(201) Penelope |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 25 Jun 2025 | 13.9 | 2.763 AU | 3.773 AU | 05h58m | +19°30' | 5.4° | 2.0° |
Opposition | 28 Jan 2026 | 12.8 | 3.072 AU | 2.089 AU | 08h39m | +14°12' | 175.9° | 1.3° |
(201) Penelope - 2025-06-25
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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 Penelope are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1794358
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.6803136
i (Inclination) : 5.75565
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 156.86887
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 181.33806
M (Mean anomaly) : 78.29807
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 158.20019
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -0.13418
P (Orbital period in years) : 4.39
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
2025-06-25 00:00 UT 05 58 18.3 +19 30 47 3.773 2.763 5.4 2.0 224 13.9
2025-06-25 04:22 UT 05 58 37.2 +19 30 51 3.773 2.763 5.5 2.0 224 13.9
2025-06-26 00:00 UT 06 00 02.1 +19 31 04 3.774 2.765 5.8 2.1 228 13.9
2025-06-27 00:00 UT 06 01 45.8 +19 31 16 3.775 2.766 6.2 2.3 231 13.9
2025-06-28 00:00 UT 06 03 29.4 +19 31 23 3.775 2.768 6.7 2.4 235 13.9
2025-06-29 00:00 UT 06 05 12.9 +19 31 25 3.776 2.770 7.1 2.6 237 13.9
2025-06-30 00:00 UT 06 06 56.2 +19 31 22 3.776 2.772 7.6 2.8 240 14.0
2025-07-01 00:00 UT 06 08 39.3 +19 31 15 3.777 2.774 8.0 2.9 242 14.0
2025-07-02 00:00 UT 06 10 22.4 +19 31 04 3.777 2.775 8.5 3.1 244 14.0
2025-07-03 00:00 UT 06 12 05.2 +19 30 47 3.777 2.777 9.0 3.3 246 14.0
2025-07-04 00:00 UT 06 13 47.9 +19 30 27 3.777 2.779 9.5 3.5 247 14.0
2025-07-05 00:00 UT 06 15 30.5 +19 30 01 3.776 2.781 10.0 3.6 249 14.0
2025-07-06 00:00 UT 06 17 12.8 +19 29 31 3.776 2.783 10.5 3.8 250 14.0
2025-07-07 00:00 UT 06 18 55.1 +19 28 57 3.775 2.784 11.0 4.0 252 14.0
2025-07-08 00:00 UT 06 20 37.1 +19 28 18 3.775 2.786 11.5 4.2 253 14.1
2025-07-09 00:00 UT 06 22 18.9 +19 27 35 3.774 2.788 12.1 4.4 254 14.1
2025-07-10 00:00 UT 06 24 00.6 +19 26 47 3.773 2.790 12.6 4.6 255 14.1
2025-07-11 00:00 UT 06 25 42.1 +19 25 55 3.772 2.791 13.1 4.7 256 14.1
2025-07-12 00:00 UT 06 27 23.4 +19 24 58 3.771 2.793 13.6 4.9 257 14.1
2025-07-13 00:00 UT 06 29 04.5 +19 23 57 3.769 2.795 14.2 5.1 257 14.1
2025-07-14 00:00 UT 06 30 45.4 +19 22 52 3.768 2.797 14.7 5.3 258 14.1
2025-07-15 00:00 UT 06 32 26.1 +19 21 42 3.766 2.798 15.2 5.5 259 14.1
2025-07-16 00:00 UT 06 34 06.7 +19 20 29 3.764 2.800 15.8 5.7 260 14.1
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.