|
(471) Papagena |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 22 Aug 2026 | 11.8 | 2.710 AU | 3.654 AU | 09h08m | +24°23' | 17.9° | 6.6° |
| Opposition | 4 Mar 2027 | 11.0 | 3.145 AU | 2.201 AU | 11h37m | +25°52' | 158.6° | 6.6° |
(471) Papagena - 2026-08-22
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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 Papagena are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.2290648
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.8886020
i (Inclination) : 15.01904
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 83.77124
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 315.90308
M (Mean anomaly) : 6.65837
Epoch : 2025 Nov 21
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 40.66880
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -10.38892
P (Orbital period in years) : 4.91
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
2026-08-22 00:00 UT 09 08 10.7 +24 23 09 3.654 2.710 17.9 6.6 311 11.8
2026-08-22 13:59 UT 09 09 13.0 +24 20 17 3.653 2.711 18.2 6.7 311 11.8
2026-08-23 00:00 UT 09 09 57.6 +24 18 14 3.652 2.712 18.5 6.8 311 11.8
2026-08-24 00:00 UT 09 11 44.2 +24 13 18 3.650 2.714 19.0 7.0 310 11.8
2026-08-25 00:00 UT 09 13 30.5 +24 08 20 3.649 2.717 19.5 7.1 310 11.8
2026-08-26 00:00 UT 09 15 16.5 +24 03 20 3.647 2.719 20.0 7.3 310 11.9
2026-08-27 00:00 UT 09 17 02.1 +23 58 19 3.644 2.721 20.5 7.5 309 11.9
2026-08-28 00:00 UT 09 18 47.4 +23 53 16 3.642 2.724 21.1 7.7 309 11.9
2026-08-29 00:00 UT 09 20 32.4 +23 48 12 3.640 2.726 21.6 7.8 308 11.9
2026-08-30 00:00 UT 09 22 17.1 +23 43 07 3.637 2.729 22.1 8.0 308 11.9
2026-08-31 00:00 UT 09 24 01.5 +23 38 00 3.635 2.731 22.7 8.2 308 11.9
2026-09-01 00:00 UT 09 25 45.5 +23 32 53 3.632 2.733 23.2 8.4 307 11.9
2026-09-02 00:00 UT 09 27 29.2 +23 27 44 3.629 2.736 23.7 8.5 307 11.9
2026-09-03 00:00 UT 09 29 12.6 +23 22 34 3.626 2.738 24.3 8.7 307 11.9
2026-09-04 00:00 UT 09 30 55.7 +23 17 24 3.623 2.741 24.8 8.9 307 11.9
2026-09-05 00:00 UT 09 32 38.4 +23 12 12 3.620 2.743 25.4 9.1 306 11.9
2026-09-06 00:00 UT 09 34 20.8 +23 07 00 3.616 2.745 25.9 9.2 306 11.9
2026-09-07 00:00 UT 09 36 02.8 +23 01 47 3.613 2.748 26.5 9.4 306 11.9
2026-09-08 00:00 UT 09 37 44.5 +22 56 34 3.609 2.750 27.0 9.6 306 12.0
2026-09-09 00:00 UT 09 39 25.9 +22 51 20 3.606 2.752 27.6 9.8 306 12.0
2026-09-10 00:00 UT 09 41 06.9 +22 46 06 3.602 2.755 28.1 9.9 305 12.0
2026-09-11 00:00 UT 09 42 47.6 +22 40 51 3.598 2.757 28.7 10.1 305 12.0
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.
