(59) Elpis
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	6 Aug 2025	11.4	2.560 AU	1.553 AU	20h58m	-08°27'	171.6°	3.3°
Today	31 Aug 2025	11.8	2.533 AU	1.601 AU	20h40m	-11°17'	151.3°	11.0°

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 Elpis are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1167475
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7141370
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.64746
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 169.91249
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 211.08400
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 284.25821
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 200.70763
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.45218
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.47            
        

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
2025-08-31 00:00 UT   20 40 36.8   -11 17 57     1.601    2.533  151.3   11.0    88   11.8 
2025-08-31 03:27 UT   20 40 32.3   -11 18 55     1.602    2.533  151.1   11.1    88   11.8 
2025-09-01 00:00 UT   20 40 05.9   -11 24 43     1.606    2.532  150.2   11.4    87   11.8 
2025-09-02 00:00 UT   20 39 36.4   -11 31 26     1.612    2.531  149.2   11.8    86   11.9 
2025-09-03 00:00 UT   20 39 08.3   -11 38 05     1.617    2.530  148.1   12.2    86   11.9 
2025-09-04 00:00 UT   20 38 41.6   -11 44 39     1.623    2.529  147.0   12.5    85   11.9 
2025-09-05 00:00 UT   20 38 16.3   -11 51 09     1.629    2.528  146.0   12.9    85   11.9 
2025-09-06 00:00 UT   20 37 52.5   -11 57 34     1.635    2.527  144.9   13.3    84   12.0 
2025-09-07 00:00 UT   20 37 30.2   -12 03 54     1.641    2.526  143.9   13.6    84   12.0 
2025-09-08 00:00 UT   20 37 09.5   -12 10 09     1.648    2.525  142.8   14.0    84   12.0 
2025-09-09 00:00 UT   20 36 50.2   -12 16 18     1.655    2.524  141.8   14.3    83   12.0 
2025-09-10 00:00 UT   20 36 32.5   -12 22 22     1.661    2.523  140.7   14.6    83   12.0 
2025-09-11 00:00 UT   20 36 16.4   -12 28 20     1.669    2.522  139.7   15.0    82   12.1 
2025-09-12 00:00 UT   20 36 01.9   -12 34 12     1.676    2.521  138.7   15.3    82   12.1 
2025-09-13 00:00 UT   20 35 49.0   -12 39 58     1.683    2.520  137.6   15.6    82   12.1 
2025-09-14 00:00 UT   20 35 37.6   -12 45 38     1.691    2.519  136.6   15.9    82   12.1 
2025-09-15 00:00 UT   20 35 28.0   -12 51 11     1.699    2.518  135.6   16.2    81   12.1 
2025-09-16 00:00 UT   20 35 19.9   -12 56 38     1.707    2.517  134.6   16.5    81   12.2 
2025-09-17 00:00 UT   20 35 13.5   -13 01 58     1.715    2.516  133.6   16.8    81   12.2 
2025-09-18 00:00 UT   20 35 08.8   -13 07 11     1.723    2.515  132.6   17.1    80   12.2 
2025-09-19 00:00 UT   20 35 05.7   -13 12 17     1.732    2.514  131.6   17.4    80   12.2 
2025-09-20 00:00 UT   20 35 04.3   -13 17 16     1.741    2.513  130.6   17.7    80   12.2 
2025-09-21 00:00 UT   20 35 04.6   -13 22 08     1.749    2.512  129.6   17.9    80   12.2 
2025-09-22 00:00 UT   20 35 06.6   -13 26 53     1.758    2.510  128.6   18.2    80   12.3 
2025-09-23 00:00 UT   20 35 10.2   -13 31 29     1.767    2.509  127.6   18.5    79   12.3 
2025-09-24 00:00 UT   20 35 15.6   -13 35 59     1.777    2.508  126.7   18.7    79   12.3 
2025-09-25 00:00 UT   20 35 22.6   -13 40 21     1.786    2.507  125.7   18.9    79   12.3 
2025-09-26 00:00 UT   20 35 31.2   -13 44 35     1.795    2.506  124.8   19.2    79   12.3 
2025-09-27 00:00 UT   20 35 41.6   -13 48 41     1.805    2.505  123.8   19.4    79   12.4 
2025-09-28 00:00 UT   20 35 53.6   -13 52 39     1.815    2.504  122.9   19.6    78   12.4 
2025-09-29 00:00 UT   20 36 07.2   -13 56 30     1.825    2.503  121.9   19.9    78   12.4 
2025-09-30 00:00 UT   20 36 22.5   -14 00 12     1.835    2.503  121.0   20.1    78   12.4 

    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.