|
(20) Massalia |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 3 Nov 2025 | 11.2 | 2.106 AU | 2.425 AU | 10h48m | +06°59' | 59.7° | 24.0° |
| Opposition | 21 Mar 2026 | 9.0 | 2.287 AU | 1.291 AU | 12h01m | -00°46' | 179.4° | 0.2° |
(20) Massalia - 2025-11-03
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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 Massalia are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1437636
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.4084078
i (Inclination) : 0.70925
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 205.95443
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 257.23342
M (Mean anomaly) : 29.99984
Epoch : 2025 Nov 21
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 283.18690
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -0.69172
P (Orbital period in years) : 3.74
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
2025-11-03 00:00 UT 10 48 10.2 +06 59 33 2.425 2.106 59.7 24.0 292 11.2
2025-11-03 21:19 UT 10 49 42.1 +06 50 10 2.417 2.107 60.2 24.1 292 11.2
2025-11-04 00:00 UT 10 49 53.6 +06 48 59 2.416 2.107 60.2 24.1 292 11.2
2025-11-05 00:00 UT 10 51 36.5 +06 38 25 2.407 2.108 60.8 24.2 292 11.2
2025-11-06 00:00 UT 10 53 18.8 +06 27 53 2.397 2.109 61.3 24.4 292 11.2
2025-11-07 00:00 UT 10 55 00.6 +06 17 23 2.388 2.110 61.9 24.5 292 11.2
2025-11-08 00:00 UT 10 56 41.9 +06 06 54 2.379 2.111 62.4 24.6 292 11.2
2025-11-09 00:00 UT 10 58 22.6 +05 56 26 2.369 2.112 63.0 24.7 292 11.2
2025-11-10 00:00 UT 11 00 02.8 +05 46 00 2.360 2.113 63.5 24.8 292 11.2
2025-11-11 00:00 UT 11 01 42.4 +05 35 37 2.350 2.114 64.1 24.9 292 11.2
2025-11-12 00:00 UT 11 03 21.4 +05 25 15 2.340 2.115 64.6 25.0 292 11.2
2025-11-13 00:00 UT 11 04 59.9 +05 14 55 2.331 2.116 65.2 25.1 292 11.2
2025-11-14 00:00 UT 11 06 37.8 +05 04 37 2.321 2.117 65.8 25.2 293 11.2
2025-11-15 00:00 UT 11 08 15.1 +04 54 22 2.311 2.118 66.3 25.3 293 11.2
2025-11-16 00:00 UT 11 09 51.8 +04 44 09 2.302 2.119 66.9 25.4 293 11.1
2025-11-17 00:00 UT 11 11 27.9 +04 33 58 2.292 2.120 67.5 25.5 293 11.1
2025-11-18 00:00 UT 11 13 03.3 +04 23 51 2.282 2.121 68.0 25.6 293 11.1
2025-11-19 00:00 UT 11 14 38.1 +04 13 46 2.272 2.122 68.6 25.7 293 11.1
2025-11-20 00:00 UT 11 16 12.3 +04 03 44 2.262 2.123 69.2 25.8 293 11.1
2025-11-21 00:00 UT 11 17 45.9 +03 53 45 2.252 2.124 69.8 25.9 293 11.1
2025-11-22 00:00 UT 11 19 18.8 +03 43 49 2.242 2.125 70.4 26.0 293 11.1
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.
