(471) Papagena |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 9 May 2025 | 11.5 | 2.392 AU | 3.015 AU | 00h39m | -08°34' | 43.9° | 17.0° |
Opposition | 10 Nov 2025 | 9.1 | 2.231 AU | 1.262 AU | 03h20m | +01°56' | 164.1° | 7.0° |
(471) Papagena - 2025-05-09
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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.
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The orbital elements of Papagena are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.2290234
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.8885289
i (Inclination) : 15.01908
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 83.77139
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 315.87748
M (Mean anomaly) : 326.52079
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 40.64340
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -10.39379
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.
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
2025-05-09 00:00 UT 00 39 47.2 -08 34 45 3.015 2.392 43.9 17.0 234 11.5
2025-05-09 10:22 UT 00 40 33.5 -08 30 42 3.011 2.391 44.1 17.1 234 11.5
2025-05-10 00:00 UT 00 41 34.4 -08 25 23 3.005 2.390 44.4 17.2 234 11.5
2025-05-11 00:00 UT 00 43 21.6 -08 16 03 2.996 2.388 44.8 17.3 234 11.5
2025-05-12 00:00 UT 00 45 08.6 -08 06 45 2.986 2.386 45.3 17.5 234 11.5
2025-05-13 00:00 UT 00 46 55.5 -07 57 30 2.977 2.385 45.8 17.7 235 11.5
2025-05-14 00:00 UT 00 48 42.3 -07 48 17 2.967 2.383 46.3 17.8 235 11.5
2025-05-15 00:00 UT 00 50 29.0 -07 39 06 2.957 2.381 46.7 18.0 235 11.5
2025-05-16 00:00 UT 00 52 15.6 -07 29 58 2.947 2.379 47.2 18.2 235 11.5
2025-05-17 00:00 UT 00 54 02.1 -07 20 53 2.938 2.377 47.7 18.3 235 11.5
2025-05-18 00:00 UT 00 55 48.4 -07 11 50 2.928 2.376 48.2 18.5 236 11.5
2025-05-19 00:00 UT 00 57 34.6 -07 02 49 2.918 2.374 48.6 18.7 236 11.5
2025-05-20 00:00 UT 00 59 20.7 -06 53 51 2.908 2.372 49.1 18.8 236 11.5
2025-05-21 00:00 UT 01 01 06.7 -06 44 57 2.898 2.370 49.6 19.0 236 11.5
2025-05-22 00:00 UT 01 02 52.6 -06 36 05 2.888 2.368 50.1 19.1 236 11.5
2025-05-23 00:00 UT 01 04 38.3 -06 27 16 2.877 2.367 50.5 19.3 237 11.5
2025-05-24 00:00 UT 01 06 23.9 -06 18 30 2.867 2.365 51.0 19.4 237 11.5
2025-05-25 00:00 UT 01 08 09.3 -06 09 47 2.857 2.363 51.5 19.6 237 11.5
2025-05-26 00:00 UT 01 09 54.6 -06 01 07 2.847 2.362 52.0 19.8 237 11.5
2025-05-27 00:00 UT 01 11 39.7 -05 52 30 2.836 2.360 52.5 19.9 237 11.5
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.