13.3
2024-04-28 00:00 UT 20 19 41.1 -23 33 33 2.518 2.810 96.1 20.9 257 13.3
2024-04-29 00:00 UT 20 20 32.8 -23 34 44 2.505 2.810 96.9 20.8 257 13.3
2024-04-30 00:00 UT 20 21 23.6 -23 36 00 2.491 2.809 97.7 20.8 257 13.3
2024-05-01 00:00 UT 20 22 13.3 -23 37 22 2.478 2.809 98.5 20.8 257 13.3
2024-05-02 00:00 UT 20 23 01.9 -23 38 48 2.464 2.808 99.3 20.7 257 13.3
2024-05-03 00:00 UT 20 23 49.4 -23 40 19 2.451 2.808 100.1 20.7 257 13.3
2024-05-04 00:00 UT 20 24 35.8 -23 41 56 2.437 2.808 100.9 20.7 257 13.2
2024-05-05 00:00 UT 20 25 21.1 -23 43 38 2.424 2.807 101.7 20.6 257 13.2
2024-05-06 00:00 UT 20 26 05.2 -23 45 25 2.411 2.807 102.5 20.5 257 13.2
2024-05-07 00:00 UT 20 26 48.2 -23 47 18 2.397 2.807 103.3 20.5 257 13.2
2024-05-08 00:00 UT 20 27 30.1 -23 49 17 2.384 2.806 104.1 20.4 257 13.2
2024-05-09 00:00 UT 20 28 10.7 -23 51 22 2.371 2.806 104.9 20.3 257 13.2
2024-05-10 00:00 UT 20 28 50.2 -23 53 32 2.358 2.805 105.8 20.3 257 13.2
2024-05-11 00:00 UT 20 29 28.4 -23 55 49 2.345 2.805 106.6 20.2 257 13.1
2024-05-12 00:00 UT 20 30 05.4 -23 58 11 2.332 2.805 107.4 20.1 257 13.1
2024-05-13 00:00 UT 20 30 41.2 -24 00 40 2.319 2.804 108.3 20.0 258 13.1
2024-05-14 00:00 UT 20 31 15.7 -24 03 15 2.306 2.804 109.1 19.9 258 13.1
2024-05-15 00:00 UT 20 31 48.9 -24 05 56 2.293 2.804 109.9 19.8 258 13.1
2024-05-16 00:00 UT 20 32 20.9 -24 08 44 2.280 2.803 110.8 19.7 258 13.1
2024-05-17 00:00 UT 20 32 51.6 -24 11 38 2.268 2.803 111.6 19.6 258 13.1
2024-05-18 00:00 UT 20 33 21.0 -24 14 39 2.255 2.803 112.5 19.5 258 13.0
2024-05-19 00:00 UT 20 33 49.1 -24 17 46 2.243 2.802 113.4 19.4 258 13.0
2024-05-20 00:00 UT 20 34 15.8 -24 20 60 2.230 2.802 114.2 19.2 258 13.0
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.