(679) Pax |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 31 Aug 2025 | 14.8 | 2.926 AU | 3.899 AU | 10h23m | +21°42' | 13.3° | 4.6° |
Opposition | 18 Mar 2026 | 14.3 | 3.308 AU | 2.419 AU | 12h50m | +29°18' | 148.4° | 9.1° |
(679) Pax - 2025-08-31
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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 Pax are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.3101214
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.5864499
i (Inclination) : 24.41602
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 112.07314
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 267.08494
M (Mean anomaly) : 71.00881
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 198.87234
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -24.38237
P (Orbital period in years) : 4.16
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
2025-08-31 00:00 UT 10 23 51.9 +21 42 41 3.899 2.926 13.3 4.6 346 14.8
2025-08-31 08:22 UT 10 24 24.6 +21 40 51 3.899 2.927 13.5 4.6 345 14.8
2025-09-01 00:00 UT 10 25 25.7 +21 37 25 3.900 2.929 13.7 4.7 344 14.8
2025-09-02 00:00 UT 10 26 59.4 +21 32 10 3.900 2.932 14.1 4.8 342 14.8
2025-09-03 00:00 UT 10 28 32.9 +21 26 54 3.900 2.934 14.5 5.0 341 14.9
2025-09-04 00:00 UT 10 30 06.2 +21 21 39 3.899 2.937 15.0 5.1 339 14.9
2025-09-05 00:00 UT 10 31 39.3 +21 16 24 3.899 2.939 15.4 5.2 338 14.9
2025-09-06 00:00 UT 10 33 12.2 +21 11 09 3.899 2.942 15.9 5.4 336 14.9
2025-09-07 00:00 UT 10 34 44.9 +21 05 55 3.898 2.945 16.3 5.5 335 14.9
2025-09-08 00:00 UT 10 36 17.3 +21 00 42 3.897 2.947 16.8 5.7 334 14.9
2025-09-09 00:00 UT 10 37 49.6 +20 55 29 3.896 2.950 17.3 5.8 333 14.9
2025-09-10 00:00 UT 10 39 21.7 +20 50 17 3.895 2.952 17.8 6.0 332 14.9
2025-09-11 00:00 UT 10 40 53.6 +20 45 05 3.894 2.955 18.3 6.1 331 14.9
2025-09-12 00:00 UT 10 42 25.3 +20 39 54 3.893 2.958 18.8 6.3 330 14.9
2025-09-13 00:00 UT 10 43 56.7 +20 34 44 3.891 2.960 19.3 6.4 329 14.9
2025-09-14 00:00 UT 10 45 28.0 +20 29 35 3.890 2.963 19.8 6.6 328 14.9
2025-09-15 00:00 UT 10 46 59.0 +20 24 27 3.888 2.965 20.3 6.8 327 15.0
2025-09-16 00:00 UT 10 48 29.9 +20 19 19 3.886 2.968 20.8 6.9 326 15.0
2025-09-17 00:00 UT 10 50 00.5 +20 14 13 3.884 2.970 21.4 7.1 325 15.0
2025-09-18 00:00 UT 10 51 30.9 +20 09 09 3.882 2.973 21.9 7.2 324 15.0
2025-09-19 00:00 UT 10 53 01.2 +20 04 05 3.879 2.975 22.4 7.4 324 15.0
2025-09-20 00:00 UT 10 54 31.1 +19 59 03 3.877 2.978 23.0 7.6 323 15.0
2025-09-21 00:00 UT 10 56 00.9 +19 54 02 3.874 2.980 23.5 7.7 322 15.0
2025-09-22 00:00 UT 10 57 30.4 +19 49 03 3.871 2.983 24.1 7.9 322 15.0
2025-09-23 00:00 UT 10 58 59.8 +19 44 06 3.868 2.985 24.6 8.1 321 15.0
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.