(654) Zelinda |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 15 Oct 2025 | 11.9 | 2.297 AU | 1.392 AU | 01h34m | +40°44' | 147.5° | 13.5° |
Opposition | 27 Oct 2025 | 11.7 | 2.264 AU | 1.340 AU | 01h20m | +39°22' | 151.5° | 12.1° |
(654) Zelinda - 2025-10-15
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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 Zelinda are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.2315731
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.2967353
i (Inclination) : 18.09758
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 278.32453
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 214.57881
M (Mean anomaly) : 293.75033
Epoch : 2025 Nov 21
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 311.55764
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -10.15422
P (Orbital period in years) : 3.48
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
2025-10-15 00:00 UT 01 34 41.7 +40 44 27 1.392 2.297 147.5 13.5 187 11.9
2025-10-15 05:33 UT 01 34 25.6 +40 43 33 1.391 2.296 147.6 13.5 186 11.9
2025-10-16 00:00 UT 01 33 32.1 +40 40 22 1.387 2.294 148.0 13.3 185 11.9
2025-10-17 00:00 UT 01 32 22.0 +40 35 50 1.382 2.291 148.5 13.1 183 11.9
2025-10-18 00:00 UT 01 31 11.4 +40 30 52 1.377 2.289 149.0 13.0 180 11.9
2025-10-19 00:00 UT 01 30 00.5 +40 25 27 1.372 2.286 149.4 12.8 178 11.8
2025-10-20 00:00 UT 01 28 49.3 +40 19 37 1.367 2.284 149.8 12.7 175 11.8
2025-10-21 00:00 UT 01 27 38.1 +40 13 21 1.363 2.281 150.2 12.5 173 11.8
2025-10-22 00:00 UT 01 26 26.8 +40 06 39 1.359 2.278 150.5 12.4 170 11.8
2025-10-23 00:00 UT 01 25 15.7 +39 59 31 1.355 2.276 150.8 12.3 168 11.8
2025-10-24 00:00 UT 01 24 04.8 +39 51 59 1.351 2.273 151.0 12.2 165 11.8
2025-10-25 00:00 UT 01 22 54.3 +39 44 01 1.348 2.270 151.2 12.2 162 11.8
2025-10-26 00:00 UT 01 21 44.2 +39 35 40 1.344 2.268 151.4 12.1 160 11.7
2025-10-27 00:00 UT 01 20 34.7 +39 26 54 1.341 2.265 151.5 12.1 157 11.7
2025-10-28 00:00 UT 01 19 26.0 +39 17 46 1.339 2.262 151.5 12.1 154 11.7
2025-10-29 00:00 UT 01 18 18.0 +39 08 14 1.336 2.260 151.5 12.1 151 11.7
2025-10-30 00:00 UT 01 17 11.0 +38 58 21 1.334 2.257 151.5 12.1 149 11.7
2025-10-31 00:00 UT 01 16 05.0 +38 48 06 1.332 2.254 151.4 12.2 146 11.7
2025-11-01 00:00 UT 01 15 00.1 +38 37 30 1.330 2.252 151.3 12.2 143 11.7
2025-11-02 00:00 UT 01 13 56.4 +38 26 34 1.328 2.249 151.1 12.3 140 11.7
2025-11-03 00:00 UT 01 12 54.1 +38 15 19 1.327 2.246 150.9 12.4 138 11.7
2025-11-04 00:00 UT 01 11 53.1 +38 03 46 1.326 2.244 150.6 12.5 135 11.7
2025-11-05 00:00 UT 01 10 53.7 +37 51 55 1.325 2.241 150.3 12.7 133 11.7
2025-11-06 00:00 UT 01 09 55.8 +37 39 47 1.325 2.238 149.9 12.8 130 11.7
2025-11-07 00:00 UT 01 08 59.6 +37 27 23 1.324 2.236 149.5 13.0 128 11.7
2025-11-08 00:00 UT 01 08 05.1 +37 14 43 1.324 2.233 149.1 13.2 125 11.7
2025-11-09 00:00 UT 01 07 12.3 +37 01 50 1.324 2.230 148.6 13.4 123 11.7
2025-11-10 00:00 UT 01 06 21.5 +36 48 43 1.324 2.227 148.1 13.6 121 11.7
2025-11-11 00:00 UT 01 05 32.5 +36 35 24 1.325 2.225 147.5 13.8 118 11.7
2025-11-12 00:00 UT 01 04 45.5 +36 21 53 1.326 2.222 147.0 14.1 116 11.7
2025-11-13 00:00 UT 01 04 00.6 +36 08 12 1.327 2.219 146.3 14.3 114 11.8
2025-11-14 00:00 UT 01 03 17.8 +35 54 21 1.328 2.217 145.7 14.6 112 11.8
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.