(225088) Gonggong |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 29 May 2025 | 21.5 | 89.577 AU | 89.542 AU | 22h32m | -10°13' | 91.6° | 0.6° |
Opposition | 28 Aug 2025 | 21.3 | 89.631 AU | 88.620 AU | 22h29m | -10°24' | 179.1° | 0.0° |
(225088) Gonggong - 2025-05-29
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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) : 0.5019870
a (Semimajor axis) : 66.9442668
i (Inclination) : 30.82486
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 336.84258
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 206.70459
M (Mean anomaly) : 111.03450
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 0.20626
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -13.31324
P (Orbital period in years) : 547.73
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
2025-05-29 00:00 UT 22 32 12.3 -10 13 03 89.542 89.577 91.6 0.6 248 21.5
2025-05-29 09:05 UT 22 32 12.3 -10 13 02 89.536 89.578 92.0 0.6 248 21.5
2025-05-30 00:00 UT 22 32 12.4 -10 13 01 89.526 89.578 92.6 0.6 248 21.5
2025-05-31 00:00 UT 22 32 12.4 -10 12 60 89.510 89.578 93.5 0.6 248 21.5
2025-06-01 00:00 UT 22 32 12.4 -10 12 59 89.493 89.579 94.5 0.6 248 21.5
2025-06-02 00:00 UT 22 32 12.4 -10 12 58 89.477 89.580 95.5 0.6 248 21.5
2025-06-03 00:00 UT 22 32 12.3 -10 12 58 89.461 89.580 96.4 0.6 248 21.5
2025-06-04 00:00 UT 22 32 12.1 -10 12 57 89.445 89.581 97.4 0.6 248 21.5
2025-06-05 00:00 UT 22 32 12.0 -10 12 57 89.428 89.581 98.3 0.6 248 21.5
2025-06-06 00:00 UT 22 32 11.8 -10 12 58 89.412 89.582 99.3 0.6 249 21.5
2025-06-07 00:00 UT 22 32 11.5 -10 12 58 89.396 89.583 100.3 0.6 249 21.5
2025-06-08 00:00 UT 22 32 11.2 -10 12 59 89.380 89.583 101.2 0.6 249 21.5
2025-06-09 00:00 UT 22 32 10.9 -10 12 60 89.364 89.584 102.2 0.6 249 21.5
2025-06-10 00:00 UT 22 32 10.5 -10 13 01 89.348 89.584 103.1 0.6 249 21.5
2025-06-11 00:00 UT 22 32 10.1 -10 13 02 89.332 89.585 104.1 0.6 249 21.5
2025-06-12 00:00 UT 22 32 09.6 -10 13 04 89.316 89.585 105.0 0.6 249 21.5
2025-06-13 00:00 UT 22 32 09.1 -10 13 06 89.301 89.586 106.0 0.6 249 21.5
2025-06-14 00:00 UT 22 32 08.6 -10 13 08 89.285 89.587 107.0 0.6 249 21.5
2025-06-15 00:00 UT 22 32 08.0 -10 13 10 89.269 89.587 107.9 0.6 249 21.5
2025-06-16 00:00 UT 22 32 07.4 -10 13 13 89.254 89.588 108.9 0.6 249 21.5
2025-06-17 00:00 UT 22 32 06.7 -10 13 16 89.238 89.588 109.8 0.6 249 21.5
2025-06-18 00:00 UT 22 32 06.0 -10 13 19 89.223 89.589 110.8 0.6 249 21.5
2025-06-19 00:00 UT 22 32 05.3 -10 13 22 89.208 89.590 111.7 0.6 249 21.5
2025-06-20 00:00 UT 22 32 04.5 -10 13 25 89.193 89.590 112.7 0.6 249 21.5
2025-06-21 00:00 UT 22 32 03.7 -10 13 29 89.178 89.591 113.7 0.6 249 21.5
2025-06-22 00:00 UT 22 32 02.8 -10 13 33 89.163 89.591 114.6 0.6 249 21.5
2025-06-23 00:00 UT 22 32 01.9 -10 13 37 89.148 89.592 115.6 0.6 249 21.5
2025-06-24 00:00 UT 22 32 01.0 -10 13 41 89.134 89.592 116.5 0.6 249 21.5
2025-06-25 00:00 UT 22 32 00.0 -10 13 46 89.119 89.593 117.5 0.6 249 21.5
2025-06-26 00:00 UT 22 31 59.0 -10 13 51 89.105 89.594 118.5 0.6 249 21.5
2025-06-27 00:00 UT 22 31 58.0 -10 13 56 89.090 89.594 119.4 0.6 249 21.5
2025-06-28 00:00 UT 22 31 56.9 -10 14 01 89.076 89.595 120.4 0.6 249 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.