|
(24) Themis |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 7 Nov 2025 | 12.9 | 2.962 AU | 3.934 AU | 14h09m | -13°02' | 9.8° | 3.3° |
| Opposition | 30 May 2026 | 11.5 | 3.188 AU | 2.174 AU | 16h29m | -22°24' | 179.3° | 0.2° |
(24) Themis - 2025-11-07
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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 Themis are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1153430
a (Semimajor axis) : 3.1432542
i (Inclination) : 0.73670
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 36.39207
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 109.10768
M (Mean anomaly) : 56.76453
Epoch : 2025 Nov 21
L (Longitude of perihelion) : -34.49878
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 0.69611
P (Orbital period in years) : 5.57
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
2025-11-07 00:00 UT 14 09 42.0 -13 02 07 3.934 2.962 9.8 3.3 290 12.9
2025-11-07 02:47 UT 14 09 52.6 -13 03 03 3.934 2.962 9.9 3.3 290 12.9
2025-11-08 00:00 UT 14 11 13.8 -13 10 11 3.932 2.963 10.4 3.5 290 12.9
2025-11-09 00:00 UT 14 12 45.6 -13 18 12 3.930 2.964 11.0 3.7 290 12.9
2025-11-10 00:00 UT 14 14 17.4 -13 26 11 3.928 2.965 11.6 3.9 290 12.9
2025-11-11 00:00 UT 14 15 49.2 -13 34 07 3.926 2.966 12.2 4.1 289 12.9
2025-11-12 00:00 UT 14 17 21.0 -13 42 01 3.924 2.967 12.8 4.3 289 12.9
2025-11-13 00:00 UT 14 18 52.8 -13 49 52 3.922 2.968 13.5 4.4 289 12.9
2025-11-14 00:00 UT 14 20 24.6 -13 57 41 3.919 2.969 14.1 4.6 289 13.0
2025-11-15 00:00 UT 14 21 56.4 -14 05 26 3.917 2.970 14.7 4.8 289 13.0
2025-11-16 00:00 UT 14 23 28.1 -14 13 09 3.914 2.971 15.3 5.0 289 13.0
2025-11-17 00:00 UT 14 24 59.9 -14 20 49 3.911 2.972 15.9 5.2 289 13.0
2025-11-18 00:00 UT 14 26 31.6 -14 28 26 3.908 2.973 16.5 5.4 289 13.0
2025-11-19 00:00 UT 14 28 03.3 -14 36 01 3.905 2.975 17.1 5.6 289 13.0
2025-11-20 00:00 UT 14 29 34.9 -14 43 32 3.901 2.976 17.8 5.8 288 13.0
2025-11-21 00:00 UT 14 31 06.5 -14 51 00 3.898 2.977 18.4 6.0 288 13.0
2025-11-22 00:00 UT 14 32 38.1 -14 58 26 3.894 2.978 19.0 6.2 288 13.0
2025-11-23 00:00 UT 14 34 09.6 -15 05 48 3.890 2.979 19.6 6.4 288 13.0
2025-11-24 00:00 UT 14 35 41.0 -15 13 08 3.886 2.980 20.3 6.6 288 13.0
2025-11-25 00:00 UT 14 37 12.4 -15 20 24 3.882 2.981 20.9 6.8 288 13.0
2025-11-26 00:00 UT 14 38 43.7 -15 27 37 3.878 2.982 21.5 7.0 288 13.1
2025-11-27 00:00 UT 14 40 14.9 -15 34 47 3.874 2.983 22.1 7.2 288 13.1
2025-11-28 00:00 UT 14 41 46.1 -15 41 54 3.869 2.984 22.8 7.3 288 13.1
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.
