(36) Atalante |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 7 Jul 2025 | 14.2 | 2.706 AU | 3.468 AU | 09h37m | +20°54' | 35.6° | 12.6° |
Opposition | 5 Apr 2026 | 13.4 | 3.391 AU | 2.397 AU | 12h44m | -13°29' | 172.0° | 2.4° |
(36) Atalante - 2025-07-07
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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 Atalante are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.3063778
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.7451725
i (Inclination) : 18.37277
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 358.16566
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 47.79748
M (Mean anomaly) : 56.17174
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 44.46831
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 13.50268
P (Orbital period in years) : 4.55
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
2025-07-07 00:00 UT 09 37 41.9 +20 54 33 3.468 2.706 35.6 12.6 100 14.2
2025-07-07 04:30 UT 09 37 59.1 +20 52 29 3.470 2.707 35.5 12.6 100 14.2
2025-07-08 00:00 UT 09 39 13.3 +20 43 27 3.479 2.710 35.0 12.4 100 14.2
2025-07-09 00:00 UT 09 40 44.5 +20 32 20 3.489 2.713 34.5 12.2 100 14.2
2025-07-10 00:00 UT 09 42 15.6 +20 21 12 3.500 2.716 33.9 12.1 100 14.2
2025-07-11 00:00 UT 09 43 46.5 +20 10 04 3.510 2.719 33.4 11.9 100 14.2
2025-07-12 00:00 UT 09 45 17.3 +19 58 56 3.521 2.722 32.8 11.7 100 14.2
2025-07-13 00:00 UT 09 46 48.0 +19 47 47 3.531 2.726 32.2 11.5 100 14.2
2025-07-14 00:00 UT 09 48 18.5 +19 36 37 3.541 2.729 31.7 11.3 100 14.2
2025-07-15 00:00 UT 09 49 48.9 +19 25 27 3.551 2.732 31.1 11.1 100 14.2
2025-07-16 00:00 UT 09 51 19.1 +19 14 17 3.561 2.735 30.6 10.9 100 14.2
2025-07-17 00:00 UT 09 52 49.2 +19 03 06 3.571 2.738 30.0 10.7 100 14.2
2025-07-18 00:00 UT 09 54 19.1 +18 51 55 3.580 2.742 29.5 10.5 100 14.2
2025-07-19 00:00 UT 09 55 48.9 +18 40 43 3.590 2.745 28.9 10.3 100 14.2
2025-07-20 00:00 UT 09 57 18.6 +18 29 31 3.599 2.748 28.4 10.1 100 14.2
2025-07-21 00:00 UT 09 58 48.1 +18 18 19 3.609 2.751 27.8 9.9 99 14.2
2025-07-22 00:00 UT 10 00 17.5 +18 07 06 3.618 2.754 27.3 9.7 99 14.2
2025-07-23 00:00 UT 10 01 46.7 +17 55 53 3.627 2.758 26.7 9.5 99 14.2
2025-07-24 00:00 UT 10 03 15.8 +17 44 40 3.636 2.761 26.2 9.3 99 14.2
2025-07-25 00:00 UT 10 04 44.7 +17 33 26 3.645 2.764 25.6 9.1 99 14.2
2025-07-26 00:00 UT 10 06 13.5 +17 22 12 3.653 2.767 25.1 8.9 99 14.2
2025-07-27 00:00 UT 10 07 42.1 +17 10 57 3.662 2.770 24.5 8.7 99 14.2
2025-07-28 00:00 UT 10 09 10.6 +16 59 43 3.671 2.773 23.9 8.5 99 14.2
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.