|
(88) Thisbe |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 10 Sep 2026 | 13.0 | 2.884 AU | 3.770 AU | 12h34m | -07°59' | 24.5° | 8.3° |
| Opposition | 15 Jun 2027 | 10.0 | 2.428 AU | 1.413 AU | 17h34m | -25°13' | 178.0° | 0.8° |
(88) Thisbe - 2026-09-10
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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 Thisbe are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1656267
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.7662237
i (Inclination) : 5.22622
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 276.31961
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 36.96676
M (Mean anomaly) : 244.36105
Epoch : 2026 Jun 09
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 313.17176
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 3.14001
P (Orbital period in years) : 4.60
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
2026-09-10 00:00 UT 12 34 53.0 -07 59 42 3.770 2.884 24.5 8.3 122 13.0
2026-09-10 13:52 UT 12 35 42.8 -08 04 38 3.772 2.883 24.2 8.2 122 13.0
2026-09-11 00:00 UT 12 36 19.1 -08 08 14 3.774 2.882 23.9 8.1 122 13.0
2026-09-12 00:00 UT 12 37 45.5 -08 16 48 3.777 2.881 23.3 8.0 122 13.0
2026-09-13 00:00 UT 12 39 12.1 -08 25 23 3.781 2.879 22.8 7.8 122 13.0
2026-09-14 00:00 UT 12 40 39.0 -08 33 58 3.784 2.878 22.2 7.6 123 13.0
2026-09-15 00:00 UT 12 42 06.1 -08 42 35 3.787 2.876 21.6 7.4 123 13.0
2026-09-16 00:00 UT 12 43 33.4 -08 51 13 3.790 2.874 21.0 7.2 123 12.9
2026-09-17 00:00 UT 12 45 01.0 -08 59 52 3.793 2.873 20.4 7.0 123 12.9
2026-09-18 00:00 UT 12 46 28.8 -09 08 31 3.796 2.871 19.9 6.8 124 12.9
2026-09-19 00:00 UT 12 47 56.8 -09 17 11 3.799 2.870 19.3 6.6 124 12.9
2026-09-20 00:00 UT 12 49 25.1 -09 25 52 3.801 2.868 18.7 6.5 124 12.9
2026-09-21 00:00 UT 12 50 53.6 -09 34 34 3.803 2.866 18.1 6.3 125 12.9
2026-09-22 00:00 UT 12 52 22.3 -09 43 16 3.806 2.865 17.6 6.1 125 12.9
2026-09-23 00:00 UT 12 53 51.3 -09 51 59 3.808 2.863 17.0 5.9 125 12.9
2026-09-24 00:00 UT 12 55 20.5 -10 00 42 3.810 2.861 16.4 5.7 126 12.9
2026-09-25 00:00 UT 12 56 49.9 -10 09 26 3.812 2.860 15.9 5.5 126 12.9
2026-09-26 00:00 UT 12 58 19.5 -10 18 10 3.813 2.858 15.3 5.3 127 12.9
2026-09-27 00:00 UT 12 59 49.4 -10 26 55 3.815 2.857 14.7 5.1 127 12.8
2026-09-28 00:00 UT 13 01 19.4 -10 35 40 3.816 2.855 14.2 4.9 128 12.8
2026-09-29 00:00 UT 13 02 49.7 -10 44 25 3.817 2.853 13.6 4.7 128 12.8
2026-09-30 00:00 UT 13 04 20.3 -10 53 11 3.819 2.852 13.0 4.5 129 12.8
2026-10-01 00:00 UT 13 05 51.0 -11 01 57 3.820 2.850 12.5 4.4 130 12.8
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.
