(225088) Gonggong |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 14 Feb 2025 | 21.4 | 89.520 AU | 90.492 AU | 22h29m | -10°33' | 9.9° | 0.1° |
Opposition | 28 Aug 2025 | 21.4 | 89.635 AU | 88.625 AU | 22h29m | -10°23' | 179.1° | 0.0° |
(225088) Gonggong - 2025-02-14
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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 Gonggong are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.4976969
a (Semimajor axis) : 67.3689423
i (Inclination) : 30.61495
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 336.85877
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 207.40253
M (Mean anomaly) : 108.30335
Epoch : 2022 Aug 09
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 0.90260
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -13.55532
P (Orbital period in years) : 552.95
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
2025-02-14 00:00 UT 22 29 06.7 -10 33 23 90.492 89.520 9.9 0.1 74 21.4
2025-02-14 15:05 UT 22 29 08.4 -10 33 12 90.495 89.521 9.3 0.1 74 21.4
2025-02-15 00:00 UT 22 29 09.3 -10 33 06 90.496 89.521 8.9 0.1 75 21.4
2025-02-16 00:00 UT 22 29 11.9 -10 32 49 90.499 89.521 8.0 0.1 75 21.4
2025-02-17 00:00 UT 22 29 14.5 -10 32 32 90.502 89.522 7.0 0.1 76 21.4
2025-02-18 00:00 UT 22 29 17.1 -10 32 15 90.505 89.523 6.0 0.1 78 21.4
2025-02-19 00:00 UT 22 29 19.8 -10 31 58 90.508 89.523 5.0 0.1 80 21.4
2025-02-20 00:00 UT 22 29 22.4 -10 31 41 90.510 89.524 4.0 0.0 82 21.4
2025-02-21 00:00 UT 22 29 25.0 -10 31 24 90.512 89.524 3.1 0.0 87 21.4
2025-02-22 00:00 UT 22 29 27.6 -10 31 07 90.513 89.525 2.1 0.0 95 21.4
2025-02-23 00:00 UT 22 29 30.2 -10 30 50 90.514 89.526 1.3 0.0 115 21.4
2025-02-24 00:00 UT 22 29 32.9 -10 30 33 90.515 89.526 1.0 0.0 163 21.4
2025-02-25 00:00 UT 22 29 35.5 -10 30 16 90.516 89.527 1.4 0.0 206 21.4
2025-02-26 00:00 UT 22 29 38.1 -10 29 59 90.516 89.527 2.3 0.0 223 21.4
2025-02-27 00:00 UT 22 29 40.8 -10 29 42 90.516 89.528 3.2 0.0 231 21.4
2025-02-28 00:00 UT 22 29 43.4 -10 29 25 90.516 89.528 4.2 0.0 235 21.4
2025-03-01 00:00 UT 22 29 46.0 -10 29 08 90.516 89.529 5.1 0.1 238 21.4
2025-03-02 00:00 UT 22 29 48.6 -10 28 51 90.515 89.530 6.1 0.1 239 21.4
2025-03-03 00:00 UT 22 29 51.2 -10 28 34 90.514 89.530 7.1 0.1 241 21.4
2025-03-04 00:00 UT 22 29 53.8 -10 28 18 90.512 89.531 8.1 0.1 242 21.4
2025-03-05 00:00 UT 22 29 56.4 -10 28 01 90.510 89.531 9.1 0.1 242 21.4
2025-03-06 00:00 UT 22 29 59.0 -10 27 44 90.508 89.532 10.0 0.1 243 21.4
2025-03-07 00:00 UT 22 30 01.6 -10 27 27 90.506 89.533 11.0 0.1 243 21.4
2025-03-08 00:00 UT 22 30 04.2 -10 27 11 90.503 89.533 12.0 0.1 244 21.4
2025-03-09 00:00 UT 22 30 06.8 -10 26 54 90.501 89.534 13.0 0.1 244 21.4
2025-03-10 00:00 UT 22 30 09.3 -10 26 38 90.497 89.534 14.0 0.2 245 21.5
2025-03-11 00:00 UT 22 30 11.9 -10 26 21 90.494 89.535 15.0 0.2 245 21.5
2025-03-12 00:00 UT 22 30 14.4 -10 26 05 90.490 89.536 16.0 0.2 245 21.5
2025-03-13 00:00 UT 22 30 17.0 -10 25 49 90.486 89.536 16.9 0.2 245 21.5
2025-03-14 00:00 UT 22 30 19.5 -10 25 33 90.482 89.537 17.9 0.2 245 21.5
2025-03-15 00:00 UT 22 30 22.0 -10 25 17 90.477 89.537 18.9 0.2 246 21.5
2025-03-16 00:00 UT 22 30 24.5 -10 25 01 90.472 89.538 19.9 0.2 246 21.5
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.