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 = 2024 Jul 27 - Sat Local Time = 04:23:04 Standard Time Std. Time Zone Offset = 00:00:00 Applied Delta T = +00:00:00 Astronomical JD TT = 2460518.68268519 ================================================================================ Geocentric Equatorial Coordinates of Asteroid Vesta Right Ascension = 09h 20m 14.53s = 9.3373702h = 140.0605530° Declination = +18° 49' 14.82" = +18.820784° True Distance = 3.412535157 AU = 510.507993 Mkm = 317.214960 Mmi Visual Magnitude = +8.1 Horizontal Parallax = 2.577" = 0.042950' = 0.000715837° Light/Signal Time = 28m 22.871s ================================================================================ 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 = 09h 20m 14.47s = 9.3373541h = 140.0603111° Topocentric Decl = +18° 49' 12.62" = +18.820173° Local Hour Angle = +10h 16m 52.71s = 154.21961307959° (W=Negative) Local Sidereal Time = 19h 37m 07.182s = 19.618661612h = 294.279924181° Azimuth = 333.21408° (Measured clockwise from N=0°) = 153.21408° (Measured clockwise from S=0°) Direction = NNW Altitude = -24.00834° (Invisible - Below Local Horizon) ================================================================================ Asteroid Vesta ephemeris table for each day of Jul. 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 2460490 8.4482623 +21.919706 3.322671960 +8.3 xx 2460491 8.4791341 +21.829254 3.327346051 +8.3 xx 2460492 8.5100264 +21.737452 3.331911098 +8.3 xx 2460493 8.5409385 +21.644307 3.336366526 +8.3 1 2460494 8.5718693 +21.549828 3.340711768 +8.3 2 2460495 8.6028175 +21.454024 3.344946290 +8.3 3 2460496 8.6337812 +21.356906 3.349069615 +8.3 4 2460497 8.6647585 +21.258485 3.353081333 +8.3 5 2460498 8.6957475 +21.158770 3.356981116 +8.3 6 2460499 8.7267463 +21.057770 3.360768718 +8.2 7 2460500 8.7577533 +20.955494 3.364443972 +8.2 8 2460501 8.7887671 +20.851949 3.368006781 +8.2 9 2460502 8.8197865 +20.747141 3.371457109 +8.2 10 2460503 8.8508106 +20.641079 3.374794973 +8.2 11 2460504 8.8818384 +20.533771 3.378020431 +8.2 12 2460505 8.9128692 +20.425224 3.381133579 +8.2 13 2460506 8.9439023 +20.315448 3.384134544 +8.2 14 2460507 8.9749369 +20.204452 3.387023484 +8.2 15 2460508 9.0059724 +20.092246 3.389800587 +8.2 16 2460509 9.0370082 +19.978841 3.392466062 +8.2 17 2460510 9.0680434 +19.864248 3.395020136 +8.2 18 2460511 9.0990771 +19.748478 3.397463042 +8.2 19 2460512 9.1301085 +19.631544 3.399794999 +8.2 20 2460513 9.1611365 +19.513455 3.402016184 +8.2 21 2460514 9.1921603 +19.394219 3.404126713 +8.2 22 2460515 9.2231792 +19.273845 3.406126606 +8.1 23 2460516 9.2541931 +19.152334 3.408015781 +8.1 24 2460517 9.2852020 +19.029692 3.409794047 +8.1 25 2460518 9.3162064 +18.905923 3.411461118 +8.1 26 2460519 9.3472066 +18.781034 3.413016642 +8.1 27 2460520 9.3782025 +18.655034 3.414460225 +8.1 28 2460521 9.4091939 +18.527934 3.415791463 +8.1 29 2460522 9.4401802 +18.399750 3.417009965 +8.1 30 2460523 9.4711603 +18.270494 3.418115379 +8.1 31 2460524 9.5021331 +18.140183 3.419107401 +8.1 xx 2460525 9.5330974 +18.008830 3.419985791 +8.1 xx 2460526 9.5640519 +17.876451 3.420750374 +8.1 xx JD12_TT RA_Hr Decl_Deg Dist_AU VMag Day ================================================================================