A853 GA |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 9 Feb 2025 | 11.4 | 2.776 AU | 1.837 AU | 10h56m | +07°52' | 157.8° | 7.7° |
Opposition | 26 Feb 2025 | 10.9 | 2.780 AU | 1.790 AU | 10h43m | +09°08' | 178.5° | 0.5° |
A853 GA - 2025-02-09
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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 A853 GA are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1201388
a (Semimajor axis) : 3.1484532
i (Inclination) : 0.75028
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 36.15117
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 107.58769
M (Mean anomaly) : 207.03497
Epoch : 2022 Aug 09
L (Longitude of perihelion) : -36.25972
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 0.71521
P (Orbital period in years) : 5.59
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
2025-02-09 00:00 UT 10 56 10.4 +07 52 38 1.837 2.776 157.8 7.7 290 11.4
2025-02-09 14:07 UT 10 55 48.5 +07 54 54 1.834 2.776 158.5 7.5 290 11.4
2025-02-10 00:00 UT 10 55 33.0 +07 56 30 1.832 2.776 159.0 7.3 290 11.4
2025-02-11 00:00 UT 10 54 54.7 +08 00 27 1.827 2.776 160.2 6.9 290 11.3
2025-02-12 00:00 UT 10 54 15.5 +08 04 28 1.823 2.776 161.4 6.5 289 11.3
2025-02-13 00:00 UT 10 53 35.5 +08 08 34 1.819 2.776 162.6 6.1 289 11.3
2025-02-14 00:00 UT 10 52 54.6 +08 12 44 1.815 2.777 163.8 5.7 289 11.3
2025-02-15 00:00 UT 10 52 13.0 +08 16 58 1.811 2.777 165.0 5.3 289 11.2
2025-02-16 00:00 UT 10 51 30.6 +08 21 15 1.808 2.777 166.1 4.9 288 11.2
2025-02-17 00:00 UT 10 50 47.5 +08 25 36 1.805 2.777 167.3 4.5 288 11.2
2025-02-18 00:00 UT 10 50 03.9 +08 29 59 1.802 2.778 168.5 4.1 287 11.2
2025-02-19 00:00 UT 10 49 19.6 +08 34 24 1.800 2.778 169.7 3.6 287 11.1
2025-02-20 00:00 UT 10 48 34.8 +08 38 52 1.797 2.778 170.9 3.2 286 11.1
2025-02-21 00:00 UT 10 47 49.6 +08 43 22 1.796 2.778 172.1 2.8 285 11.1
2025-02-22 00:00 UT 10 47 03.9 +08 47 53 1.794 2.779 173.3 2.4 284 11.0
2025-02-23 00:00 UT 10 46 17.9 +08 52 25 1.793 2.779 174.5 1.9 282 11.0
2025-02-24 00:00 UT 10 45 31.6 +08 56 58 1.791 2.779 175.7 1.5 279 11.0
2025-02-25 00:00 UT 10 44 45.0 +09 01 31 1.791 2.780 176.9 1.1 274 10.9
2025-02-26 00:00 UT 10 43 58.3 +09 06 04 1.790 2.780 178.0 0.7 262 10.9
2025-02-27 00:00 UT 10 43 11.4 +09 10 37 1.790 2.780 178.9 0.4 230 10.9
2025-02-28 00:00 UT 10 42 24.5 +09 15 09 1.790 2.781 178.8 0.4 167 10.9
2025-03-01 00:00 UT 10 41 37.6 +09 19 40 1.790 2.781 177.9 0.8 139 10.9
2025-03-02 00:00 UT 10 40 50.7 +09 24 09 1.791 2.781 176.7 1.2 129 10.9
2025-03-03 00:00 UT 10 40 04.0 +09 28 37 1.792 2.781 175.6 1.6 125 11.0
2025-03-04 00:00 UT 10 39 17.5 +09 33 02 1.793 2.782 174.4 2.0 122 11.0
2025-03-05 00:00 UT 10 38 31.2 +09 37 25 1.795 2.782 173.2 2.4 120 11.0
2025-03-06 00:00 UT 10 37 45.2 +09 41 45 1.797 2.782 172.0 2.8 119 11.1
2025-03-07 00:00 UT 10 36 59.6 +09 46 02 1.799 2.783 170.8 3.3 118 11.1
2025-03-08 00:00 UT 10 36 14.4 +09 50 15 1.801 2.783 169.6 3.7 117 11.1
2025-03-09 00:00 UT 10 35 29.6 +09 54 24 1.804 2.783 168.4 4.1 116 11.2
2025-03-10 00:00 UT 10 34 45.4 +09 58 29 1.807 2.784 167.2 4.5 116 11.2
2025-03-11 00:00 UT 10 34 01.8 +10 02 30 1.810 2.784 166.0 4.9 116 11.2
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.