A889 QA
ephemeris date magn radius delta ra dec elong phase
Today9 Feb 202511.82.365 AU1.452 AU11h24m+08°24'151.3°11.6°
Opposition3 Mar 202511.22.360 AU1.372 AU11h08m+12°16'173.8°2.6°
A889 QA - 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 A889 QA are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.0225684
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3525102
            i (Inclination)                 : 10.03557
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 142.31774
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 120.00483
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 7.55368
            Epoch                           : 2022 Aug 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 82.70660
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 8.67942
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.61            
        

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   11 24 30.0   +08 24 23     1.452    2.365  151.3   11.6   285   11.8 
2025-02-09 15:05 UT   11 24 10.8   +08 30 13     1.448    2.365  152.0   11.3   285   11.7 
2025-02-10 00:00 UT   11 23 59.2   +08 33 41     1.445    2.365  152.5   11.1   285   11.7 
2025-02-11 00:00 UT   11 23 27.0   +08 43 08     1.439    2.365  153.6   10.7   284   11.7 
2025-02-12 00:00 UT   11 22 53.3   +08 52 44     1.434    2.364  154.8   10.2   284   11.7 
2025-02-13 00:00 UT   11 22 18.2   +09 02 29     1.428    2.364  156.0    9.8   283   11.7 
2025-02-14 00:00 UT   11 21 41.7   +09 12 21     1.423    2.364  157.1    9.3   282   11.6 
2025-02-15 00:00 UT   11 21 03.9   +09 22 21     1.418    2.364  158.3    8.9   281   11.6 
2025-02-16 00:00 UT   11 20 24.7   +09 32 27     1.413    2.363  159.5    8.4   280   11.6 
2025-02-17 00:00 UT   11 19 44.3   +09 42 40     1.408    2.363  160.7    8.0   279   11.5 
2025-02-18 00:00 UT   11 19 02.6   +09 52 59     1.404    2.363  161.8    7.5   278   11.5 
2025-02-19 00:00 UT   11 18 19.8   +10 03 23     1.400    2.363  163.0    7.0   276   11.5 
2025-02-20 00:00 UT   11 17 35.9   +10 13 52     1.396    2.362  164.1    6.6   274   11.5 
2025-02-21 00:00 UT   11 16 50.9   +10 24 24     1.392    2.362  165.3    6.1   272   11.4 
2025-02-22 00:00 UT   11 16 04.9   +10 34 60     1.389    2.362  166.4    5.7   270   11.4 
2025-02-23 00:00 UT   11 15 18.0   +10 45 38     1.386    2.362  167.5    5.2   267   11.4 
2025-02-24 00:00 UT   11 14 30.1   +10 56 18     1.383    2.361  168.6    4.8   264   11.3 
2025-02-25 00:00 UT   11 13 41.5   +11 06 60     1.381    2.361  169.6    4.3   260   11.3 
2025-02-26 00:00 UT   11 12 52.1   +11 17 42     1.379    2.361  170.6    3.9   256   11.3 
2025-02-27 00:00 UT   11 12 02.1   +11 28 23     1.377