(416) Vaticana |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 2 Jun 2023 | 13.5 | 2.768 AU | 3.203 AU | 01h11m | -02°54' | 56.1° | 17.7° |
Opposition | 17 Oct 2023 | 12.2 | 3.054 AU | 2.070 AU | 01h43m | -00°59' | 169.1° | 3.5° |
(416) Vaticana - 2023-06-02
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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 Vaticana are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.2175046
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.7916696
i (Inclination) : 12.86013
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 58.05782
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 198.37413
M (Mean anomaly) : 54.85344
Epoch : 2023 Feb 25
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 76.00095
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -4.02313
P (Orbital period in years) : 4.66
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
2023-06-02 00:00 UT 01 11 37.1 -02 54 16 3.203 2.768 56.1 17.7 241 13.5
2023-06-02 21:53 UT 01 12 45.3 -02 48 02 3.195 2.770 56.6 17.8 241 13.5
2023-06-03 00:00 UT 01 12 51.9 -02 47 26 3.195 2.771 56.7 17.8 241 13.5
2023-06-04 00:00 UT 01 14 06.1 -02 40 42 3.186 2.773 57.3 17.9 241 13.5
2023-06-05 00:00 UT 01 15 19.9 -02 34 02 3.177 2.775 57.9 18.0 241 13.5
2023-06-06 00:00 UT 01 16 33.2 -02 27 26 3.168 2.777 58.5 18.2 242 13.5
2023-06-07 00:00 UT 01 17 46.0 -02 20 56 3.160 2.780 59.2 18.3 242 13.5
2023-06-08 00:00 UT 01 18 58.3 -02 14 30 3.151 2.782 59.8 18.4 242 13.5
2023-06-09 00:00 UT 01 20 10.1 -02 08 09 3.142 2.784 60.4 18.5 242 13.5
2023-06-10 00:00 UT 01 21 21.4 -02 01 53 3.133 2.786 61.0 18.6 242 13.5
2023-06-11 00:00 UT 01 22 32.2 -01 55 42 3.123 2.789 61.7 18.7 242 13.5
2023-06-12 00:00 UT 01 23 42.4 -01 49 36 3.114 2.791 62.3 18.8 243 13.5
2023-06-13 00:00 UT 01 24 52.1 -01 43 34 3.105 2.793 62.9 18.9 243 13.5
2023-06-14 00:00 UT 01 26 01.3 -01 37 38 3.095 2.795 63.6 19.0 243 13.5
2023-06-15 00:00 UT 01 27 09.9 -01 31 47 3.086 2.798 64.2 19.1 243 13.5
2023-06-16 00:00 UT 01 28 18.0 -01 26 02 3.076 2.800 64.9 19.2 243 13.5
2023-06-17 00:00 UT 01 29 25.5 -01 20 21 3.067 2.802 65.5 19.3 243 13.5
2023-06-18 00:00 UT 01 30 32.3 -01 14 46 3.057 2.804 66.1 19.4 244 13.5
2023-06-19 00:00 UT 01 31 38.6 -01 09 16 3.047 2.807 66.8 19.4 244 13.5
2023-06-20 00:00 UT 01 32 44.4 -01 03 51 3.037 2.809 67.4 19.5 244 13.5
2023-06-21 00:00 UT 01 33 49.4 +00 58 32 3.027 2.811 68.1 19.6 244 13.5
2023-06-22 00:00 UT 01 34 53.9 +00 53 18 3.017 2.813 68.8 19.7 244 13.5
2023-06-23 00:00 UT 01 35 57.8 +00 48 09 3.007 2.815 69.4 19.8 245 13.5
2023-06-24 00:00 UT 01 37 01.0 +00 43 06 2.997 2.818 70.1 19.8 245 13.4
2023-06-25 00:00 UT 01 38 03.6 +00 38 08 2.987 2.820 70.7 19.9 245 13.4
2023-06-26 00:00 UT 01 39 05.5 +00 33 16 2.976 2.822 71.4 20.0 245 13.4
2023-06-27 00:00 UT 01 40 06.7 +00 28 30 2.966 2.824 72.1 20.0 245 13.4
2023-06-28 00:00 UT 01 41 07.3 +00 23 49 2.956 2.826 72.8 20.1 245 13.4
2023-06-29 00:00 UT 01 42 07.2 +00 19 13 2.945 2.829 73.4 20.2 246 13.4
2023-06-30 00:00 UT 01 43 06.4 +00 14 43 2.935 2.831 74.1 20.2 246 13.4
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.