(120347) Salacia |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 9 Feb 2025 | 21.0 | 45.274 AU | 45.860 AU | 23h53m | +25°10' | 53.1° | 1.0° |
Opposition | 3 Oct 2025 | 20.8 | 45.316 AU | 44.403 AU | 23h58m | +26°40' | 155.5° | 0.5° |
(120347) Salacia - 2025-02-09
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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 Salacia are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1008570
a (Semimajor axis) : 42.2908310
i (Inclination) : 23.92694
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 280.19416
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 311.61534
M (Mean anomaly) : 129.11519
Epoch : 2024 Mar 31
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 234.37588
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -17.65071
P (Orbital period in years) : 275.02
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
2025-02-09 00:00 UT 23 53 31.1 +25 10 12 45.860 45.274 53.1 1.0 45 21.0
2025-02-09 15:03 UT 23 53 34.2 +25 10 15 45.867 45.274 52.5 1.0 45 20.9
2025-02-10 00:00 UT 23 53 36.0 +25 10 18 45.872 45.274 52.2 1.0 44 20.9
2025-02-11 00:00 UT 23 53 41.0 +25 10 24 45.884 45.274 51.3 1.0 44 20.9
2025-02-12 00:00 UT 23 53 46.0 +25 10 31 45.896 45.274 50.5 1.0 43 20.9
2025-02-13 00:00 UT 23 53 51.0 +25 10 39 45.908 45.274 49.6 1.0 43 20.9
2025-02-14 00:00 UT 23 53 56.1 +25 10 48 45.919 45.275 48.8 0.9 42 20.9
2025-02-15 00:00 UT 23 54 01.3 +25 10 58 45.930 45.275 48.0 0.9 41 20.9
2025-02-16 00:00 UT 23 54 06.5 +25 11 08 45.941 45.275 47.1 0.9 40 20.9
2025-02-17 00:00 UT 23 54 11.7 +25 11 19 45.952 45.275 46.3 0.9 40 20.9
2025-02-18 00:00 UT 23 54 17.0 +25 11 31 45.963 45.275 45.5 0.9 39 20.9
2025-02-19 00:00 UT 23 54 22.3 +25 11 43 45.973 45.276 44.7 0.9 38 20.9
2025-02-20 00:00 UT 23 54 27.7 +25 11 57 45.984 45.276 43.8 0.9 37 20.9
2025-02-21 00:00 UT 23 54 33.1 +25 12 10 45.994 45.276 43.0 0.9 37 20.9
2025-02-22 00:00 UT 23 54 38.6 +25 12 25 46.003 45.276 42.2 0.8 36 20.9
2025-02-23 00:00 UT 23 54 44.0 +25 12 41 46.013 45.276 41.5 0.8 35 20.9
2025-02-24 00:00 UT 23 54 49.6 +25 12 57 46.022 45.276 40.7 0.8 34 20.9
2025-02-25 00:00 UT 23 54 55.1 +25 13 14 46.032 45.277 39.9 0.8 33 20.9
2025-02-26 00:00 UT 23 55 00.7 +25 13 31 46.041 45.277 39.1 0.8 32 20.9
2025-02-27 00:00 UT 23 55 06.3 +25 13 49 46.049 45.277 38.4 0.8 31 20.9
2025-02-28 00:00 UT 23 55 12.0 +25 14 08 46.058 45.277 37.6 0.8 30 20.9
2025-03-01 00:00 UT 23 55 17.7 +25 14 28 46.066 45.277 36.9 0.8 29 20.9
2025-03-02 00:00 UT 23 55 23.4 +25 14 48 46.074 45.278 36.1 0.7 28 20.9
2025-03-03 00:00 UT 23 55 29.1 +25 15 09 46.082 45.278 35.4 0.7 27 20.9
2025-03-04 00:00 UT 23 55 34.9 +25 15 31 46.089 45.278 34.7 0.7 25 20.9
2025-03-05 00:00 UT 23 55 40.7 +25 15 54 46.097 45.278 34.0 0.7 24 20.9
2025-03-06 00:00 UT 23 55 46.5 +25 16 17 46.104 45.278 33.3 0.7 23 20.9
2025-03-07 00:00 UT 23 55 52.3 +25 16 40 46.110 45.278 32.7 0.7 22 20.9
2025-03-08 00:00 UT 23 55 58.1 +25 17 05 46.117 45.279 32.0 0.7 20 20.9
2025-03-09 00:00 UT 23 56 04.0 +25 17 30 46.123 45.279 31.4 0.7 19 20.9
2025-03-10 00:00 UT 23 56 09.9 +25 17 55 46.129 45.279 30.8 0.6 17 20.9
2025-03-11 00:00 UT 23 56 15.7 +25 18 22 46.135 45.279 30.2 0.6 16 20.9
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.