|
(146) Lucina |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 22 Oct 2026 | 14.0 | 2.640 AU | 3.405 AU | 11h59m | +10°54' | 34.0° | 12.2° |
| Opposition | 17 Apr 2027 | 12.0 | 2.559 AU | 1.585 AU | 14h07m | +06°12' | 162.1° | 6.9° |
(146) Lucina - 2026-10-22
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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 Lucina are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.0639324
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.7207385
i (Inclination) : 13.08807
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 83.90943
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 145.35754
M (Mean anomaly) : 271.33824
Epoch : 2026 Jun 09
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 49.96890
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 7.39595
P (Orbital period in years) : 4.49
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
2026-10-22 00:00 UT 11 59 33.1 +10 54 14 3.405 2.640 34.0 12.2 309 14.0
2026-10-22 07:54 UT 12 00 04.9 +10 51 23 3.403 2.640 34.2 12.2 309 14.0
2026-10-23 00:00 UT 12 01 09.9 +10 45 36 3.397 2.639 34.6 12.4 309 14.0
2026-10-24 00:00 UT 12 02 46.5 +10 36 60 3.389 2.639 35.1 12.5 308 14.0
2026-10-25 00:00 UT 12 04 23.0 +10 28 25 3.381 2.638 35.7 12.7 308 14.0
2026-10-26 00:00 UT 12 05 59.3 +10 19 53 3.373 2.637 36.2 12.9 308 14.0
2026-10-27 00:00 UT 12 07 35.4 +10 11 22 3.365 2.637 36.8 13.0 308 14.0
2026-10-28 00:00 UT 12 09 11.4 +10 02 53 3.356 2.636 37.3 13.2 307 14.0
2026-10-29 00:00 UT 12 10 47.2 +09 54 27 3.348 2.636 37.9 13.4 307 14.0
2026-10-30 00:00 UT 12 12 22.9 +09 46 03 3.339 2.635 38.5 13.6 307 14.0
2026-10-31 00:00 UT 12 13 58.4 +09 37 40 3.331 2.634 39.0 13.7 307 14.0
2026-11-01 00:00 UT 12 15 33.7 +09 29 21 3.322 2.634 39.6 13.9 306 14.0
2026-11-02 00:00 UT 12 17 08.8 +09 21 03 3.313 2.633 40.1 14.1 306 14.0
2026-11-03 00:00 UT 12 18 43.8 +09 12 48 3.304 2.633 40.7 14.2 306 14.0
2026-11-04 00:00 UT 12 20 18.6 +09 04 36 3.295 2.632 41.3 14.4 306 14.0
2026-11-05 00:00 UT 12 21 53.1 +08 56 26 3.286 2.631 41.8 14.6 306 14.0
2026-11-06 00:00 UT 12 23 27.5 +08 48 19 3.276 2.631 42.4 14.7 305 14.0
2026-11-07 00:00 UT 12 25 01.7 +08 40 14 3.267 2.630 43.0 14.9 305 14.0
2026-11-08 00:00 UT 12 26 35.7 +08 32 13 3.257 2.630 43.6 15.1 305 14.0
2026-11-09 00:00 UT 12 28 09.5 +08 24 14 3.248 2.629 44.1 15.2 305 14.0
2026-11-10 00:00 UT 12 29 43.1 +08 16 19 3.238 2.628 44.7 15.4 304 14.0
2026-11-11 00:00 UT 12 31 16.5 +08 08 26 3.228 2.628 45.3 15.5 304 14.0
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.
