Asteroid Vesta Ephemeris Calculator
Based the U.S. Naval Observatory AE98 Model
PHP Program By Jay Tanner
Date: (1800 to 2099) Y m d
Local Time (00h to 24h) H:M:S
Local Time Zone Offset ±H:M
Undefined1
Std. Time = UT
Apply ΔT
+00:00:00
Daylight / Summer Time
Undefined3
Longitude ±Deg.d M S
(Neg=W)
Latitude ±Deg.d M S
(Neg=S)
Sea Level Elevation
(± meters)
This program uses a cookie to store and remember the interface settings between calls.
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 = 2025 Sep 16 - Tue Local Time = 04:16:15 Standard Time Std. Time Zone Offset = 00:00:00 Applied Delta T = +00:00:00 Astronomical JD TT = 2460934.67795139 ================================================================================ Geocentric Equatorial Coordinates of Asteroid Vesta Right Ascension = 15h 56m 45.85s = 15.9460689h = 239.1910335° Declination = -18° 22' 39.44" = -18.377621° True Distance = 2.328613569 AU = 348.355632 Mkm = 216.458154 Mmi Visual Magnitude = +7.6 Horizontal Parallax = 3.777" = 0.062943' = 0.001049045° Light/Signal Time = 19m 21.989s ================================================================================ 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 = 15h 56m 45.66s = 15.9460162h = 239.1902427° Topocentric Decl = -18° 22' 41.65" = -18.378237° Local Hour Angle = +06h 53m 38.79s = 103.41162566528° (W=Negative) Local Sidereal Time = 22h 50m 24.448s = 22.840124558h = 342.601868373° Azimuth = 264.91792° (Measured clockwise from N=0°) = 84.91792° (Measured clockwise from S=0°) Direction = W Altitude = -22.06491° (Invisible - Below Local Horizon) ================================================================================ 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 2460917 15.4530585 -15.867295 2.137112552 +7.5 xx 2460918 15.4791839 -16.016134 2.148128193 +7.5 xx 2460919 15.5055352 -16.164303 2.159125607 +7.5 xx 2460920 15.5321093 -16.311773 2.170103895 +7.5 1 2460921 15.5589029 -16.458513 2.181062214 +7.5 2 2460922 15.5859128 -16.604493 2.191999787 +7.5 3 2460923 15.6131358 -16.749684 2.202915903 +7.5 4 2460924 15.6405688 -16.894054 2.213809921 +7.5 5 2460925 15.6682091 -17.037574 2.224681267 +7.6 6 2460926 15.6960543 -17.180214 2.235529422 +7.6 7 2460927 15.7241024 -17.321947 2.246353907 +7.6 8 2460928 15.7523520 -17.462750 2.257154246 +7.6 9 2460929 15.7808020 -17.602599 2.267929935 +7.6 10 2460930 15.8094511 -17.741477 2.278680406 +7.6 11 2460931 15.8382981 -17.879363 2.289405002 +7.6 12 2460932 15.8673414 -18.016238 2.300102966 +7.6 13 2460933 15.8965789 -18.152079 2.310773439 +7.6 14 2460934 15.9260087 -18.286861 2.321415475 +7.6 15 2460935 15.9556286 -18.420557 2.332028055 +7.6 16 2460936 15.9854364 -18.553140 2.342610108 +7.6 17 2460937 16.0154303 -18.684580 2.353160532 +7.6 18 2460938 16.0456083 -18.814850 2.363678213 +7.7 19 2460939 16.0759687 -18.943921 2.374162039 +7.7 20 2460940 16.1065097 -19.071767 2.384610919 +7.7 21 2460941 16.1372294 -19.198362 2.395023795 +7.7 22 2460942 16.1681261 -19.323682 2.405399650 +7.7 23 2460943 16.1991976 -19.447704 2.415737513 +7.7 24 2460944 16.2304417 -19.570404 2.426036465 +7.7 25 2460945 16.2618561 -19.691758 2.436295639 +7.7 26 2460946 16.2934382 -19.811745 2.446514216 +7.7 27 2460947 16.3251856 -19.930340 2.456691430 +7.7 28 2460948 16.3570955 -20.047521 2.466826563 +7.7 29 2460949 16.3891651 -20.163265 2.476918950 +7.7 30 2460950 16.4213918 -20.277547 2.486967981 +7.7 xx 2460951 16.4537729 -20.390343 2.496973107 +7.7 xx 2460952 16.4863057 -20.501631 2.506933846 +7.7 xx JD12_TT RA_Hr Decl_Deg Dist_AU VMag Day ================================================================================