(345) Tercidina |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 2 Oct 2025 | 14.2 | 2.438 AU | 3.284 AU | 14h16m | -11°48' | 27.3° | 10.8° |
Opposition | 22 Jul 2026 | 12.3 | 2.435 AU | 1.444 AU | 19h55m | -03°54' | 163.4° | 6.8° |
(345) Tercidina - 2025-10-02
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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 Tercidina are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.0613536
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.3250137
i (Inclination) : 9.74417
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 212.57641
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 230.14242
M (Mean anomaly) : 98.25955
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 262.30870
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -7.46511
P (Orbital period in years) : 3.55
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
2025-10-02 00:00 UT 14 16 49.8 -11 48 23 3.284 2.438 27.3 10.8 106 14.2
2025-10-02 20:32 UT 14 18 21.3 -11 54 39 3.289 2.438 26.8 10.7 106 14.2
2025-10-03 00:00 UT 14 18 36.7 -11 55 42 3.290 2.438 26.7 10.6 106 14.2
2025-10-04 00:00 UT 14 20 23.8 -12 02 60 3.296 2.438 26.2 10.4 105 14.2
2025-10-05 00:00 UT 14 22 11.2 -12 10 15 3.301 2.439 25.7 10.2 105 14.2
2025-10-06 00:00 UT 14 23 58.7 -12 17 28 3.307 2.439 25.1 10.0 105 14.2
2025-10-07 00:00 UT 14 25 46.5 -12 24 39 3.312 2.440 24.6 9.8 104 14.2
2025-10-08 00:00 UT 14 27 34.4 -12 31 47 3.318 2.440 24.1 9.6 104 14.2
2025-10-09 00:00 UT 14 29 22.6 -12 38 54 3.323 2.440 23.6 9.4 104 14.2
2025-10-10 00:00 UT 14 31 11.0 -12 45 58 3.328 2.441 23.0 9.2 104 14.2
2025-10-11 00:00 UT 14 32 59.6 -12 52 59 3.333 2.441 22.5 9.0 103 14.2
2025-10-12 00:00 UT 14 34 48.5 -12 59 58 3.338 2.442 22.0 8.8 103 14.2
2025-10-13 00:00 UT 14 36 37.5 -13 06 54 3.343 2.442 21.5 8.6 103 14.2
2025-10-14 00:00 UT 14 38 26.7 -13 13 47 3.348 2.442 20.9 8.4 102 14.2
2025-10-15 00:00 UT 14 40 16.2 -13 20 38 3.353 2.443 20.4 8.2 102 14.2
2025-10-16 00:00 UT 14 42 05.9 -13 27 26 3.357 2.443 19.9 8.0 102 14.2
2025-10-17 00:00 UT 14 43 55.8 -13 34 12 3.361 2.443 19.3 7.8 101 14.2
2025-10-18 00:00 UT 14 45 45.9 -13 40 54 3.366 2.444 18.8 7.6 101 14.2
2025-10-19 00:00 UT 14 47 36.1 -13 47 33 3.370 2.444 18.3 7.3 100 14.2
2025-10-20 00:00 UT 14 49 26.6 -13 54 09 3.374 2.444 17.8 7.1 100 14.2
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.