(30) Urania
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Jul 2024	12.9	2.663 AU	2.724 AU	13h10m	-09°40'	75.8°	21.7°
Opposition	1 Aug 2025	10.0	2.302 AU	1.287 AU	20h49m	-17°37'	179.2°	0.4°

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 Urania are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1268876
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3660186
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.09341
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 307.40350
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 87.09973
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 211.29073
            Epoch                           : 2024 Oct 17

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 34.50130
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 2.09073
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.64            
        

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
2024-07-27 00:00 UT   13 10 21.0   -09 40 13     2.724    2.663   75.8   21.7   113   12.9 
2024-07-27 07:28 UT   13 10 41.0   -09 42 02     2.728    2.663   75.6   21.7   113   12.9 
2024-07-28 00:00 UT   13 11 25.5   -09 46 05     2.737    2.663   75.1   21.6   113   12.9 
2024-07-29 00:00 UT   13 12 30.7   -09 52 00     2.749    2.663   74.4   21.5   113   13.0 
2024-07-30 00:00 UT   13 13 36.6   -09 57 59     2.762    2.663   73.8   21.5   113   13.0 
2024-07-31 00:00 UT   13 14 43.1   -10 04 01     2.774    2.663   73.1   21.4   113   13.0 
2024-08-01 00:00 UT   13 15 50.3   -10 10 07     2.786    2.662   72.4   21.3   113   13.0 
2024-08-02 00:00 UT   13 16 58.1   -10 16 16     2.799    2.662   71.8   21.2   113   13.0 
2024-08-03 00:00 UT   13 18 06.6   -10 22 28     2.811    2.662   71.1   21.1   113   13.0 
2024-08-04 00:00 UT   13 19 15.7   -10 28 43     2.823    2.662   70.5   21.1   113   13.0 
2024-08-05 00:00 UT   13 20 25.4   -10 35 02     2.835    2.661   69.8   21.0   113   13.0 
2024-08-06 00:00 UT   13 21 35.8   -10 41 23     2.848    2.661   69.2   20.9   113   13.0 
2024-08-07 00:00 UT   13 22 46.7   -10 47 48     2.860    2.661   68.5   20.8   113   13.0 
2024-08-08 00:00 UT   13 23 58.3   -10 54 15     2.872    2.661   67.9   20.7   113   13.0 
2024-08-09 00:00 UT   13 25 10.4   -11 00 45     2.883    2.661   67.2   20.6   113   13.0 
2024-08-10 00:00 UT   13 26 23.1   -11 07 17     2.895    2.660   66.6   20.5   113   13.0 
2024-08-11 00:00 UT   13 27 36.4   -11 13 52     2.907    2.660   65.9   20.4   113   13.0 
2024-08-12 00:00 UT   13 28 50.3   -11 20 29     2.919    2.660   65.3   20.3   112   13.0 
2024-08-13 00:00 UT   13 30 04.7   -11 27 09     2.930    2.660   64.7   20.1   112   13.0 
2024-08-14 00:00 UT   13 31 19.7   -11 33 51     2.942    2.659   64.0   20.0   112   13.0 
2024-08-15 00:00 UT   13 32 35.2   -11 40 35     2.953    2.659   63.4   19.9   112   13.1 
2024-08-16 00:00 UT   13 33 51.3   -11 47 21     2.965    2.659   62.8   19.8   112   13.1 
2024-08-17 00:00 UT   13 35 07.9   -11 54 09     2.976    2.658   62.1   19.7   112   13.1 
2024-08-18 00:00 UT   13 36 25.0   -12 00 59     2.988    2.658   61.5   19.6   112   13.1 
2024-08-19 00:00 UT   13 37 42.6   -12 07 51     2.999    2.658   60.9   19.4   112   13.1 
2024-08-20 00:00 UT   13 39 00.8   -12 14 45     3.010    2.658   60.3   19.3   112   13.1 
2024-08-21 00:00 UT   13 40 19.4   -12 21 40     3.021    2.657   59.6   19.2   112   13.1 
2024-08-22 00:00 UT   13 41 38.6   -12 28 37     3.032    2.657   59.0   19.1   112   13.1 

    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.