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 = 2026 Apr 30 - Thu Local Time = 08:32:25 Standard Time Std. Time Zone Offset = 00:00:00 Applied Delta T = +00:00:00 Astronomical JD TT = 2461160.85584491 ================================================================================ Geocentric Equatorial Coordinates of Asteroid Vesta Right Ascension = 23h 45m 40.19s = 23.7611645h = 356.4174675° Declination = -06° 26' 24.97" = -6.440269° True Distance = 2.890175555 AU = 432.364109 Mkm = 268.658602 Mmi Visual Magnitude = +8.1 Horizontal Parallax = 3.043" = 0.050713' = 0.000845215° Light/Signal Time = 24m 02.211s ================================================================================ 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 = 23h 45m 40.34s = 23.7612061h = 356.4180921° Topocentric Decl = -06° 26' 27.02" = -6.440840° Local Hour Angle = -05h 47m 22.19s = -86.842474291893° (W=Negative) Local Sidereal Time = 17h 58m 18.148s = 17.971707854h = 269.575617804° Azimuth = 96.86922° (Measured clockwise from N=0°) = 276.86922° (Measured clockwise from S=0°) Direction = E Altitude = -2.06071° (Invisible - Below Local Horizon) ================================================================================ Asteroid Vesta ephemeris table for each day of Apr. 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 2461129 22.8106297 -11.426254 3.088196796 +8.0 xx 2461130 22.8418282 -11.266773 3.083321060 +8.0 xx 2461131 22.8729388 -11.107270 3.078356286 +8.0 xx 2461132 22.9039621 -10.947761 3.073302725 +8.0 1 2461133 22.9348989 -10.788265 3.068160573 +8.1 2 2461134 22.9657495 -10.628799 3.062929978 +8.1 3 2461135 22.9965144 -10.469384 3.057611054 +8.1 4 2461136 23.0271938 -10.310042 3.052203896 +8.1 5 2461137 23.0577875 -10.150795 3.046708589 +8.1 6 2461138 23.0882955 -09.991665 3.041125217 +8.1 7 2461139 23.1187173 -09.832677 3.035453871 +8.1 8 2461140 23.1490525 -09.673856 3.029694650 +8.1 9 2461141 23.1793006 -09.515224 3.023847668 +8.1 10 2461142 23.2094611 -09.356808 3.017913058 +8.1 11 2461143 23.2395333 -09.198632 3.011890975 +8.1 12 2461144 23.2695168 -09.040720 3.005781611 +8.1 13 2461145 23.2994109 -08.883095 2.999585205 +8.1 14 2461146 23.3292155 -08.725781 2.993302067 +8.1 15 2461147 23.3589302 -08.568800 2.986932593 +8.1 16 2461148 23.3885549 -08.412174 2.980477288 +8.1 17 2461149 23.4180896 -08.255925 2.973936770 +8.1 18 2461150 23.4475337 -08.100076 2.967311770 +8.1 19 2461151 23.4768866 -07.944652 2.960603102 +8.1 20 2461152 23.5061473 -07.789679 2.953811628 +8.1 21 2461153 23.5353148 -07.635181 2.946938218 +8.1 22 2461154 23.5643883 -07.481182 2.939983715 +8.1 23 2461155 23.5933673 -07.327702 2.932948908 +8.1 24 2461156 23.6222513 -07.174760 2.925834517 +8.1 25 2461157 23.6510406 -07.022372 2.918641191 +8.1 26 2461158 23.6797353 -06.870555 2.911369505 +8.1 27 2461159 23.7083357 -06.719324 2.904019968 +8.1 28 2461160 23.7368420 -06.568695 2.896593030 +8.1 29 2461161 23.7652545 -06.418683 2.889089087 +8.1 30 2461162 23.7935731 -06.269308 2.881508495 +8.1 xx 2461163 23.8217976 -06.120587 2.873851574 +8.1 xx 2461164 23.8499278 -05.972540 2.866118621 +8.1 xx JD12_TT RA_Hr Decl_Deg Dist_AU VMag Day ================================================================================