|
(345) Tercidina |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 25 Nov 2025 | 13.9 | 2.456 AU | 3.440 AU | 15h57m | -17°09' | 3.7° | 1.5° |
| Opposition | 22 Jul 2026 | 12.3 | 2.436 AU | 1.445 AU | 19h55m | -03°54' | 163.4° | 6.8° |
(345) Tercidina - 2025-11-25
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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) : 0.0612615
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.3253263
i (Inclination) : 9.74347
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 212.57571
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 230.24470
M (Mean anomaly) : 153.75500
Epoch : 2025 Nov 21
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 262.41059
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -7.47575
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.
Ephemerides:
Date Time RA (2000) DEC (2000) delta radius elong phase PA magn
2025-11-25 00:00 UT 15 57 34.6 -17 09 14 3.440 2.456 3.7 1.5 343 13.9
2025-11-25 05:23 UT 15 58 00.6 -17 10 08 3.440 2.456 3.8 1.5 341 13.9
2025-11-26 00:00 UT 15 59 30.6 -17 13 15 3.440 2.456 4.0 1.6 336 13.9
2025-11-27 00:00 UT 16 01 26.6 -17 17 11 3.439 2.456 4.4 1.8 330 13.9
2025-11-28 00:00 UT 16 03 22.6 -17 21 01 3.438 2.457 4.8 1.9 325 13.9
2025-11-29 00:00 UT 16 05 18.8 -17 24 47 3.438 2.457 5.2 2.1 321 13.9
2025-11-30 00:00 UT 16 07 15.0 -17 28 27 3.437 2.457 5.6 2.3 318 13.9
2025-12-01 00:00 UT 16 09 11.3 -17 32 01 3.436 2.457 6.1 2.4 315 14.0
2025-12-02 00:00 UT 16 11 07.6 -17 35 31 3.434 2.458 6.6 2.6 312 14.0
2025-12-03 00:00 UT 16 13 04.0 -17 38 55 3.433 2.458 7.0 2.8 310 14.0
2025-12-04 00:00 UT 16 15 00.4 -17 42 13 3.432 2.458 7.5 3.0 308 14.0
2025-12-05 00:00 UT 16 16 56.9 -17 45 26 3.430 2.458 8.0 3.2 306 14.0
2025-12-06 00:00 UT 16 18 53.4 -17 48 34 3.429 2.458 8.6 3.4 304 14.0
2025-12-07 00:00 UT 16 20 49.9 -17 51 36 3.427 2.459 9.1 3.6 303 14.0
2025-12-08 00:00 UT 16 22 46.5 -17 54 32 3.425 2.459 9.6 3.8 301 14.0
2025-12-09 00:00 UT 16 24 43.1 -17 57 23 3.423 2.459 10.1 4.0 300 14.0
2025-12-10 00:00 UT 16 26 39.8 -18 00 08 3.421 2.459 10.6 4.2 299 14.1
2025-12-11 00:00 UT 16 28 36.5 -18 02 48 3.418 2.460 11.2 4.4 298 14.1
2025-12-12 00:00 UT 16 30 33.2 -18 05 22 3.416 2.460 11.7 4.7 297 14.1
2025-12-13 00:00 UT 16 32 29.9 -18 07 50 3.413 2.460 12.2 4.9 296 14.1
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.
