(200) Dynamene
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 Nov 2026	14.3	2.879 AU	3.511 AU	12h12m	-04°06'	43.8°	13.8°
Opposition	8 Apr 2027	12.7	3.029 AU	2.035 AU	12h53m	-14°46'	171.7°	2.7°

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 Dynamene are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1340575
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7382862
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.90306
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 324.20851
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 87.11830
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 71.78779
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 51.30580
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 6.89429
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.53            
        

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
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   12 12 22.4   -04 06 00     3.511    2.879   43.8   13.8   291   14.3 
2026-11-11 11:00 UT   12 12 56.9   -04 10 28     3.507    2.880   44.1   13.8   291   14.3 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   12 13 37.6   -04 15 44     3.502    2.881   44.5   13.9   291   14.3 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   12 14 52.4   -04 25 26     3.493    2.882   45.1   14.1   291   14.3 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   12 16 06.9   -04 35 06     3.484    2.883   45.8   14.2   291   14.3 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   12 17 21.1   -04 44 45     3.475    2.884   46.5   14.4   291   14.3 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   12 18 34.9   -04 54 21     3.466    2.885   47.1   14.5   291   14.3 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   12 19 48.3   -05 03 56     3.457    2.887   47.8   14.7   291   14.3 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   12 21 01.3   -05 13 28     3.447    2.888   48.4   14.8   291   14.3 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   12 22 14.0   -05 22 58     3.438    2.889   49.1   15.0   291   14.3 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   12 23 26.3   -05 32 27     3.428    2.890   49.8   15.1   291   14.3 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   12 24 38.2   -05 41 53     3.418    2.891   50.5   15.3   291   14.3 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   12 25 49.7   -05 51 17     3.408    2.893   51.1   15.4   291   14.3 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   12 27 00.8   -06 00 38     3.398    2.894   51.8   15.6   291   14.3 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   12 28 11.4   -06 09 58     3.388    2.895   52.5   15.7   291   14.3 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   12 29 21.7   -06 19 15     3.378    2.896   53.2   15.8   291   14.3 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   12 30 31.6   -06 28 30     3.368    2.897   53.8   16.0   291   14.3 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   12 31 41.0   -06 37 43     3.357    2.899   54.5   16.1   291   14.3 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   12 32 50.0   -06 46 53     3.347    2.900   55.2   16.2   291   14.3 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   12 33 58.6   -06 56 01     3.336    2.901   55.9   16.4   291   14.2 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   12 35 06.7   -07 05 06     3.326    2.902   56.6   16.5   291   14.2 
2026-12-01 00:00 UT   12 36 14.3   -07 14 09     3.315    2.903   57.3   16.6   291   14.2 
2026-12-02 00:00 UT   12 37 21.5   -07 23 09     3.304    2.904   58.0   16.7   291   14.2 
2026-12-03 00:00 UT   12 38 28.2   -07 32 07     3.293    2.906   58.7   16.9   291   14.2 
2026-12-04 00:00 UT   12 39 34.4   -07 41 02     3.282    2.907   59.4   17.0   291   14.2 
2026-12-05 00:00 UT   12 40 40.1   -07 49 54     3.271    2.908   60.1   17.1   291   14.2 
2026-12-06 00:00 UT   12 41 45.3   -07 58 44     3.259    2.909   60.8   17.2   291   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.