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
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)
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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 = 2025 Nov 29 - Sat Local Time = 07:52:08 Standard Time Std. Time Zone Offset = 00:00:00 Applied Delta T = +00:00:00 Astronomical JD TT = 2461008.82787037 ================================================================================ Geocentric Equatorial Coordinates of Asteroid Vesta Right Ascension = 18h 31m 21.78s = 18.5227163h = 277.8407445° Declination = -23° 48' 18.28" = -23.805079° True Distance = 2.980323252 AU = 445.850012 Mkm = 277.038354 Mmi Visual Magnitude = +7.9 Horizontal Parallax = 2.951" = 0.049179' = 0.000819649° Light/Signal Time = 24m 47.196s ================================================================================ 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 31m 21.81s = 18.5227253h = 277.8408794° Topocentric Decl = -23° 48' 19.25" = -23.805347° Local Hour Angle = -11h 12m 43.82s = -168.18257542997° (W=Negative) Local Sidereal Time = 07h 18m 37.993s = 7.310553600h = 109.658303998° Azimuth = 31.02510° (Measured clockwise from N=0°) = 211.02510° (Measured clockwise from S=0°) Direction = NNE Altitude = -68.68262° (Invisible - Below Local Horizon) ================================================================================ Asteroid Vesta ephemeris table for each day of Nov. 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 2460978 17.3798237 -22.803212 2.748528356 +7.8 xx 2460979 17.4157753 -22.866776 2.757055156 +7.8 xx 2460980 17.4518212 -22.928345 2.765518853 +7.8 xx 2460981 17.4879590 -22.987904 2.773919101 +7.8 1 2460982 17.5241865 -23.045440 2.782255620 +7.8 2 2460983 17.5605021 -23.100941 2.790528188 +7.8 3 2460984 17.5969042 -23.154396 2.798736614 +7.8 4 2460985 17.6333917 -23.205799 2.806880705 +7.9 5 2460986 17.6699630 -23.255147 2.814960220 +7.9 6 2460987 17.7066161 -23.302434 2.822974826 +7.9 7 2460988 17.7433488 -23.347655 2.830924071 +7.9 8 2460989 17.7801586 -23.390801 2.838807374 +7.9 9 2460990 17.8170431 -23.431861 2.846624048 +7.9 10 2460991 17.8540002 -23.470823 2.854373320 +7.9 11 2460992 17.8910280 -23.507674 2.862054362 +7.9 12 2460993 17.9281246 -23.542404 2.869666316 +7.9 13 2460994 17.9652883 -23.575003 2.877208317 +7.9 14 2460995 18.0025172 -23.605462 2.884679499 +7.9 15 2460996 18.0398094 -23.633774 2.892079013 +7.9 16 2460997 18.0771629 -23.659935 2.899406026 +7.9 17 2460998 18.1145754 -23.683939 2.906659731 +7.9 18 2460999 18.1520446 -23.705783 2.913839353 +7.9 19 2461000 18.1895679 -23.725465 2.920944147 +7.9 20 2461001 18.2271426 -23.742982 2.927973413 +7.9 21 2461002 18.2647659 -23.758332 2.934926490 +7.9 22 2461003 18.3024346 -23.771514 2.941802768 +7.9 23 2461004 18.3401460 -23.782525 2.948601686 +7.9 24 2461005 18.3778968 -23.791363 2.955322738 +7.9 25 2461006 18.4156842 -23.798026 2.961965473 +7.9 26 2461007 18.4535054 -23.802512 2.968529501 +7.9 27 2461008 18.4913577 -23.804819 2.975014498 +7.9 28 2461009 18.5292387 -23.804945 2.981420205 +7.9 29 2461010 18.5671464 -23.802888 2.987746430 +7.9 30 2461011 18.6050790 -23.798651 2.993993044 +7.9 xx 2461012 18.6430348 -23.792234 3.000159959 +7.9 xx 2461013 18.6810124 -23.783645 3.006247105 +7.9 xx JD12_TT RA_Hr Decl_Deg Dist_AU VMag Day ================================================================================