|
(156) Xanthippe |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 10 Jun 2026 | 13.6 | 2.259 AU | 2.399 AU | 09h50m | +04°00' | 69.8° | 24.9° |
| Opposition | 27 Jul 2027 | 12.2 | 2.539 AU | 1.543 AU | 20h13m | -05°07' | 165.6° | 5.7° |
(156) Xanthippe - 2026-06-10
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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 Xanthippe are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.2215476
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.7326620
i (Inclination) : 9.76268
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 241.70331
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 338.96732
M (Mean anomaly) : 329.13047
Epoch : 2026 Jun 09
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 220.94910
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -3.48906
P (Orbital period in years) : 4.52
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
2026-06-10 00:00 UT 09 50 20.2 +04 00 48 2.399 2.259 69.8 24.9 113 13.6
2026-06-10 20:57 UT 09 51 41.0 +03 56 42 2.406 2.258 69.3 24.9 113 13.6
2026-06-11 00:00 UT 09 51 52.8 +03 56 06 2.408 2.258 69.3 24.9 113 13.6
2026-06-12 00:00 UT 09 53 25.9 +03 51 17 2.417 2.256 68.7 24.8 113 13.6
2026-06-13 00:00 UT 09 54 59.5 +03 46 22 2.425 2.254 68.2 24.7 113 13.6
2026-06-14 00:00 UT 09 56 33.8 +03 41 20 2.434 2.252 67.6 24.6 114 13.6
2026-06-15 00:00 UT 09 58 08.6 +03 36 12 2.443 2.251 67.1 24.6 114 13.6
2026-06-16 00:00 UT 09 59 43.9 +03 30 57 2.452 2.249 66.5 24.5 114 13.6
2026-06-17 00:00 UT 10 01 19.8 +03 25 35 2.461 2.247 66.0 24.4 114 13.6
2026-06-18 00:00 UT 10 02 56.2 +03 20 07 2.469 2.246 65.4 24.3 114 13.7
2026-06-19 00:00 UT 10 04 33.1 +03 14 32 2.478 2.244 64.9 24.2 114 13.7
2026-06-20 00:00 UT 10 06 10.5 +03 08 51 2.487 2.242 64.4 24.1 115 13.7
2026-06-21 00:00 UT 10 07 48.4 +03 03 04 2.495 2.241 63.8 24.0 115 13.7
2026-06-22 00:00 UT 10 09 26.7 +02 57 10 2.504 2.239 63.3 23.9 115 13.7
2026-06-23 00:00 UT 10 11 05.6 +02 51 10 2.512 2.237 62.8 23.8 115 13.7
2026-06-24 00:00 UT 10 12 44.9 +02 45 05 2.520 2.236 62.2 23.7 115 13.7
2026-06-25 00:00 UT 10 14 24.6 +02 38 53 2.529 2.234 61.7 23.6 115 13.7
2026-06-26 00:00 UT 10 16 04.8 +02 32 35 2.537 2.233 61.2 23.5 115 13.7
2026-06-27 00:00 UT 10 17 45.4 +02 26 12 2.545 2.231 60.7 23.4 116 13.7
2026-06-28 00:00 UT 10 19 26.5 +02 19 42 2.554 2.229 60.2 23.3 116 13.7
2026-06-29 00:00 UT 10 21 08.0 +02 13 07 2.562 2.228 59.6 23.2 116 13.7
2026-06-30 00:00 UT 10 22 49.8 +02 06 26 2.570 2.226 59.1 23.1 116 13.7
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.
