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
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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 = 2026 Sep 16 - Wed Local Time = 09:11:44 Standard Time Std. Time Zone Offset = 00:00:00 Applied Delta T = +00:00:00 Astronomical JD TT = 2461299.88314815 ================================================================================ Geocentric Equatorial Coordinates of Asteroid Vesta Right Ascension = 01h 55m 34.46s = 1.9262397h = 28.8935955° Declination = -00° 31' 15.35" = -0.520930° True Distance = 1.546665735 AU = 231.377901 Mkm = 143.771562 Mmi Visual Magnitude = +6.7 Horizontal Parallax = 5.686" = 0.094765' = 0.001579410° Light/Signal Time = 12m 51.794s ================================================================================ 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 = 01h 55m 34.33s = 1.9262039h = 28.8930583° Topocentric Decl = -00° 31' 19.22" = -0.522006° Local Hour Angle = +01h 50m 10.66s = 27.544429136269° (W=Negative) Local Sidereal Time = 03h 45m 44.997s = 3.762499165h = 56.437487472° Azimuth = 217.23000° (Measured clockwise from N=0°) = 37.23000° (Measured clockwise from S=0°) Direction = SW Altitude = +40.15475° (Above Local Horizon - No refractions applied) ================================================================================ 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 2461282 1.9638080 +01.010667 1.675296739 +7.0 xx 2461283 1.9632881 +00.941693 1.666771444 +7.0 xx 2461284 1.9622909 +00.870475 1.658381107 +7.0 xx 2461285 1.9608148 +00.797049 1.650129711 +7.0 1 2461286 1.9588580 +00.721457 1.642021356 +7.0 2 2461287 1.9564190 +00.643741 1.634060269 +6.9 3 2461288 1.9534965 +00.563949 1.626250795 +6.9 4 2461289 1.9500895 +00.482129 1.618597394 +6.9 5 2461290 1.9461973 +00.398336 1.611104621 +6.9 6 2461291 1.9418198 +00.312625 1.603777100 +6.9 7 2461292 1.9369579 +00.225061 1.596619489 +6.9 8 2461293 1.9316136 +00.135711 1.589636442 +6.8 9 2461294 1.9257899 +00.044654 1.582832568 +6.8 10 2461295 1.9194907 -00.048029 1.576212397 +6.8 11 2461296 1.9127212 -00.142249 1.569780352 +6.8 12 2461297 1.9054867 -00.237913 1.563540735 +6.8 13 2461298 1.8977935 -00.334925 1.557497724 +6.8 14 2461299 1.8896482 -00.433188 1.551655377 +6.7 15 2461300 1.8810576 -00.532603 1.546017638 +6.7 16 2461301 1.8720293 -00.633068 1.540588346 +6.7 17 2461302 1.8625712 -00.734481 1.535371237 +6.7 18 2461303 1.8526919 -00.836737 1.530369952 +6.7 19 2461304 1.8424002 -00.939731 1.525588029 +6.6 20 2461305 1.8317059 -01.043355 1.521028907 +6.6 21 2461306 1.8206190 -01.147498 1.516695921 +6.6 22 2461307 1.8091505 -01.252048 1.512592302 +6.6 23 2461308 1.7973117 -01.356892 1.508721183 +6.6 24 2461309 1.7851147 -01.461914 1.505085600 +6.6 25 2461310 1.7725720 -01.566996 1.501688514 +6.5 26 2461311 1.7596969 -01.672015 1.498532818 +6.5 27 2461312 1.7465032 -01.776848 1.495621361 +6.5 28 2461313 1.7330050 -01.881369 1.492956959 +6.5 29 2461314 1.7192167 -01.985451 1.490542396 +6.5 30 2461315 1.7051532 -02.088964 1.488380425 +6.5 xx 2461316 1.6908297 -02.191780 1.486473741 +6.4 xx 2461317 1.6762618 -02.293768 1.484824963 +6.4 xx JD12_TT RA_Hr Decl_Deg Dist_AU VMag Day ================================================================================