(30) Urania
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	7 Apr 2024	11.0	2.651 AU	1.651 AU	13h02m	-10°07'	176.8°	1.2°
Today	27 Apr 2024	11.5	2.658 AU	1.703 AU	12h45m	-08°19'	156.6°	8.6°

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)                : 0.1269883
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3658167
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.09343
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 307.41497
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 87.04971
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 157.17392
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 34.46271
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 2.09065
            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
2024-04-27 00:00 UT   12 45 38.5   -08 19 46     1.703    2.658  156.6    8.6   106   11.5 
2024-04-27 02:40 UT   12 45 33.5   -08 19 12     1.704    2.658  156.5    8.7   106   11.5 
2024-04-28 00:00 UT   12 44 54.6   -08 14 44     1.709    2.658  155.5    9.0   106   11.5 
2024-04-29 00:00 UT   12 44 11.8   -08 09 48     1.715    2.658  154.3    9.4   106   11.5 
2024-04-30 00:00 UT   12 43 30.3   -08 04 57     1.720    2.658  153.2    9.8   107   11.5 
2024-05-01 00:00 UT   12 42 50.0   -08 00 12     1.727    2.659  152.0   10.2   107   11.6 
2024-05-02 00:00 UT   12 42 11.1   -07 55 33     1.733    2.659  150.9   10.6   107   11.6 
2024-05-03 00:00 UT   12 41 33.4   -07 51 01     1.740    2.659  149.8   11.0   108   11.6 
2024-05-04 00:00 UT   12 40 57.1   -07 46 35     1.746    2.660  148.6   11.4   108   11.6 
2024-05-05 00:00 UT   12 40 22.1   -07 42 17     1.753    2.660  147.5   11.8   108   11.6 
2024-05-06 00:00 UT   12 39 48.6   -07 38 06     1.761    2.660  146.4   12.1   108   11.7 
2024-05-07 00:00 UT   12 39 16.4   -07 34 03     1.768    2.660  145.3   12.5   109   11.7 
2024-05-08 00:00 UT   12 38 45.8   -07 30 07     1.776    2.661  144.2   12.8   109   11.7 
2024-05-09 00:00 UT   12 38 16.6   -07 26 19     1.784    2.661  143.1   13.2   109   11.7 
2024-05-10 00:00 UT   12 37 48.8   -07 22 40     1.792    2.661  142.0   13.5   109   11.8 
2024-05-11 00:00 UT   12 37 22.6   -07 19 09     1.800    2.661  140.9   13.8   109   11.8 
2024-05-12 00:00 UT   12 36 57.9   -07 15 46     1.809    2.662  139.8   14.2   110   11.8 
2024-05-13 00:00 UT   12 36 34.7   -07 12 32     1.817    2.662  138.7   14.5   110   11.8 
2024-05-14 00:00 UT   12 36 13.0   -07 09 27     1.826    2.662  137.7   14.8   110   11.9 
2024-05-15 00:00 UT   12 35 52.9   -07 06 31     1.835    2.662  136.6   15.1   110   11.9 
2024-05-16 00:00 UT   12 35 34.3   -07 03 43     1.845    2.662  135.6   15.4   110   11.9 
2024-05-17 00:00 UT   12 35 17.3   -07 01 05     1.854    2.663  134.5   15.7   110   11.9 
2024-05-18 00:00 UT   12 35 01.8   -06 58 36     1.863    2.663  133.5   16.0   110   11.9 
2024-05-19 00:00 UT   12 34 47.8   -06 56 16     1.873    2.663  132.5   16.3   110   12.0 
2024-05-20 00:00 UT   12 34 35.4   -06 54 05     1.883    2.663  131.4   16.5   111   12.0 
2024-05-21 00:00 UT   12 34 24.5   -06 52 03     1.893    2.663  130.4   16.8   111   12.0 
2024-05-22 00:00 UT   12 34 15.1   -06 50 11     1.903    2.663  129.4   17.1   111   12.0 
2024-05-23 00:00 UT   12 34 07.2   -06 48 27     1.914    2.664  128.4   17.3   111   12.0 
2024-05-24 00:00 UT   12 34 00.9   -06 46 53     1.924    2.664  127.4   17.6   111   12.1 
2024-05-25 00:00 UT   12 33 56.1   -06 45 29     1.935    2.664  126.5   17.8   111   12.1 
2024-05-26 00:00 UT   12 33 52.7   -06 44 13     1.945    2.664  125.5   18.0   111   12.1 
2024-05-27 00:00 UT   12 33 50.9   -06 43 07     1.956    2.664  124.5   18.3   111   12.1 

    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.