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 Aug 31 - Sun Local Time = 08:42:47 Standard Time Std. Time Zone Offset = 00:00:00 Applied Delta T = +00:00:00 Astronomical JD TT = 2460918.86304398 ================================================================================ Geocentric Equatorial Coordinates of Asteroid Vesta Right Ascension = 15h 30m 06.89s = 15.5019130h = 232.5286950° Declination = -16° 08' 38.58" = -16.144051° True Distance = 2.157620556 AU = 322.775441 Mkm = 200.563361 Mmi Visual Magnitude = +7.5 Horizontal Parallax = 4.076" = 0.067931' = 0.001132182° Light/Signal Time = 17m 56.663s ================================================================================ 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 30m 06.82s = 15.5018943h = 232.5284145° Topocentric Decl = -16° 08' 40.44" = -16.144566° Local Hour Angle = -13h 15m 31.47s = -198.88114187114° (W=Negative) Local Sidereal Time = 02h 14m 35.345s = 2.243151508h = 33.647272619° Azimuth = 323.01923° (Measured clockwise from N=0°) = 143.01923° (Measured clockwise from S=0°) Direction = NW Altitude = -58.88610° (Invisible - Below Local Horizon) ================================================================================ Asteroid Vesta ephemeris table for each day of Aug. 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 2460886 14.7711204 -11.091357 1.793060558 +7.1 xx 2460887 14.7887519 -11.245279 1.804053947 +7.1 xx 2460888 14.8067133 -11.399557 1.815066413 +7.2 xx 2460889 14.8250001 -11.554152 1.826096340 +7.2 1 2460890 14.8436076 -11.709024 1.837142187 +7.2 2 2460891 14.8625312 -11.864135 1.848202492 +7.2 3 2460892 14.8817661 -12.019447 1.859275866 +7.2 4 2460893 14.9013077 -12.174920 1.870360997 +7.2 5 2460894 14.9211513 -12.330516 1.881456652 +7.2 6 2460895 14.9412921 -12.486198 1.892561678 +7.2 7 2460896 14.9617258 -12.641927 1.903675001 +7.3 8 2460897 14.9824480 -12.797666 1.914795619 +7.3 9 2460898 15.0034550 -12.953378 1.925922590 +7.3 10 2460899 15.0247434 -13.109031 1.937055011 +7.3 11 2460900 15.0463104 -13.264592 1.948191989 +7.3 12 2460901 15.0681535 -13.420034 1.959332615 +7.3 13 2460902 15.0902706 -13.575329 1.970475935 +7.3 14 2460903 15.1126592 -13.730454 1.981620930 +7.3 15 2460904 15.1353172 -13.885382 1.992766500 +7.4 16 2460905 15.1582417 -14.040088 2.003911462 +7.4 17 2460906 15.1814299 -14.194540 2.015054552 +7.4 18 2460907 15.2048788 -14.348709 2.026194435 +7.4 19 2460908 15.2285851 -14.502560 2.037329726 +7.4 20 2460909 15.2525459 -14.656058 2.048459006 +7.4 21 2460910 15.2767583 -14.809168 2.059580846 +7.4 22 2460911 15.3012194 -14.961856 2.070693834 +7.4 23 2460912 15.3259266 -15.114087 2.081796590 +7.4 24 2460913 15.3508772 -15.265830 2.092887785 +7.4 25 2460914 15.3760685 -15.417052 2.103966151 +7.5 26 2460915 15.4014978 -15.567724 2.115030484 +7.5 27 2460916 15.4271621 -15.717815 2.126079643 +7.5 28 2460917 15.4530585 -15.867295 2.137112552 +7.5 29 2460918 15.4791839 -16.016134 2.148128193 +7.5 30 2460919 15.5055352 -16.164303 2.159125607 +7.5 31 2460920 15.5321093 -16.311773 2.170103895 +7.5 xx 2460921 15.5589029 -16.458513 2.181062214 +7.5 xx 2460922 15.5859128 -16.604493 2.191999787 +7.5 xx JD12_TT RA_Hr Decl_Deg Dist_AU VMag Day ================================================================================