|
(27) Euterpe |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 10 May 2026 | 11.4 | 2.076 AU | 3.068 AU | 02h32m | +13°58' | 8.9° | 4.3° |
| Opposition | 8 Feb 2027 | 8.9 | 2.044 AU | 1.058 AU | 09h32m | +16°52' | 177.7° | 1.1° |
(27) Euterpe - 2026-05-10
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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 Euterpe are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1715637
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.3471730
i (Inclination) : 1.58332
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 94.76748
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 356.56882
M (Mean anomaly) : 272.94177
Epoch : 2025 Nov 21
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 91.33761
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -0.09475
P (Orbital period in years) : 3.60
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
2026-05-10 00:00 UT 02 32 04.3 +13 58 59 3.068 2.076 8.9 4.3 246 11.4
2026-05-10 20:15 UT 02 33 53.2 +14 07 50 3.065 2.075 9.3 4.5 246 11.4
2026-05-11 00:00 UT 02 34 13.4 +14 09 29 3.065 2.075 9.3 4.5 246 11.4
2026-05-12 00:00 UT 02 36 22.8 +14 19 54 3.062 2.073 9.7 4.7 247 11.4
2026-05-13 00:00 UT 02 38 32.5 +14 30 15 3.058 2.072 10.2 4.9 247 11.5
2026-05-14 00:00 UT 02 40 42.5 +14 40 32 3.055 2.070 10.6 5.1 247 11.5
2026-05-15 00:00 UT 02 42 52.8 +14 50 44 3.052 2.068 11.0 5.3 248 11.5
2026-05-16 00:00 UT 02 45 03.3 +15 00 52 3.048 2.067 11.4 5.5 248 11.5
2026-05-17 00:00 UT 02 47 14.2 +15 10 55 3.045 2.065 11.8 5.7 248 11.5
2026-05-18 00:00 UT 02 49 25.3 +15 20 54 3.041 2.064 12.2 5.9 249 11.5
2026-05-19 00:00 UT 02 51 36.8 +15 30 48 3.037 2.062 12.6 6.2 249 11.5
2026-05-20 00:00 UT 02 53 48.5 +15 40 37 3.034 2.061 13.0 6.4 249 11.5
2026-05-21 00:00 UT 02 56 00.5 +15 50 21 3.030 2.059 13.4 6.6 250 11.5
2026-05-22 00:00 UT 02 58 12.7 +16 00 00 3.026 2.058 13.8 6.8 250 11.5
2026-05-23 00:00 UT 03 00 25.3 +16 09 35 3.022 2.056 14.2 7.0 250 11.5
2026-05-24 00:00 UT 03 02 38.1 +16 19 04 3.018 2.054 14.7 7.2 251 11.5
2026-05-25 00:00 UT 03 04 51.2 +16 28 28 3.014 2.053 15.1 7.4 251 11.5
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.
