Asteroid Vesta Ephemeris Calculator
Based on the U.S. Naval Observatory Asteroid Ephemeris, 1998
Date: (1800 to 2099) Y m d
Local Time (00h to 24h) H:M:S
Local Time Zone Offset ±H:M
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Std. Time = UT
Apply ΔT
+00:00:00
Daylight / Summer Time
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Longitude ±Deg.d M S
(Neg=W)
Latitude ±Deg.d M S
(Neg=S)
Sea Level Elevation
(± meters)
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Asteroid Vesta Ephemeris Statistics Referred to True Ecliptic and Equinox of the Date Based On the U.S.N.O. Asteroid Ephemeris, 1998 Local Date = 2018 Sep 20 - Thu Local Time = 22:03:12 Standard Time Std. Time Zone Offset = 00:00:00 Applied Delta T = +00:00:00 Astronomical JD TT = 2458382.41888889 ================================================================================ Geocentric Equatorial Coordinates of Asteroid Vesta Right Ascension = 18h 03m 41.65s = 18.0615692h = 270.9235380° Declination = -25° 25' 23.84" = -25.423290° True Distance = 1.907222205 AU = 285.316381 Mkm = 177.287380 Mmi Visual Magnitude = +7.3 Horizontal Parallax = 4.611" = 0.076850' = 0.001280826° Light/Signal Time = 15m 51.713s ================================================================================ Local Topocentric Coordinates of Asteroid Vesta For Geographic Location: Longitude = -76.833611111° = -05h 07m 20.1s (W=Negative) Latitude = +42.752194444° Elevation = 0 m Topocentric RA = 18h 03m 41.72s = 18.0615898h = 270.9238467° Topocentric Decl = -25° 25' 28.05" = -25.424457° Local Hour Angle = -01h 08m 51.98s = -17.216602691178° (W=Negative) Local Sidereal Time = 16h 54m 49.739s = 16.913816267h = 253.707244009° Azimuth = 163.47244° (Measured clockwise from N=0°) = 343.47244° (Measured clockwise from S=0°) Direction = SSE Altitude = +20.00065° (Above Local Horizon - No refractions applied) ================================================================================ Asteroid Vesta ephemeris table for each day of Sep. 2014 at 12:00 TT. Computed according to USNO AE98 ephemeris model - No Delta T applied. There are three extra (xx) days at each end of the table. JD12_TT RA_Hr Decl_Deg Dist_AU VMag Day 2458360 17.6390300 -24.498458 1.638435930 +6.9 xx 2458361 17.6536588 -24.549682 1.649956692 +6.9 xx 2458362 17.6687212 -24.600108 1.661535172 +7.0 xx 2458363 17.6842114 -24.649716 1.673169454 +7.0 1 2458364 17.7001238 -24.698489 1.684857626 +7.0 2 2458365 17.7164526 -24.746408 1.696597762 +7.0 3 2458366 17.7331923 -24.793456 1.708387901 +7.0 4 2458367 17.7503368 -24.839614 1.720226026 +7.0 5 2458368 17.7678804 -24.884863 1.732110048 +7.1 6 2458369 17.7858171 -24.929182 1.744037795 +7.1 7 2458370 17.8041409 -24.972549 1.756007013 +7.1 8 2458371 17.8228464 -25.014939 1.768015384 +7.1 9 2458372 17.8419277 -25.056331 1.780060563 +7.1 10 2458373 17.8613794 -25.096703 1.792140220 +7.1 11 2458374 17.8811955 -25.136034 1.804252083 +7.2 12 2458375 17.9013698 -25.174307 1.816393967 +7.2 13 2458376 17.9218957 -25.211503 1.828563788 +7.2 14 2458377 17.9427666 -25.247603 1.840759571 +7.2 15 2458378 17.9639755 -25.282586 1.852979442 +7.2 16 2458379 17.9855156 -25.316434 1.865221618 +7.2 17 2458380 18.0073802 -25.349125 1.877484404 +7.3 18 2458381 18.0295624 -25.380639 1.889766175 +7.3 19 2458382 18.0520559 -25.410953 1.902065381 +7.3 20 2458383 18.0748544 -25.440047 1.914380537 +7.3 21 2458384 18.0979515 -25.467898 1.926710223 +7.3 22 2458385 18.1213416 -25.494486 1.939053082 +7.3 23 2458386 18.1450190 -25.519788 1.951407815 +7.3 24 2458387 18.1689782 -25.543785 1.963773174 +7.4 25 2458388 18.1932143 -25.566456 1.976147958 +7.4 26 2458389 18.2177224 -25.587783 1.988530991 +7.4 27 2458390 18.2424979 -25.607749 2.000921115 +7.4 28 2458391 18.2675360 -25.626338 2.013317166 +7.4 29 2458392 18.2928324 -25.643535 2.025717960 +7.4 30 2458393 18.3183823 -25.659325 2.038122267 +7.4 xx 2458394 18.3441810 -25.673694 2.050528801 +7.4 xx 2458395 18.3702240 -25.686626 2.062936203 +7.5 xx JD12_TT RA_Hr Decl_Deg Dist_AU VMag Day ================================================================================
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