(63) Ausonia |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 6 Jul 2025 | 10.0 | 2.115 AU | 1.187 AU | 21h21m | -21°55' | 147.4° | 15.0° |
Opposition | 2 Aug 2025 | 9.3 | 2.136 AU | 1.124 AU | 20h57m | -22°28' | 174.9° | 2.4° |
(63) Ausonia - 2025-07-06
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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 Ausonia are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1282281
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.3949157
i (Inclination) : 5.77292
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 337.68532
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 295.67012
M (Mean anomaly) : 4.87062
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 273.46936
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -5.20149
P (Orbital period in years) : 3.71
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
2025-07-06 00:00 UT 21 21 29.3 -21 55 25 1.187 2.115 147.4 15.0 262 10.0
2025-07-06 00:22 UT 21 21 28.8 -21 55 26 1.187 2.115 147.4 15.0 262 10.0
2025-07-07 00:00 UT 21 20 57.1 -21 56 32 1.182 2.116 148.4 14.6 262 9.9
2025-07-08 00:00 UT 21 20 23.0 -21 57 42 1.177 2.117 149.5 14.1 263 9.9
2025-07-09 00:00 UT 21 19 47.0 -21 58 55 1.172 2.117 150.6 13.6 263 9.9
2025-07-10 00:00 UT 21 19 09.1 -22 00 10 1.168 2.118 151.7 13.2 264 9.9
2025-07-11 00:00 UT 21 18 29.4 -22 01 28 1.163 2.119 152.7 12.7 264 9.8
2025-07-12 00:00 UT 21 17 47.9 -22 02 48 1.159 2.119 153.8 12.2 265 9.8
2025-07-13 00:00 UT 21 17 04.7 -22 04 10 1.155 2.120 154.9 11.7 265 9.8
2025-07-14 00:00 UT 21 16 19.8 -22 05 33 1.151 2.121 156.0 11.2 266 9.8
2025-07-15 00:00 UT 21 15 33.3 -22 06 57 1.148 2.122 157.1 10.7 267 9.7
2025-07-16 00:00 UT 21 14 45.2 -22 08 21 1.145 2.122 158.2 10.2 267 9.7
2025-07-17 00:00 UT 21 13 55.5 -22 09 47 1.142 2.123 159.3 9.7 268 9.7
2025-07-18 00:00 UT 21 13 04.4 -22 11 12 1.139 2.124 160.4 9.2 269 9.7
2025-07-19 00:00 UT 21 12 11.9 -22 12 37 1.136 2.125 161.6 8.7 270 9.6
2025-07-20 00:00 UT 21 11 18.1 -22 14 01 1.134 2.125 162.7 8.2 272 9.6
2025-07-21 00:00 UT 21 10 22.9 -22 15 24 1.131 2.126 163.8 7.7 273 9.6
2025-07-22 00:00 UT 21 09 26.7 -22 16 46 1.129 2.127 164.9 7.2 274 9.6
2025-07-23 00:00 UT 21 08 29.3 -22 18 06 1.128 2.128 166.0 6.6 276 9.5
2025-07-24 00:00 UT 21 07 30.9 -22 19 24 1.126 2.128 167.1 6.1 278 9.5
2025-07-25 00:00 UT 21 06 31.6 -22 20 39 1.125 2.129 168.1 5.6 281 9.5
2025-07-26 00:00 UT 21 05 31.4 -22 21 51 1.124 2.130 169.2 5.1 283 9.5
2025-07-27 00:00 UT 21 04 30.5 -22 23 00 1.123 2.131 170.2 4.6 287 9.4
2025-07-28 00:00 UT 21 03 29.0 -22 24 05 1.122 2.132 171.2 4.2 291 9.4
2025-07-29 00:00 UT 21 02 27.0 -22 25 07 1.122 2.132 172.2 3.7 296 9.4
2025-07-30 00:00 UT 21 01 24.5 -22 26 03 1.122 2.133 173.0 3.3 302 9.4
2025-07-31 00:00 UT 21 00 21.6 -22 26 55 1.122 2.134 173.8 2.9 311 9.3
2025-08-01 00:00 UT 20 59 18.6 -22 27 43 1.123 2.135 174.4 2.7 321 9.3
2025-08-02 00:00 UT 20 58 15.3 -22 28 25 1.123 2.136 174.8 2.5 333 9.3
2025-08-03 00:00 UT 20 57 12.1 -22 29 01 1.124 2.137 175.0 2.4 346 9.3
2025-08-04 00:00 UT 20 56 08.9 -22 29 32 1.125 2.138 174.8 2.5 360 9.3
2025-08-05 00:00 UT 20 55 05.8 -22 29 57 1.127 2.138 174.4 2.6 12 9.3
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.