|
(517681) 2015 DE198 |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 23 Oct 2026 | 23.7 | 2.229 AU | 2.446 AU | 10h01m | +23°58' | 65.7° | 24.0° |
(517681) 2015 DE198 - 2026-10-23
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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 2015 DE198 are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.5819600
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.0644955
i (Inclination) : 12.23222
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 33.15266
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 218.20849
M (Mean anomaly) : 249.95641
Epoch : 2026 Jun 09
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 70.72343
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -7.53025
P (Orbital period in years) : 2.97
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
2026-10-23 00:00 UT 10 01 19.3 +23 58 00 2.446 2.229 65.7 24.0 296 23.7
2026-10-23 07:57 UT 10 01 54.8 +23 56 03 2.440 2.227 65.9 24.1 296 23.7
2026-10-24 00:00 UT 10 03 06.6 +23 52 06 2.428 2.223 66.3 24.2 296 23.7
2026-10-25 00:00 UT 10 04 53.9 +23 46 12 2.410 2.216 66.8 24.4 296 23.7
2026-10-26 00:00 UT 10 06 41.2 +23 40 16 2.393 2.210 67.4 24.5 296 23.7
2026-10-27 00:00 UT 10 08 28.5 +23 34 21 2.375 2.204 68.0 24.7 296 23.7
2026-10-28 00:00 UT 10 10 15.9 +23 28 24 2.357 2.197 68.5 24.9 296 23.7
2026-10-29 00:00 UT 10 12 03.3 +23 22 27 2.339 2.191 69.1 25.1 296 23.6
2026-10-30 00:00 UT 10 13 50.7 +23 16 30 2.321 2.184 69.6 25.2 296 23.6
2026-10-31 00:00 UT 10 15 38.2 +23 10 32 2.303 2.177 70.2 25.4 296 23.6
2026-11-01 00:00 UT 10 17 25.7 +23 04 34 2.285 2.171 70.8 25.6 296 23.6
2026-11-02 00:00 UT 10 19 13.2 +22 58 36 2.267 2.164 71.3 25.7 296 23.6
2026-11-03 00:00 UT 10 21 00.7 +22 52 38 2.249 2.158 71.9 25.9 296 23.5
2026-11-04 00:00 UT 10 22 48.3 +22 46 39 2.231 2.151 72.5 26.1 296 23.5
2026-11-05 00:00 UT 10 24 35.9 +22 40 41 2.213 2.144 73.0 26.3 295 23.5
2026-11-06 00:00 UT 10 26 23.5 +22 34 43 2.195 2.138 73.6 26.4 295 23.5
2026-11-07 00:00 UT 10 28 11.2 +22 28 44 2.177 2.131 74.1 26.6 295 23.5
2026-11-08 00:00 UT 10 29 58.9 +22 22 47 2.158 2.124 74.7 26.7 295 23.4
2026-11-09 00:00 UT 10 31 46.6 +22 16 49 2.140 2.117 75.3 26.9 295 23.4
2026-11-10 00:00 UT 10 33 34.4 +22 10 52 2.122 2.110 75.8 27.1 295 23.4
2026-11-11 00:00 UT 10 35 22.1 +22 04 55 2.104 2.104 76.4 27.2 295 23.4
2026-11-12 00:00 UT 10 37 09.9 +21 58 59 2.085 2.097 77.0 27.4 295 23.4
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.
