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 Dec 03 - Wed Local Time = 03:23:40 Standard Time Std. Time Zone Offset = 00:00:00 Applied Delta T = +00:00:00 Astronomical JD TT = 2461012.64143518 ================================================================================ Geocentric Equatorial Coordinates of Asteroid Vesta Right Ascension = 18h 40m 02.61s = 18.6673926h = 280.0108890° Declination = -23° 47' 13.11" = -23.786974° True Distance = 3.004073647 AU = 449.403021 Mkm = 279.246091 Mmi Visual Magnitude = +7.9 Horizontal Parallax = 2.927" = 0.048790' = 0.000813169° Light/Signal Time = 24m 59.047s ================================================================================ 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 40m 02.49s = 18.6673575h = 280.0103622° Topocentric Decl = -23° 47' 14.40" = -23.787334° Local Hour Angle = -15h 34m 50.38s = -233.70992220993° (W=Negative) Local Sidereal Time = 03h 05m 12.106s = 3.086696001h = 46.300440010° Azimuth = 275.53518° (Measured clockwise from N=0°) = 95.53518° (Measured clockwise from S=0°) Direction = W Altitude = -42.18224° (Invisible - Below Local Horizon) ================================================================================ Asteroid Vesta ephemeris table for each day of Dec. 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 2461008 18.4913577 -23.804819 2.975014498 +7.9 xx 2461009 18.5292387 -23.804945 2.981420205 +7.9 xx 2461010 18.5671464 -23.802888 2.987746430 +7.9 xx 2461011 18.6050790 -23.798651 2.993993044 +7.9 1 2461012 18.6430348 -23.792234 3.000159959 +7.9 2 2461013 18.6810124 -23.783645 3.006247105 +7.9 3 2461014 18.7190100 -23.772890 3.012254385 +7.9 4 2461015 18.7570254 -23.759977 3.018181633 +7.9 5 2461016 18.7950561 -23.744912 3.024028576 +7.9 6 2461017 18.8330997 -23.727698 3.029794816 +7.8 7 2461018 18.8711540 -23.708335 3.035479836 +7.8 8 2461019 18.9092169 -23.686823 3.041083025 +7.8 9 2461020 18.9472869 -23.663163 3.046603706 +7.8 10 2461021 18.9853625 -23.637355 3.052041166 +7.8 11 2461022 19.0234420 -23.609402 3.057394679 +7.8 12 2461023 19.0615240 -23.579311 3.062663522 +7.8 13 2461024 19.0996067 -23.547087 3.067846985 +7.8 14 2461025 19.1376883 -23.512738 3.072944377 +7.8 15 2461026 19.1757668 -23.476272 3.077955029 +7.8 16 2461027 19.2138399 -23.437700 3.082878296 +7.8 17 2461028 19.2519055 -23.397031 3.087713567 +7.8 18 2461029 19.2899610 -23.354278 3.092460262 +7.8 19 2461030 19.3280039 -23.309450 3.097117846 +7.8 20 2461031 19.3660316 -23.262560 3.101685829 +7.8 21 2461032 19.4040414 -23.213619 3.106163775 +7.8 22 2461033 19.4420308 -23.162637 3.110551306 +7.8 23 2461034 19.4799972 -23.109625 3.114848110 +7.8 24 2461035 19.5179385 -23.054594 3.119053939 +7.8 25 2461036 19.5558526 -22.997554 3.123168616 +7.8 26 2461037 19.5937376 -22.938517 3.127192032 +7.8 27 2461038 19.6315922 -22.877494 3.131124144 +7.8 28 2461039 19.6694150 -22.814499 3.134964971 +7.8 29 2461040 19.7072048 -22.749547 3.138714574 +7.8 30 2461041 19.7449602 -22.682654 3.142373039 +7.8 31 2461042 19.7826798 -22.613839 3.145940443 +7.8 xx 2461043 19.8203618 -22.543119 3.149416814 +7.8 xx 2461044 19.8580042 -22.470512 3.152802096 +7.8 xx JD12_TT RA_Hr Decl_Deg Dist_AU VMag Day ================================================================================