(92) Undina |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 18 Jul 2025 | 13.2 | 3.465 AU | 3.888 AU | 11h49m | +10°45' | 58.4° | 14.5° |
Opposition | 16 May 2026 | 11.3 | 3.227 AU | 2.228 AU | 15h42m | -08°58' | 169.6° | 3.2° |
(92) Undina - 2025-07-18
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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 Undina are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1049890
a (Semimajor axis) : 3.1848901
i (Inclination) : 9.92326
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 101.39359
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 236.76975
M (Mean anomaly) : 203.39111
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 157.76627
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -8.28800
P (Orbital period in years) : 5.68
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
2025-07-18 00:00 UT 11 49 31.7 +10 45 10 3.888 3.465 58.4 14.5 108 13.2
2025-07-18 23:02 UT 11 50 24.5 +10 37 50 3.899 3.465 57.8 14.4 108 13.2
2025-07-19 00:00 UT 11 50 26.8 +10 37 31 3.899 3.465 57.7 14.4 108 13.2
2025-07-20 00:00 UT 11 51 22.2 +10 29 51 3.910 3.464 57.1 14.2 108 13.2
2025-07-21 00:00 UT 11 52 18.1 +10 22 09 3.922 3.464 56.4 14.1 108 13.2
2025-07-22 00:00 UT 11 53 14.5 +10 14 25 3.933 3.463 55.7 14.0 108 13.2
2025-07-23 00:00 UT 11 54 11.2 +10 06 39 3.944 3.463 55.0 13.9 108 13.2
2025-07-24 00:00 UT 11 55 08.4 +09 58 52 3.955 3.462 54.3 13.8 107 13.2
2025-07-25 00:00 UT 11 56 06.0 +09 51 03 3.966 3.462 53.7 13.7 107 13.2
2025-07-26 00:00 UT 11 57 04.0 +09 43 12 3.976 3.461 53.0 13.6 107 13.2
2025-07-27 00:00 UT 11 58 02.4 +09 35 20 3.987 3.461 52.3 13.4 107 13.2
2025-07-28 00:00 UT 11 59 01.1 +09 27 27 3.997 3.460 51.7 13.3 107 13.2
2025-07-29 00:00 UT 12 00 00.3 +09 19 32 4.008 3.460 51.0 13.2 107 13.2
2025-07-30 00:00 UT 12 00 59.8 +09 11 36 4.018 3.459 50.3 13.1 107 13.2
2025-07-31 00:00 UT 12 01 59.7 +09 03 38 4.028 3.459 49.7 12.9 106 13.2
2025-08-01 00:00 UT 12 02 59.9 +08 55 39 4.038 3.458 49.0 12.8 106 13.2
2025-08-02 00:00 UT 12 04 00.5 +08 47 39 4.048 3.458 48.3 12.7 106 13.2
2025-08-03 00:00 UT 12 05 01.5 +08 39 38 4.058 3.457 47.7 12.5 106 13.2
2025-08-04 00:00 UT 12 06 02.8 +08 31 35 4.068 3.457 47.0 12.4 106 13.2
2025-08-05 00:00 UT 12 07 04.4 +08 23 32 4.077 3.456 46.4 12.3 106 13.2
2025-08-06 00:00 UT 12 08 06.4 +08 15 27 4.087 3.455 45.7 12.1 105 13.2
2025-08-07 00:00 UT 12 09 08.7 +08 07 21 4.096 3.455 45.0 12.0 105 13.2
2025-08-08 00:00 UT 12 10 11.3 +07 59 15 4.105 3.454 44.4 11.9 105 13.2
2025-08-09 00:00 UT 12 11 14.2 +07 51 07 4.114 3.454 43.7 11.7 105 13.2
2025-08-10 00:00 UT 12 12 17.4 +07 42 59 4.123 3.453 43.1 11.6 105 13.2
2025-08-11 00:00 UT 12 13 20.9 +07 34 49 4.132 3.453 42.4 11.4 104 13.2
2025-08-12 00:00 UT 12 14 24.8 +07 26 39 4.141 3.452 41.8 11.3 104 13.2
2025-08-13 00:00 UT 12 15 28.9 +07 18 28 4.149 3.452 41.2 11.1 104 13.2
2025-08-14 00:00 UT 12 16 33.4 +07 10 16 4.158 3.451 40.5 11.0 104 13.2
2025-08-15 00:00 UT 12 17 38.1 +07 02 03 4.166 3.450 39.9 10.8 104 13.2
2025-08-16 00:00 UT 12 18 43.1 +06 53 50 4.174 3.450 39.2 10.7 103 13.2
2025-08-17 00:00 UT 12 19 48.4 +06 45 36 4.183 3.449 38.6 10.5 103 13.2
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.