(451) Patientia |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Opposition | 27 Apr 2025 | 11.6 | 3.246 AU | 2.271 AU | 14h44m | +02°13' | 162.7° | 5.3° |
Today | 9 May 2025 | 11.6 | 3.250 AU | 2.287 AU | 14h34m | +02°24' | 159.1° | 6.4° |
(451) Patientia - 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.
(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 Patientia are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.0697885
a (Semimajor axis) : 3.0636631
i (Inclination) : 15.20648
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 88.99596
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 337.10371
M (Mean anomaly) : 147.84745
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 66.82247
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -5.85728
P (Orbital period in years) : 5.36
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 14 34 59.1 +02 24 47 2.287 3.250 159.1 6.4 161 11.6
2025-05-09 17:40 UT 14 34 24.1 +02 24 54 2.289 3.250 158.6 6.5 159 11.7
2025-05-10 00:00 UT 14 34 11.6 +02 24 55 2.290 3.250 158.5 6.6 158 11.7
2025-05-11 00:00 UT 14 33 24.5 +02 24 55 2.293 3.250 157.8 6.8 156 11.7
2025-05-12 00:00 UT 14 32 37.8 +02 24 46 2.297 3.251 157.0 7.0 153 11.7
2025-05-13 00:00 UT 14 31 51.5 +02 24 28 2.301 3.251 156.3 7.2 151 11.7
2025-05-14 00:00 UT 14 31 05.7 +02 24 01 2.305 3.251 155.5 7.4 149 11.7
2025-05-15 00:00 UT 14 30 20.5 +02 23 26 2.309 3.252 154.7 7.6 147 11.7
2025-05-16 00:00 UT 14 29 35.8 +02 22 41 2.314 3.252 153.8 7.9 146 11.7
2025-05-17 00:00 UT 14 28 51.7 +02 21 48 2.319 3.252 153.0 8.1 144 11.8
2025-05-18 00:00 UT 14 28 08.2 +02 20 46 2.324 3.253 152.1 8.4 142 11.8
2025-05-19 00:00 UT 14 27 25.4 +02 19 34 2.329 3.253 151.3 8.6 141 11.8
2025-05-20 00:00 UT 14 26 43.3 +02 18 14 2.335 3.253 150.4 8.8 139 11.8
2025-05-21 00:00 UT 14 26 01.9 +02 16 45 2.341 3.254 149.5 9.1 138 11.8
2025-05-22 00:00 UT 14 25 21.2 +02 15 07 2.347 3.254 148.6 9.3 137 11.8
2025-05-23 00:00 UT 14 24 41.4 +02 13 20 2.354 3.254 147.6 9.6 136 11.9
2025-05-24 00:00 UT 14 24 02.4 +02 11 24 2.360 3.254 146.7 9.8 135 11.9
2025-05-25 00:00 UT 14 23 24.3 +02 09 20 2.367 3.255 145.8 10.1 134 11.9
2025-05-26 00:00 UT 14 22 47.0 +02 07 06 2.374 3.255 144.8 10.3 133 11.9
2025-05-27 00:00 UT 14 22 10.7 +02 04 44 2.381 3.255 143.9 10.6 132 11.9
2025-05-28 00:00 UT 14 21 35.3 +02 02 13 2.389 3.256 143.0 10.8 131 11.9
2025-05-29 00:00 UT 14 21 00.8 +01 59 34 2.397 3.256 142.0 11.0 130 11.9
2025-05-30 00:00 UT 14 20 27.4 +01 56 46 2.405 3.256 141.1 11.3 129 12.0
2025-05-31 00:00 UT 14 19 54.9 +01 53 49 2.413 3.256 140.1 11.5 128 12.0
2025-06-01 00:00 UT 14 19 23.5 +01 50 44 2.421 3.257 139.2 11.7 128 12.0
2025-06-02 00:00 UT 14 18 53.2 +01 47 31 2.430 3.257 138.2 12.0 127 12.0
2025-06-03 00:00 UT 14 18 23.9 +01 44 10 2.439 3.257 137.3 12.2 126 12.0
2025-06-04 00:00 UT 14 17 55.6 +01 40 41 2.448 3.258 136.3 12.4 126 12.0
2025-06-05 00:00 UT 14 17 28.5 +01 37 04 2.457 3.258 135.4 12.6 125 12.1
2025-06-06 00:00 UT 14 17 02.5 +01 33 19 2.466 3.258 134.4 12.9 124 12.1
2025-06-07 00:00 UT 14 16 37.6 +01 29 26 2.476 3.258 133.5 13.1 124 12.1
2025-06-08 00:00 UT 14 16 13.8 +01 25 26 2.486 3.259 132.5 13.3 123 12.1
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.