|
(26) Proserpina |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 7 Nov 2025 | 12.9 | 2.609 AU | 3.140 AU | 11h45m | +04°29' | 49.5° | 16.8° |
| Opposition | 4 Apr 2026 | 10.5 | 2.484 AU | 1.485 AU | 13h01m | -03°13' | 176.8° | 1.3° |
(26) Proserpina - 2025-11-07
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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 Proserpina are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.0886309
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.6551427
i (Inclination) : 3.55452
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 45.68524
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 196.05663
M (Mean anomaly) : 289.59074
Epoch : 2025 Nov 21
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 61.71257
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -0.98255
P (Orbital period in years) : 4.33
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
2025-11-07 00:00 UT 11 45 56.5 +04 29 46 3.140 2.609 49.5 16.8 296 12.9
2025-11-07 07:49 UT 11 46 25.0 +04 26 47 3.137 2.608 49.7 16.9 296 12.9
2025-11-08 00:00 UT 11 47 23.8 +04 20 36 3.129 2.608 50.1 17.0 296 12.9
2025-11-09 00:00 UT 11 48 50.8 +04 11 28 3.118 2.607 50.8 17.1 296 12.9
2025-11-10 00:00 UT 11 50 17.6 +04 02 22 3.107 2.606 51.4 17.3 296 12.9
2025-11-11 00:00 UT 11 51 44.0 +03 53 18 3.095 2.605 52.0 17.4 296 12.9
2025-11-12 00:00 UT 11 53 10.2 +03 44 15 3.084 2.604 52.6 17.6 296 12.9
2025-11-13 00:00 UT 11 54 36.1 +03 35 15 3.072 2.603 53.2 17.7 296 12.9
2025-11-14 00:00 UT 11 56 01.7 +03 26 16 3.060 2.602 53.8 17.9 295 12.9
2025-11-15 00:00 UT 11 57 26.9 +03 17 20 3.049 2.601 54.5 18.0 295 12.9
2025-11-16 00:00 UT 11 58 51.9 +03 08 26 3.037 2.600 55.1 18.2 295 12.9
2025-11-17 00:00 UT 12 00 16.5 +02 59 33 3.025 2.599 55.7 18.3 295 12.9
2025-11-18 00:00 UT 12 01 40.9 +02 50 44 3.013 2.598 56.3 18.5 295 12.9
2025-11-19 00:00 UT 12 03 04.8 +02 41 56 3.001 2.597 57.0 18.6 295 12.9
2025-11-20 00:00 UT 12 04 28.5 +02 33 11 2.988 2.596 57.6 18.7 295 12.9
2025-11-21 00:00 UT 12 05 51.7 +02 24 29 2.976 2.596 58.2 18.9 295 12.9
2025-11-22 00:00 UT 12 07 14.7 +02 15 49 2.964 2.595 58.9 19.0 295 12.9
2025-11-23 00:00 UT 12 08 37.2 +02 07 12 2.951 2.594 59.5 19.2 295 12.9
2025-11-24 00:00 UT 12 09 59.4 +01 58 38 2.939 2.593 60.1 19.3 295 12.9
2025-11-25 00:00 UT 12 11 21.3 +01 50 06 2.927 2.592 60.8 19.4 295 12.9
2025-11-26 00:00 UT 12 12 42.7 +01 41 38 2.914 2.591 61.4 19.5 295 12.9
2025-11-27 00:00 UT 12 14 03.7 +01 33 12 2.901 2.590 62.1 19.7 295 12.8
2025-11-28 00:00 UT 12 15 24.4 +01 24 49 2.888 2.589 62.7 19.8 295 12.8
2025-11-29 00:00 UT 12 16 44.6 +01 16 30 2.876 2.588 63.4 19.9 295 12.8
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.
