(258) Tyche |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 28 Mar 2024 | 13.6 | 2.714 AU | 2.604 AU | 06h10m | +08°28' | 85.5° | 21.5° |
Opposition | 18 Mar 2025 | 12.8 | 3.147 AU | 2.163 AU | 11h38m | -08°57' | 169.6° | 3.3° |
(258) Tyche - 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 Tyche are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.2052792
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.6138507
i (Inclination) : 14.32910
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 207.53562
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 155.40831
M (Mean anomaly) : 89.87251
Epoch : 2024 Mar 31
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 183.62204
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 5.91156
P (Orbital period in years) : 4.23
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
2024-03-28 00:00 UT 06 10 52.5 +08 28 38 2.604 2.714 85.5 21.5 92 13.6
2024-03-28 21:59 UT 06 11 47.7 +08 32 22 2.617 2.716 84.8 21.5 93 13.6
2024-03-29 00:00 UT 06 11 52.8 +08 32 42 2.618 2.716 84.8 21.5 93 13.6
2024-03-30 00:00 UT 06 12 53.9 +08 36 42 2.633 2.718 84.1 21.4 93 13.6
2024-03-31 00:00 UT 06 13 55.8 +08 40 37 2.648 2.720 83.4 21.4 93 13.6
2024-04-01 00:00 UT 06 14 58.5 +08 44 28 2.663 2.722 82.7 21.4 93 13.7
2024-04-02 00:00 UT 06 16 02.0 +08 48 15 2.678 2.724 82.0 21.3 94 13.7
2024-04-03 00:00 UT 06 17 06.3 +08 51 57 2.693 2.726 81.3 21.3 94 13.7
2024-04-04 00:00 UT 06 18 11.2 +08 55 34 2.707 2.728 80.6 21.2 94 13.7
2024-04-05 00:00 UT 06 19 17.0 +08 59 07 2.722 2.730 79.9 21.1 95 13.7
2024-04-06 00:00 UT 06 20 23.4 +09 02 35 2.737 2.732 79.2 21.1 95 13.7
2024-04-07 00:00 UT 06 21 30.6 +09 05 59 2.752 2.734 78.5 21.0 95 13.7
2024-04-08 00:00 UT 06 22 38.4 +09 09 18 2.766 2.736 77.8 21.0 95 13.7
2024-04-09 00:00 UT 06 23 46.9 +09 12 32 2.781 2.738 77.2 20.9 96 13.7
2024-04-10 00:00 UT 06 24 56.1 +09 15 41 2.795 2.740 76.5 20.8 96 13.8
2024-04-11 00:00 UT 06 26 06.0 +09 18 45 2.810 2.742 75.8 20.7 96 13.8
2024-04-12 00:00 UT 06 27 16.5 +09 21 44 2.825 2.744 75.1 20.7 97 13.8
2024-04-13 00:00 UT 06 28 27.6 +09 24 38 2.839 2.746 74.5 20.6 97 13.8
2024-04-14 00:00 UT 06 29 39.3 +09 27 27 2.854 2.748 73.8 20.5 97 13.8
2024-04-15 00:00 UT 06 30 51.7 +09 30 11 2.868 2.750 73.2 20.4 97 13.8
2024-04-16 00:00 UT 06 32 04.6 +09 32 50 2.882 2.752 72.5 20.3 98 13.8
2024-04-17 00:00 UT 06 33 18.0 +09 35 24 2.897 2.754 71.8 20.3 98 13.8
2024-04-18 00:00 UT 06 34 32.0 +09 37 53 2.911 2.756 71.2 20.2 98 13.8
2024-04-19 00:00 UT 06 35 46.6 +09 40 17 2.925 2.758 70.5 20.1 99 13.8
2024-04-20 00:00 UT 06 37 01.7 +09 42 35 2.939 2.760 69.9 20.0 99 13.9
2024-04-21 00:00 UT 06 38 17.3 +09 44 49 2.954 2.762 69.3 19.9 99 13.9
2024-04-22 00:00 UT 06 39 33.3 +09 46 57 2.968 2.764 68.6 19.8 99 13.9
2024-04-23 00:00 UT 06 40 49.9 +09 49 00 2.982 2.766 68.0 19.7 100 13.9
2024-04-24 00:00 UT 06 42 07.0 +09 50 58 2.996 2.768 67.3 19.6 100 13.9
2024-04-25 00:00 UT 06 43 24.5 +09 52 51 3.010 2.770 66.7 19.5 100 13.9
2024-04-26 00:00 UT 06 44 42.5 +09 54 38 3.023 2.772 66.1 19.4 100 13.9
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.