|
(113) Amalthea |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 24 Jan 2026 | 13.4 | 2.349 AU | 3.316 AU | 19h45m | -20°26' | 9.0° | 3.8° |
| Opposition | 11 Sep 2026 | 11.8 | 2.539 AU | 1.535 AU | 23h29m | -09°47' | 174.0° | 2.4° |
(113) Amalthea - 2026-01-24
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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 Amalthea are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.0861659
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.3764794
i (Inclination) : 5.04245
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 123.32185
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 80.25048
M (Mean anomaly) : 60.21116
Epoch : 2025 Nov 21
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 203.53518
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 4.96944
P (Orbital period in years) : 3.66
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
2026-01-24 00:00 UT 19 45 36.2 -20 26 14 3.316 2.349 9.0 3.8 265 13.4
2026-01-24 23:49 UT 19 47 39.5 -20 21 58 3.315 2.350 9.6 4.0 264 13.4
2026-01-25 00:00 UT 19 47 40.5 -20 21 56 3.315 2.350 9.6 4.0 264 13.4
2026-01-26 00:00 UT 19 49 44.5 -20 17 33 3.314 2.351 10.1 4.2 264 13.4
2026-01-27 00:00 UT 19 51 48.2 -20 13 05 3.313 2.352 10.6 4.4 263 13.4
2026-01-28 00:00 UT 19 53 51.7 -20 08 31 3.311 2.353 11.1 4.6 263 13.4
2026-01-29 00:00 UT 19 55 55.0 -20 03 52 3.310 2.354 11.7 4.9 262 13.4
2026-01-30 00:00 UT 19 57 57.9 -19 59 08 3.309 2.355 12.2 5.1 262 13.4
2026-01-31 00:00 UT 20 00 00.6 -19 54 19 3.307 2.356 12.7 5.3 261 13.4
2026-02-01 00:00 UT 20 02 03.1 -19 49 26 3.305 2.357 13.2 5.5 261 13.4
2026-02-02 00:00 UT 20 04 05.2 -19 44 27 3.303 2.358 13.8 5.7 261 13.5
2026-02-03 00:00 UT 20 06 07.1 -19 39 23 3.301 2.359 14.3 5.9 260 13.5
2026-02-04 00:00 UT 20 08 08.7 -19 34 15 3.299 2.360 14.8 6.1 260 13.5
2026-02-05 00:00 UT 20 10 10.0 -19 29 02 3.297 2.361 15.4 6.3 260 13.5
2026-02-06 00:00 UT 20 12 11.0 -19 23 44 3.295 2.362 15.9 6.6 259 13.5
2026-02-07 00:00 UT 20 14 11.8 -19 18 22 3.292 2.363 16.4 6.8 259 13.5
2026-02-08 00:00 UT 20 16 12.2 -19 12 55 3.290 2.364 16.9 7.0 259 13.5
2026-02-09 00:00 UT 20 18 12.4 -19 07 24 3.287 2.365 17.5 7.2 259 13.5
2026-02-10 00:00 UT 20 20 12.3 -19 01 48 3.284 2.366 18.0 7.4 258 13.5
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.
