|
(18) Melpomene |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 8 Nov 2025 | 11.6 | 2.699 AU | 3.679 AU | 15h06m | -09°57' | 7.4° | 2.7° |
| Opposition | 8 Jul 2026 | 8.9 | 2.209 AU | 1.206 AU | 19h04m | -09°27' | 166.9° | 6.0° |
(18) Melpomene - 2025-11-08
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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 Melpomene are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.2179620
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.2955570
i (Inclination) : 10.13086
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 150.32895
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 228.05175
M (Mean anomaly) : 227.26386
Epoch : 2025 Nov 21
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 197.93272
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -7.51716
P (Orbital period in years) : 3.48
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
2025-11-08 00:00 UT 15 06 22.3 -09 57 29 3.679 2.699 7.4 2.7 28 11.6
2025-11-08 19:28 UT 15 07 41.7 -10 02 51 3.678 2.698 7.3 2.7 24 11.6
2025-11-09 00:00 UT 15 08 00.3 -10 04 05 3.678 2.698 7.3 2.7 23 11.6
2025-11-10 00:00 UT 15 09 38.5 -10 10 38 3.676 2.697 7.3 2.7 18 11.6
2025-11-11 00:00 UT 15 11 16.9 -10 17 07 3.675 2.696 7.3 2.7 14 11.6
2025-11-12 00:00 UT 15 12 55.4 -10 23 32 3.673 2.694 7.3 2.7 9 11.6
2025-11-13 00:00 UT 15 14 34.2 -10 29 54 3.671 2.693 7.4 2.7 4 11.6
2025-11-14 00:00 UT 15 16 13.2 -10 36 13 3.670 2.692 7.5 2.8 360 11.6
2025-11-15 00:00 UT 15 17 52.3 -10 42 28 3.667 2.690 7.7 2.8 355 11.6
2025-11-16 00:00 UT 15 19 31.6 -10 48 39 3.665 2.689 7.9 2.9 351 11.6
2025-11-17 00:00 UT 15 21 11.1 -10 54 46 3.663 2.688 8.2 3.0 347 11.6
2025-11-18 00:00 UT 15 22 50.8 -11 00 50 3.660 2.686 8.5 3.1 344 11.6
2025-11-19 00:00 UT 15 24 30.6 -11 06 50 3.658 2.685 8.8 3.2 340 11.6
2025-11-20 00:00 UT 15 26 10.6 -11 12 46 3.655 2.684 9.1 3.4 337 11.6
2025-11-21 00:00 UT 15 27 50.7 -11 18 38 3.652 2.682 9.5 3.5 334 11.6
2025-11-22 00:00 UT 15 29 31.0 -11 24 26 3.649 2.681 9.9 3.6 332 11.6
2025-11-23 00:00 UT 15 31 11.4 -11 30 10 3.646 2.680 10.3 3.8 329 11.7
2025-11-24 00:00 UT 15 32 52.0 -11 35 50 3.642 2.678 10.7 3.9 327 11.7
2025-11-25 00:00 UT 15 34 32.7 -11 41 26 3.639 2.677 11.2 4.1 324 11.7
2025-11-26 00:00 UT 15 36 13.6 -11 46 57 3.635 2.676 11.6 4.3 322 11.7
2025-11-27 00:00 UT 15 37 54.6 -11 52 25 3.631 2.674 12.1 4.4 321 11.7
2025-11-28 00:00 UT 15 39 35.7 -11 57 48 3.627 2.673 12.6 4.6 319 11.7
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.
