|
(386) Siegena |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 4 May 2026 | 13.3 | 2.697 AU | 3.284 AU | 05h53m | +08°41' | 46.9° | 15.8° |
| Opposition | 1 Mar 2027 | 12.1 | 3.180 AU | 2.191 AU | 10h46m | +04°32' | 176.8° | 1.0° |
(386) Siegena - 2026-05-04
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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 Siegena are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1692815
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.8973697
i (Inclination) : 20.21922
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 166.61220
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 221.15379
M (Mean anomaly) : 24.30067
Epoch : 2025 Nov 21
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 205.96913
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -13.14651
P (Orbital period in years) : 4.93
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.
Ephemerides:
Date Time RA (2000) DEC (2000) delta radius elong phase PA magn
2026-05-04 00:00 UT 05 53 06.2 +08 41 02 3.284 2.697 46.9 15.8 104 13.3
2026-05-04 21:22 UT 05 54 31.3 +08 44 58 3.293 2.699 46.4 15.7 104 13.3
2026-05-05 00:00 UT 05 54 41.8 +08 45 26 3.294 2.699 46.4 15.7 104 13.3
2026-05-06 00:00 UT 05 56 17.7 +08 49 44 3.305 2.701 45.8 15.5 104 13.3
2026-05-07 00:00 UT 05 57 53.9 +08 53 56 3.315 2.702 45.3 15.4 105 13.3
2026-05-08 00:00 UT 05 59 30.2 +08 58 01 3.326 2.704 44.7 15.2 105 13.4
2026-05-09 00:00 UT 06 01 06.8 +09 02 00 3.336 2.706 44.2 15.1 105 13.4
2026-05-10 00:00 UT 06 02 43.6 +09 05 53 3.347 2.707 43.7 14.9 106 13.4
2026-05-11 00:00 UT 06 04 20.6 +09 09 40 3.357 2.709 43.1 14.8 106 13.4
2026-05-12 00:00 UT 06 05 57.8 +09 13 21 3.367 2.711 42.6 14.6 107 13.4
2026-05-13 00:00 UT 06 07 35.2 +09 16 55 3.377 2.713 42.1 14.4 107 13.4
2026-05-14 00:00 UT 06 09 12.8 +09 20 24 3.387 2.714 41.5 14.3 107 13.4
2026-05-15 00:00 UT 06 10 50.6 +09 23 46 3.397 2.716 41.0 14.1 108 13.4
2026-05-16 00:00 UT 06 12 28.6 +09 27 02 3.406 2.718 40.5 14.0 108 13.4
2026-05-17 00:00 UT 06 14 06.7 +09 30 11 3.416 2.719 39.9 13.8 109 13.4
2026-05-18 00:00 UT 06 15 45.0 +09 33 15 3.426 2.721 39.4 13.6 109 13.4
2026-05-19 00:00 UT 06 17 23.4 +09 36 12 3.435 2.723 38.9 13.5 109 13.4
2026-05-20 00:00 UT 06 19 02.0 +09 39 03 3.444 2.724 38.4 13.3 110 13.4
2026-05-21 00:00 UT 06 20 40.7 +09 41 48 3.454 2.726 37.8 13.2 110 13.4
2026-05-22 00:00 UT 06 22 19.6 +09 44 27 3.463 2.728 37.3 13.0 111 13.4
2026-05-23 00:00 UT 06 23 58.6 +09 46 60 3.472 2.730 36.8 12.8 111 13.4
2026-05-24 00:00 UT 06 25 37.7 +09 49 27 3.481 2.731 36.3 12.7 112 13.4
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.
