(17) Thetis |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 15 Jan 2025 | 13.3 | 2.638 AU | 2.758 AU | 00h35m | -01°57' | 72.7° | 20.9° |
Opposition | 30 Dec 2025 | 11.6 | 2.777 AU | 1.795 AU | 06h40m | +19°15' | 176.1° | 1.4° |
(17) Thetis - 2025-01-15
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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 Thetis are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1322065
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.4705496
i (Inclination) : 5.59239
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 125.53228
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 135.68951
M (Mean anomaly) : 91.43731
Epoch : 2024 Oct 17
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 81.35842
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 3.90336
P (Orbital period in years) : 3.88
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
2025-01-15 00:00 UT 00 35 19.9 -01 57 43 2.758 2.638 72.7 20.9 68 13.3
2025-01-15 06:24 UT 00 35 37.8 -01 55 24 2.761 2.638 72.5 20.8 68 13.3
2025-01-16 00:00 UT 00 36 27.2 -01 49 03 2.772 2.639 72.0 20.8 68 13.3
2025-01-17 00:00 UT 00 37 35.0 -01 40 21 2.786 2.640 71.3 20.7 69 13.3
2025-01-18 00:00 UT 00 38 43.4 -01 31 37 2.800 2.641 70.6 20.6 69 13.3
2025-01-19 00:00 UT 00 39 52.3 -01 22 50 2.814 2.642 69.9 20.5 69 13.3
2025-01-20 00:00 UT 00 41 01.8 -01 14 02 2.828 2.644 69.2 20.4 69 13.3
2025-01-21 00:00 UT 00 42 11.8 -01 05 11 2.841 2.645 68.5 20.3 69 13.3
2025-01-22 00:00 UT 00 43 22.4 +00 56 18 2.855 2.646 67.8 20.2 69 13.3
2025-01-23 00:00 UT 00 44 33.5 +00 47 24 2.869 2.647 67.2 20.0 69 13.3
2025-01-24 00:00 UT 00 45 45.0 +00 38 27 2.882 2.648 66.5 19.9 69 13.3
2025-01-25 00:00 UT 00 46 57.1 +00 29 29 2.896 2.649 65.8 19.8 69 13.3
2025-01-26 00:00 UT 00 48 09.7 +00 20 29 2.910 2.650 65.1 19.7 69 13.3
2025-01-27 00:00 UT 00 49 22.8 +00 11 27 2.923 2.651 64.4 19.6 69 13.4
2025-01-28 00:00 UT 00 50 36.4 +00 02 24 2.936 2.653 63.8 19.5 70 13.4
2025-01-29 00:00 UT 00 51 50.4 +00 06 41 2.950 2.654 63.1 19.3 70 13.4
2025-01-30 00:00 UT 00 53 04.9 +00 15 47 2.963 2.655 62.4 19.2 70 13.4
2025-01-31 00:00 UT 00 54 19.9 +00 24 54 2.976 2.656 61.8 19.1 70 13.4
2025-02-01 00:00 UT 00 55 35.3 +00 34 03 2.989 2.657 61.1 18.9 70 13.4
2025-02-02 00:00 UT 00 56 51.2 +00 43 12 3.002 2.658 60.4 18.8 70 13.4
2025-02-03 00:00 UT 00 58 07.5 +00 52 23 3.015 2.659 59.8 18.7 70 13.4
2025-02-04 00:00 UT 00 59 24.2 +01 01 35 3.028 2.660 59.1 18.5 70 13.4
2025-02-05 00:00 UT 01 00 41.4 +01 10 48 3.041 2.661 58.5 18.4 70 13.4
2025-02-06 00:00 UT 01 01 58.9 +01 20 01 3.053 2.663 57.8 18.3 70 13.4
2025-02-07 00:00 UT 01 03 16.8 +01 29 16 3.066 2.664 57.2 18.1 71 13.4
2025-02-08 00:00 UT 01 04 35.2 +01 38 31 3.079 2.665 56.5 18.0 71 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.