(405) Thia |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 28 Mar 2024 | 14.2 | 2.529 AU | 3.079 AU | 21h18m | -08°06' | 48.4° | 17.2° |
Opposition | 27 Aug 2024 | 13.1 | 2.893 AU | 1.915 AU | 21h59m | +06°50' | 162.1° | 6.2° |
(405) Thia - 2024-03-28
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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 Thia are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.2433776
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.5847955
i (Inclination) : 11.93806
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 255.19448
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 308.58864
M (Mean anomaly) : 71.71254
Epoch : 2024 Mar 31
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 204.39534
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -9.30479
P (Orbital period in years) : 4.16
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
2024-03-28 00:00 UT 21 18 31.6 -08 06 49 3.079 2.529 48.4 17.2 259 14.2
2024-03-28 14:28 UT 21 19 23.8 -08 00 42 3.075 2.530 48.7 17.3 259 14.2
2024-03-29 00:00 UT 21 19 58.0 -07 56 41 3.072 2.531 49.0 17.3 258 14.2
2024-03-30 00:00 UT 21 21 23.8 -07 46 31 3.065 2.534 49.6 17.5 258 14.2
2024-03-31 00:00 UT 21 22 48.9 -07 36 20 3.058 2.537 50.2 17.6 258 14.3
2024-04-01 00:00 UT 21 24 13.5 -07 26 09 3.051 2.539 50.8 17.7 258 14.3
2024-04-02 00:00 UT 21 25 37.4 -07 15 56 3.043 2.542 51.4 17.9 258 14.3
2024-04-03 00:00 UT 21 27 00.8 -07 05 43 3.036 2.545 52.0 18.0 258 14.3
2024-04-04 00:00 UT 21 28 23.4 -06 55 29 3.028 2.547 52.6 18.2 257 14.3
2024-04-05 00:00 UT 21 29 45.5 -06 45 14 3.021 2.550 53.2 18.3 257 14.3
2024-04-06 00:00 UT 21 31 06.9 -06 34 58 3.013 2.553 53.8 18.4 257 14.3
2024-04-07 00:00 UT 21 32 27.7 -06 24 42 3.005 2.555 54.4 18.6 257 14.3
2024-04-08 00:00 UT 21 33 47.8 -06 14 26 2.997 2.558 55.0 18.7 257 14.3
2024-04-09 00:00 UT 21 35 07.3 -06 04 09 2.989 2.560 55.6 18.8 257 14.3
2024-04-10 00:00 UT 21 36 26.1 -05 53 52 2.981 2.563 56.2 19.0 256 14.3
2024-04-11 00:00 UT 21 37 44.2 -05 43 34 2.973 2.566 56.8 19.1 256 14.3
2024-04-12 00:00 UT 21 39 01.7 -05 33 17 2.965 2.568 57.4 19.2 256 14.3
2024-04-13 00:00 UT 21 40 18.5 -05 22 59 2.957 2.571 58.0 19.3 256 14.3
2024-04-14 00:00 UT 21 41 34.6 -05 12 41 2.948 2.574 58.7 19.4 256 14.3
2024-04-15 00:00 UT 21 42 50.0 -05 02 23 2.940 2.576 59.3 19.6 256 14.3
2024-04-16 00:00 UT 21 44 04.7 -04 52 06 2.931 2.579 59.9 19.7 255 14.3
2024-04-17 00:00 UT 21 45 18.7 -04 41 48 2.923 2.581 60.5 19.8 255 14.3
2024-04-18 00:00 UT 21 46 32.1 -04 31 31 2.914 2.584 61.2 19.9 255 14.3
2024-04-19 00:00 UT 21 47 44.7 -04 21 14 2.905 2.587 61.8 20.0 255 14.3
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.