|
(517681) 2015 DE198 |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 5 Nov 2026 | 23.5 | 2.144 AU | 2.213 AU | 10h24m | +22°40' | 73.0° | 26.3° |
(517681) 2015 DE198 - 2026-11-05
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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
2026-11-05 00:00 UT 10 24 35.9 +22 40 41 2.213 2.144 73.0 26.3 295 23.5
2026-11-05 07:55 UT 10 25 11.4 +22 38 43 2.207 2.142 73.2 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
2026-11-13 00:00 UT 10 38 57.8 +21 53 03 2.067 2.090 77.5 27.5 295 23.3
2026-11-14 00:00 UT 10 40 45.7 +21 47 08 2.049 2.083 78.1 27.7 295 23.3
2026-11-15 00:00 UT 10 42 33.6 +21 41 13 2.031 2.076 78.6 27.9 295 23.3
2026-11-16 00:00 UT 10 44 21.6 +21 35 19 2.012 2.069 79.2 28.0 295 23.3
2026-11-17 00:00 UT 10 46 09.6 +21 29 26 1.994 2.062 79.8 28.2 295 23.2
2026-11-18 00:00 UT 10 47 57.7 +21 23 33 1.976 2.055 80.3 28.3 295 23.2
2026-11-19 00:00 UT 10 49 45.9 +21 17 42 1.957 2.048 80.9 28.5 295 23.2
2026-11-20 00:00 UT 10 51 34.1 +21 11 51 1.939 2.041 81.5 28.6 295 23.2
2026-11-21 00:00 UT 10 53 22.4 +21 06 01 1.921 2.034 82.0 28.7 295 23.2
2026-11-22 00:00 UT 10 55 10.7 +21 00 13 1.903 2.027 82.6 28.9 295 23.1
2026-11-23 00:00 UT 10 56 59.1 +20 54 25 1.884 2.020 83.1 29.0 295 23.1
2026-11-24 00:00 UT 10 58 47.7 +20 48 38 1.866 2.013 83.7 29.2 295 23.1
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.
