(30) Urania
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	3 May 2025	12.3	2.430 AU	2.164 AU	20h49m	-18°39'	92.7°	24.5°
Opposition	1 Aug 2025	10.0	2.302 AU	1.287 AU	20h49m	-17°37'	179.2°	0.4°

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 Urania are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1268059
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3659895
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.09359
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 307.39688
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 87.13747
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 265.41004
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 34.53244
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 2.09098
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.64            
        

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
2025-05-03 00:00 UT   20 49 51.6   -18 39 21     2.164    2.430   92.7   24.5   254   12.3 
2025-05-03 06:09 UT   20 50 07.8   -18 38 13     2.160    2.429   92.9   24.5   254   12.3 
2025-05-04 00:00 UT   20 50 54.3   -18 34 55     2.150    2.428   93.4   24.5   254   12.3 
2025-05-05 00:00 UT   20 51 55.9   -18 30 31     2.136    2.427   94.1   24.5   254   12.3 
2025-05-06 00:00 UT   20 52 56.5   -18 26 10     2.122    2.425   94.8   24.5   254   12.3 
2025-05-07 00:00 UT   20 53 56.1   -18 21 51     2.109    2.424   95.6   24.5   254   12.3 
2025-05-08 00:00 UT   20 54 54.7   -18 17 35     2.095    2.423   96.3   24.5   254   12.2 
2025-05-09 00:00 UT   20 55 52.2   -18 13 22     2.081    2.421   97.0   24.4   254   12.2 
2025-05-10 00:00 UT   20 56 48.6   -18 09 11     2.067    2.420   97.8   24.4   254   12.2 
2025-05-11 00:00 UT   20 57 43.9   -18 05 04     2.054    2.419   98.5   24.4   254   12.2 
2025-05-12 00:00 UT   20 58 38.1   -18 00 59     2.040    2.417   99.2   24.4   254   12.2 
2025-05-13 00:00 UT   20 59 31.2   -17 56 58     2.027    2.416  100.0   24.3   254   12.2 
2025-05-14 00:00 UT   21 00 23.1   -17 53 00     2.013    2.415  100.7   24.3   254   12.1 
2025-05-15 00:00 UT   21 01 13.9   -17 49 06     1.999    2.413  101.5   24.2   254   12.1 
2025-05-16 00:00 UT   21 02 03.6   -17 45 15     1.986    2.412  102.2   24.2   254   12.1 
2025-05-17 00:00 UT   21 02 52.0   -17 41 28     1.973    2.410  103.0   24.1   254   12.1 
2025-05-18 00:00 UT   21 03 39.2   -17 37 45     1.959    2.409  103.8   24.1   254   12.1 
2025-05-19 00:00 UT   21 04 25.2   -17 34 06     1.946    2.408  104.5   24.0   254   12.0 
2025-05-20 00:00 UT   21 05 09.9   -17 30 31     1.932    2.406  105.3   23.9   254   12.0 
2025-05-21 00:00 UT   21 05 53.4   -17 27 00     1.919    2.405  106.1   23.8   253   12.0 
2025-05-22 00:00 UT   21 06 35.6   -17 23 34     1.906    2.404  106.9   23.8   253   12.0 
2025-05-23 00:00 UT   21 07 16.4   -17 20 12     1.893    2.402  107.7   23.7   253   12.0 
2025-05-24 00:00 UT   21 07 55.9   -17 16 55     1.880    2.401  108.5   23.6   253   12.0 
2025-05-25 00:00 UT   21 08 34.1   -17 13 43     1.867    2.399  109.3   23.5   253   11.9 
2025-05-26 00:00 UT   21 09 10.9   -17 10 36     1.854    2.398  110.1   23.4   253   11.9 
2025-05-27 00:00 UT   21 09 46.3   -17 07 34     1.841    2.397  110.9   23.3   253   11.9 
2025-05-28 00:00 UT   21 10 20.3   -17 04 37     1.828    2.395  111.7   23.1   253   11.9 
2025-05-29 00:00 UT   21 10 52.9   -17 01 46     1.815    2.394  112.5   23.0   253   11.9 
2025-05-30 00:00 UT   21 11 24.0   -16 58 60     1.802    2.392  113.3   22.9   253   11.8 
2025-05-31 00:00 UT   21 11 53.7   -16 56 19     1.790    2.391  114.2   22.8   253   11.8 
2025-06-01 00:00 UT   21 12 21.9   -16 53 45     1.777    2.390  115.0   22.6   253   11.8 
2025-06-02 00:00 UT   21 12 48.6   -16 51 15     1.765    2.388  115.9   22.5   253   11.8 

    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.