(29) Amphitrite |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Opposition | 12 Feb 2025 | 9.2 | 2.526 AU | 1.541 AU | 09h52m | +18°37' | 174.6° | 2.1° |
Today | 14 Mar 2025 | 9.9 | 2.549 AU | 1.674 AU | 09h26m | +19°14' | 144.4° | 13.1° |
(29) Amphitrite - 2025-03-14
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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 Amphitrite are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.0734638
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.5539190
i (Inclination) : 6.07775
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 356.25570
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 61.88223
M (Mean anomaly) : 96.82761
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 58.00348
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 5.35822
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.
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
2025-03-14 00:00 UT 09 26 23.5 +19 14 59 1.674 2.549 144.4 13.1 114 9.9
2025-03-14 08:51 UT 09 26 11.0 +19 14 43 1.677 2.549 144.0 13.3 114 9.9
2025-03-15 00:00 UT 09 25 50.1 +19 14 13 1.682 2.550 143.3 13.5 113 9.9
2025-03-16 00:00 UT 09 25 18.4 +19 13 18 1.691 2.551 142.2 13.8 113 9.9
2025-03-17 00:00 UT 09 24 48.3 +19 12 15 1.699 2.551 141.1 14.2 113 10.0
2025-03-18 00:00 UT 09 24 19.9 +19 11 04 1.708 2.552 140.0 14.5 113 10.0
2025-03-19 00:00 UT 09 23 53.3 +19 09 46 1.717 2.553 138.9 14.8 112 10.0
2025-03-20 00:00 UT 09 23 28.3 +19 08 20 1.727 2.554 137.8 15.2 112 10.0
2025-03-21 00:00 UT 09 23 05.1 +19 06 46 1.736 2.554 136.8 15.5 112 10.1
2025-03-22 00:00 UT 09 22 43.6 +19 05 05 1.745 2.555 135.7 15.8 112 10.1
2025-03-23 00:00 UT 09 22 23.8 +19 03 16 1.755 2.556 134.7 16.1 111 10.1
2025-03-24 00:00 UT 09 22 05.8 +19 01 20 1.765 2.557 133.6 16.4 111 10.1
2025-03-25 00:00 UT 09 21 49.5 +18 59 17 1.775 2.558 132.6 16.7 111 10.1
2025-03-26 00:00 UT 09 21 35.0 +18 57 06 1.785 2.558 131.6 17.0 111 10.2
2025-03-27 00:00 UT 09 21 22.3 +18 54 49 1.796 2.559 130.5 17.2 111 10.2
2025-03-28 00:00 UT 09 21 11.3 +18 52 24 1.806 2.560 129.5 17.5 111 10.2
2025-03-29 00:00 UT 09 21 02.1 +18 49 52 1.817 2.561 128.5 17.8 110 10.2
2025-03-30 00:00 UT 09 20 54.6 +18 47 14 1.828 2.562 127.5 18.0 110 10.3
2025-03-31 00:00 UT 09 20 48.9 +18 44 28 1.839 2.562 126.5 18.3 110 10.3
2025-04-01 00:00 UT 09 20 44.9 +18 41 36 1.850 2.563 125.5 18.5 110 10.3
2025-04-02 00:00 UT 09 20 42.6 +18 38 38 1.861 2.564 124.6 18.7 110 10.3
2025-04-03 00:00 UT 09 20 42.0 +18 35 33 1.872 2.565 123.6 18.9 110 10.3
2025-04-04 00:00 UT 09 20 43.2 +18 32 21 1.884 2.566 122.6 19.2 110 10.4
2025-04-05 00:00 UT 09 20 46.0 +18 29 03 1.896 2.566 121.7 19.4 110 10.4
2025-04-06 00:00 UT 09 20 50.5 +18 25 39 1.907 2.567 120.7 19.6 109 10.4
2025-04-07 00:00 UT 09 20 56.6 +18 22 09 1.919 2.568 119.8 19.8 109 10.4
2025-04-08 00:00 UT 09 21 04.4 +18 18 33 1.931 2.569 118.9 20.0 109 10.4
2025-04-09 00:00 UT 09 21 13.7 +18 14 51 1.943 2.569 117.9 20.1 109 10.5
2025-04-10 00:00 UT 09 21 24.7 +18 11 03 1.955 2.570 117.0 20.3 109 10.5
2025-04-11 00:00 UT 09 21 37.2 +18 07 10 1.967 2.571 116.1 20.5 109 10.5
2025-04-12 00:00 UT 09 21 51.3 +18 03 11 1.980 2.572 115.2 20.6 109 10.5
2025-04-13 00:00 UT 09 22 06.9 +17 59 06 1.992 2.573 114.3 20.8 109 10.5
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.