(120347) Salacia |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 19 Jul 2025 | 20.9 | 45.301 AU | 45.064 AU | 00h03m | +26°45' | 102.9° | 1.3° |
Opposition | 3 Oct 2025 | 20.8 | 45.315 AU | 44.402 AU | 23h58m | +26°40' | 155.5° | 0.5° |
(120347) Salacia - 2025-07-19
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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) : 0.1023366
a (Semimajor axis) : 42.1756119
i (Inclination) : 23.92716
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 280.25298
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 310.11828
M (Mean anomaly) : 132.09199
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 232.92425
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -18.06824
P (Orbital period in years) : 273.90
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
2025-07-19 00:00 UT 00 03 24.0 +26 45 03 45.064 45.301 102.9 1.3 238 20.9
2025-07-19 04:34 UT 00 03 23.7 +26 45 08 45.061 45.302 103.1 1.3 238 20.9
2025-07-20 00:00 UT 00 03 22.4 +26 45 27 45.049 45.302 103.8 1.2 238 20.9
2025-07-21 00:00 UT 00 03 20.7 +26 45 50 45.034 45.302 104.6 1.2 237 20.9
2025-07-22 00:00 UT 00 03 19.0 +26 46 12 45.020 45.302 105.5 1.2 237 20.9
2025-07-23 00:00 UT 00 03 17.2 +26 46 34 45.005 45.302 106.4 1.2 237 20.9
2025-07-24 00:00 UT 00 03 15.3 +26 46 55 44.991 45.302 107.2 1.2 236 20.9
2025-07-25 00:00 UT 00 03 13.3 +26 47 15 44.976 45.303 108.1 1.2 236 20.9
2025-07-26 00:00 UT 00 03 11.3 +26 47 34 44.962 45.303 109.0 1.2 235 20.9
2025-07-27 00:00 UT 00 03 09.1 +26 47 53 44.948 45.303 109.8 1.2 235 20.9
2025-07-28 00:00 UT 00 03 06.9 +26 48 11 44.934 45.303 110.7 1.2 234 20.9
2025-07-29 00:00 UT 00 03 04.6 +26 48 29 44.920 45.303 111.6 1.2 234 20.9
2025-07-30 00:00 UT 00 03 02.3 +26 48 45 44.906 45.303 112.4 1.2 233 20.9
2025-07-31 00:00 UT 00 02 59.8 +26 49 01 44.893 45.304 113.3 1.2 233 20.9
2025-08-01 00:00 UT 00 02 57.3 +26 49 17 44.879 45.304 114.2 1.2 233 20.9
2025-08-02 00:00 UT 00 02 54.7 +26 49 31 44.865 45.304 115.0 1.2 232 20.9
2025-08-03 00:00 UT 00 02 52.1 +26 49 45 44.852 45.304 115.9 1.2 232 20.9
2025-08-04 00:00 UT 00 02 49.4 +26 49 58 44.839 45.304 116.7 1.1 231 20.9
2025-08-05 00:00 UT 00 02 46.6 +26 50 10 44.826 45.304 117.6 1.1 231 20.9
2025-08-06 00:00 UT 00 02 43.7 +26 50 22 44.813 45.305 118.4 1.1 230 20.9
2025-08-07 00:00 UT 00 02 40.8 +26 50 33 44.800 45.305 119.3 1.1 230 20.9
2025-08-08 00:00 UT 00 02 37.8 +26 50 43 44.787 45.305 120.1 1.1 229 20.9
2025-08-09 00:00 UT 00 02 34.7 +26 50 52 44.775 45.305 121.0 1.1 228 20.9
2025-08-10 00:00 UT 00 02 31.6 +26 51 01 44.762 45.305 121.8 1.1 228 20.9
2025-08-11 00:00 UT 00 02 28.4 +26 51 08 44.750 45.305 122.7 1.1 227 20.9
2025-08-12 00:00 UT 00 02 25.1 +26 51 16 44.738 45.306 123.5 1.1 227 20.9
2025-08-13 00:00 UT 00 02 21.8 +26 51 22 44.726 45.306 124.4 1.1 226 20.9
2025-08-14 00:00 UT 00 02 18.4 +26 51 27 44.714 45.306 125.2 1.0 226 20.9
2025-08-15 00:00 UT 00 02 15.0 +26 51 32 44.703 45.306 126.0 1.0 225 20.9
2025-08-16 00:00 UT 00 02 11.5 +26 51 36 44.691 45.306 126.9 1.0 224 20.9
2025-08-17 00:00 UT 00 02 07.9 +26 51 40 44.680 45.307 127.7 1.0 224 20.9
2025-08-18 00:00 UT 00 02 04.3 +26 51 42 44.669 45.307 128.5 1.0 223 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.