|
(116) Sirona |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 4 Dec 2025 | 13.0 | 2.415 AU | 2.922 AU | 13h23m | -05°59' | 50.3° | 18.3° |
| Opposition | 3 May 2026 | 10.9 | 2.567 AU | 1.559 AU | 14h44m | -13°44' | 177.9° | 0.8° |
(116) Sirona - 2025-12-04
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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 Sirona are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1380527
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.7683960
i (Inclination) : 3.56136
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 63.67471
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 93.95980
M (Mean anomaly) : 16.48866
Epoch : 2025 Nov 21
L (Longitude of perihelion) : -22.35785
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 3.55285
P (Orbital period in years) : 4.61
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
2025-12-04 00:00 UT 13 23 15.4 -05 59 48 2.922 2.415 50.3 18.3 294 13.0
2025-12-04 23:01 UT 13 24 48.0 -06 08 55 2.913 2.415 50.8 18.4 294 13.0
2025-12-05 00:00 UT 13 24 51.9 -06 09 18 2.913 2.415 50.9 18.5 294 13.0
2025-12-06 00:00 UT 13 26 28.2 -06 18 44 2.904 2.416 51.5 18.6 294 13.0
2025-12-07 00:00 UT 13 28 04.2 -06 28 07 2.894 2.417 52.0 18.8 294 13.0
2025-12-08 00:00 UT 13 29 39.9 -06 37 25 2.885 2.417 52.6 18.9 294 13.0
2025-12-09 00:00 UT 13 31 15.2 -06 46 40 2.875 2.418 53.2 19.0 293 13.0
2025-12-10 00:00 UT 13 32 50.3 -06 55 50 2.866 2.419 53.8 19.2 293 13.0
2025-12-11 00:00 UT 13 34 25.1 -07 04 57 2.856 2.419 54.4 19.3 293 13.0
2025-12-12 00:00 UT 13 35 59.6 -07 13 60 2.846 2.420 55.0 19.5 293 13.0
2025-12-13 00:00 UT 13 37 33.7 -07 22 58 2.836 2.421 55.6 19.6 293 13.0
2025-12-14 00:00 UT 13 39 07.5 -07 31 53 2.826 2.421 56.2 19.7 293 12.9
2025-12-15 00:00 UT 13 40 40.9 -07 40 43 2.816 2.422 56.8 19.9 293 12.9
2025-12-16 00:00 UT 13 42 14.0 -07 49 29 2.806 2.423 57.4 20.0 293 12.9
2025-12-17 00:00 UT 13 43 46.8 -07 58 10 2.796 2.423 58.0 20.2 293 12.9
2025-12-18 00:00 UT 13 45 19.1 -08 06 47 2.786 2.424 58.6 20.3 292 12.9
2025-12-19 00:00 UT 13 46 51.1 -08 15 20 2.776 2.425 59.2 20.4 292 12.9
2025-12-20 00:00 UT 13 48 22.7 -08 23 48 2.765 2.425 59.9 20.5 292 12.9
2025-12-21 00:00 UT 13 49 53.9 -08 32 12 2.755 2.426 60.5 20.7 292 12.9
2025-12-22 00:00 UT 13 51 24.6 -08 40 31 2.745 2.427 61.1 20.8 292 12.9
2025-12-23 00:00 UT 13 52 55.0 -08 48 46 2.734 2.428 61.7 20.9 292 12.9
2025-12-24 00:00 UT 13 54 24.9 -08 56 55 2.723 2.428 62.3 21.0 292 12.9
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.
