(29) Amphitrite
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Aug 2026	11.0	2.721 AU	2.311 AU	15h52m	-27°31'	102.8°	21.3°
Opposition	20 Sep 2027	8.8	2.453 AU	1.449 AU	23h52m	-00°36'	179.0°	0.4°

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 Amphitrite are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.0731635
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5545700
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.07707
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 356.25007
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 61.93054
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 193.37397
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 58.04634
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 5.36004
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.08            
        

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
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   15 52 28.2   -27 31 34     2.311    2.721  102.8   21.3   101   11.0 
2026-08-12 02:15 UT   15 52 31.9   -27 31 31     2.313    2.721  102.7   21.3   101   11.0 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   15 53 08.0   -27 31 07     2.324    2.721  102.0   21.4   101   11.0 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   15 53 49.2   -27 30 44     2.336    2.721  101.2   21.4   101   11.0 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   15 54 31.6   -27 30 26     2.349    2.720  100.4   21.5   101   11.0 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   15 55 15.3   -27 30 11     2.362    2.720   99.6   21.5   101   11.1 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   15 56 00.4   -27 29 60     2.374    2.720   98.8   21.6   101   11.1 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   15 56 46.6   -27 29 52     2.387    2.719   98.0   21.6   101   11.1 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   15 57 34.1   -27 29 48     2.400    2.719   97.2   21.7   101   11.1 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   15 58 22.8   -27 29 47     2.412    2.718   96.4   21.7   101   11.1 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   15 59 12.7   -27 29 50     2.425    2.718   95.6   21.7   101   11.1 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   16 00 03.8   -27 29 56     2.438    2.718   94.9   21.8   101   11.1 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   16 00 56.1   -27 30 05     2.451    2.717   94.1   21.8   101   11.1 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   16 01 49.5   -27 30 17     2.464    2.717   93.3   21.8   101   11.2 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   16 02 44.0   -27 30 32     2.476    2.717   92.6   21.8   101   11.2 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   16 03 39.7   -27 30 49     2.489    2.716   91.8   21.8   101   11.2 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   16 04 36.4   -27 31 10     2.502    2.716   91.1   21.8   101   11.2 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   16 05 34.3   -27 31 33     2.515    2.716   90.3   21.8   101   11.2 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   16 06 33.1   -27 31 58     2.528    2.715   89.6   21.8   101   11.2 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   16 07 33.1   -27 32 26     2.540    2.715   88.9   21.8   101   11.2 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   16 08 34.1   -27 32 57     2.553    2.714   88.1   21.8   101   11.2 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   16 09 36.1   -27 33 29     2.566    2.714   87.4   21.8   101   11.2 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   16 10 39.1   -27 34 04     2.579    2.714   86.6   21.8   101   11.3 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   16 11 43.2   -27 34 41     2.591    2.713   85.9   21.8   101   11.3 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   16 12 48.2   -27 35 19     2.604    2.713   85.2   21.7   101   11.3 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   16 13 54.2   -27 35 60     2.617    2.712   84.5   21.7   101   11.3 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   16 15 01.2   -27 36 42     2.630    2.712   83.8   21.7   101   11.3 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   16 16 09.1   -27 37 26     2.642    2.712   83.0   21.7   101   11.3 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   16 17 18.0   -27 38 11     2.655    2.711   82.3   21.6   101   11.3 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   16 18 27.8   -27 38 57     2.668    2.711   81.6   21.6   101   11.3 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   16 19 38.5   -27 39 45     2.680    2.710   80.9   21.5   101   11.3 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   16 20 50.2   -27 40 35     2.693    2.710   80.2   21.5   101   11.3 

    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.