(50) Virginia |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Opposition | 29 Jul 2025 | 11.7 | 2.191 AU | 1.177 AU | 20h33m | -14°46' | 176.1° | 1.8° |
Today | 29 Aug 2025 | 12.3 | 2.107 AU | 1.196 AU | 20h10m | -16°59' | 145.5° | 15.8° |
(50) Virginia - 2025-08-29
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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 Virginia are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.2846696
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.6516076
i (Inclination) : 2.83893
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 173.45131
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 200.06255
M (Mean anomaly) : 300.97941
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 193.49120
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -0.97353
P (Orbital period in years) : 4.32
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
2025-08-29 00:00 UT 20 10 44.7 -16 59 36 1.196 2.107 145.5 15.8 82 12.3
2025-08-29 23:08 UT 20 10 20.7 -17 03 06 1.200 2.105 144.4 16.2 82 12.3
2025-08-30 00:00 UT 20 10 19.9 -17 03 13 1.200 2.105 144.4 16.2 82 12.3
2025-08-31 00:00 UT 20 09 57.0 -17 06 45 1.204 2.102 143.3 16.7 82 12.3
2025-09-01 00:00 UT 20 09 36.1 -17 10 11 1.208 2.099 142.3 17.1 81 12.4
2025-09-02 00:00 UT 20 09 17.2 -17 13 32 1.213 2.097 141.2 17.5 81 12.4
2025-09-03 00:00 UT 20 09 00.4 -17 16 46 1.217 2.094 140.2 18.0 81 12.4
2025-09-04 00:00 UT 20 08 45.6 -17 19 55 1.222 2.092 139.2 18.4 81 12.4
2025-09-05 00:00 UT 20 08 32.8 -17 22 58 1.227 2.089 138.1 18.8 81 12.4
2025-09-06 00:00 UT 20 08 22.2 -17 25 54 1.232 2.087 137.1 19.2 81 12.5
2025-09-07 00:00 UT 20 08 13.6 -17 28 45 1.237 2.084 136.1 19.6 81 12.5
2025-09-08 00:00 UT 20 08 07.2 -17 31 29 1.243 2.081 135.1 20.0 80 12.5
2025-09-09 00:00 UT 20 08 02.9 -17 34 06 1.248 2.079 134.1 20.4 80 12.5
2025-09-10 00:00 UT 20 08 00.6 -17 36 37 1.254 2.076 133.1 20.7 80 12.5
2025-09-11 00:00 UT 20 08 00.6 -17 39 02 1.260 2.074 132.1 21.1 80 12.6
2025-09-12 00:00 UT 20 08 02.6 -17 41 19 1.265 2.072 131.2 21.5 80 12.6
2025-09-13 00:00 UT 20 08 06.8 -17 43 31 1.271 2.069 130.2 21.8 80 12.6
2025-09-14 00:00 UT 20 08 13.2 -17 45 35 1.278 2.067 129.3 22.1 80 12.6
2025-09-15 00:00 UT 20 08 21.7 -17 47 32 1.284 2.064 128.3 22.5 80 12.6
2025-09-16 00:00 UT 20 08 32.3 -17 49 23 1.290 2.062 127.4 22.8 80 12.7
2025-09-17 00:00 UT 20 08 45.1 -17 51 06 1.297 2.059 126.4 23.1 79 12.7
2025-09-18 00:00 UT 20 08 60.0 -17 52 42 1.303 2.057 125.5 23.4 79 12.7
2025-09-19 00:00 UT 20 09 17.0 -17 54 11 1.310 2.055 124.6 23.7 79 12.7
2025-09-20 00:00 UT 20 09 36.2 -17 55 33 1.317 2.052 123.7 24.0 79 12.7
2025-09-21 00:00 UT 20 09 57.5 -17 56 48 1.324 2.050 122.8 24.3 79 12.7
2025-09-22 00:00 UT 20 10 20.9 -17 57 55 1.331 2.048 121.9 24.6 79 12.8
2025-09-23 00:00 UT 20 10 46.5 -17 58 54 1.338 2.045 121.0 24.9 79 12.8
2025-09-24 00:00 UT 20 11 14.1 -17 59 46 1.345 2.043 120.2 25.1 79 12.8
2025-09-25 00:00 UT 20 11 43.8 -18 00 31 1.353 2.041 119.3 25.4 79 12.8
2025-09-26 00:00 UT 20 12 15.5 -18 01 08 1.360 2.038 118.4 25.6 78 12.8
2025-09-27 00:00 UT 20 12 49.3 -18 01 37 1.368 2.036 117.6 25.9 78 12.8
2025-09-28 00:00 UT 20 13 25.0 -18 01 58 1.375 2.034 116.7 26.1 78 12.9
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.