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 May 21 - Mon Local Time = 22:38:08 Standard Time Std. Time Zone Offset = 00:00:00 Applied Delta T = +00:00:00 Astronomical JD TT = 2458260.44314815 ================================================================================ Geocentric Equatorial Coordinates of Asteroid Vesta Right Ascension = 18h 17m 23.26s = 18.2897949h = 274.3469235° Declination = -18° 06' 32.17" = -18.108936° True Distance = 1.235473603 AU = 184.824220 Mkm = 114.844446 Mmi Visual Magnitude = +6.0 Horizontal Parallax = 7.118" = 0.118634' = 0.001977233° Light/Signal Time = 10m 16.507s ================================================================================ 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 17m 23.53s = 18.2898705h = 274.3480581° Topocentric Decl = -18° 06' 35.65" = -18.109902° Local Hour Angle = -08h 48m 31.80s = -132.1324823842° (W=Negative) Local Sidereal Time = 09h 28m 51.738s = 9.481038379h = 142.215575683° Azimuth = 73.81486° (Measured clockwise from N=0°) = 253.81486° (Measured clockwise from S=0°) Direction = ENE Altitude = -42.78162° (Invisible - Below Local Horizon) ================================================================================ Asteroid Vesta ephemeris table for each day of May. 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 2458237 18.3146623 -17.546110 1.426533038 +6.5 xx 2458238 18.3199012 -17.556282 1.416918060 +6.5 xx 2458239 18.3246041 -17.567466 1.407410157 +6.5 xx 2458240 18.3287659 -17.579702 1.398012163 +6.5 1 2458241 18.3323815 -17.593026 1.388727012 +6.4 2 2458242 18.3354458 -17.607477 1.379557743 +6.4 3 2458243 18.3379539 -17.623088 1.370507500 +6.4 4 2458244 18.3399011 -17.639893 1.361579521 +6.4 5 2458245 18.3412833 -17.657923 1.352777138 +6.3 6 2458246 18.3420965 -17.677207 1.344103767 +6.3 7 2458247 18.3423376 -17.697773 1.335562907 +6.3 8 2458248 18.3420036 -17.719645 1.327158136 +6.3 9 2458249 18.3410924 -17.742849 1.318893107 +6.3 10 2458250 18.3396027 -17.767405 1.310771547 +6.2 11 2458251 18.3375337 -17.793334 1.302797252 +6.2 12 2458252 18.3348857 -17.820655 1.294974071 +6.2 13 2458253 18.3316598 -17.849386 1.287305890 +6.2 14 2458254 18.3278578 -17.879545 1.279796599 +6.1 15 2458255 18.3234826 -17.911149 1.272450051 +6.1 16 2458256 18.3185375 -17.944211 1.265270020 +6.1 17 2458257 18.3130264 -17.978744 1.258260167 +6.1 18 2458258 18.3069543 -18.014752 1.251424013 +6.1 19 2458259 18.3003265 -18.052238 1.244764935 +6.0 20 2458260 18.2931493 -18.091200 1.238286175 +6.0 21 2458261 18.2854300 -18.131631 1.231990865 +6.0 22 2458262 18.2771764 -18.173522 1.225882045 +6.0 23 2458263 18.2683970 -18.216862 1.219962694 +5.9 24 2458264 18.2591009 -18.261641 1.214235749 +5.9 25 2458265 18.2492977 -18.307843 1.208704116 +5.9 26 2458266 18.2389975 -18.355452 1.203370690 +5.9 27 2458267 18.2282108 -18.404451 1.198238355 +5.8 28 2458268 18.2169487 -18.454818 1.193309995 +5.8 29 2458269 18.2052230 -18.506530 1.188588484 +5.8 30 2458270 18.1930460 -18.559560 1.184076689 +5.8 31 2458271 18.1804312 -18.613879 1.179777460 +5.8 xx 2458272 18.1673926 -18.669453 1.175693618 +5.7 xx 2458273 18.1539454 -18.726248 1.171827947 +5.7 xx JD12_TT RA_Hr Decl_Deg Dist_AU VMag Day ================================================================================
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