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 Jan 24 - Sat Local Time = 02:07:51 Standard Time Std. Time Zone Offset = 00:00:00 Applied Delta T = +00:00:00 Astronomical JD TT = 2461064.58878472 ================================================================================ Geocentric Equatorial Coordinates of Asteroid Vesta Right Ascension = 20h 37m 19.68s = 20.6221322h = 309.3319830° Declination = -20° 34' 48.52" = -20.580144° True Distance = 3.201590521 AU = 478.951125 Mkm = 297.606431 Mmi Visual Magnitude = +7.6 Horizontal Parallax = 2.747" = 0.045780' = 0.000763002° Light/Signal Time = 26m 37.609s ================================================================================ 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 = 20h 37m 19.56s = 20.6221012h = 309.3315186° Topocentric Decl = -20° 34' 49.81" = -20.580502° Local Hour Angle = -15h 23m 07.84s = -230.78267943113° (W=Negative) Local Sidereal Time = 05h 14m 11.721s = 5.236589279h = 78.548839191° Azimuth = 281.20531° (Measured clockwise from N=0°) = 101.20531° (Measured clockwise from S=0°) Direction = W Altitude = -42.31940° (Invisible - Below Local Horizon) ================================================================================ Asteroid Vesta ephemeris table for each day of Jan. 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 2461039 19.6694150 -22.814499 3.134964971 +7.8 xx 2461040 19.7072048 -22.749547 3.138714574 +7.8 xx 2461041 19.7449602 -22.682654 3.142373039 +7.8 xx 2461042 19.7826798 -22.613839 3.145940443 +7.8 1 2461043 19.8203618 -22.543119 3.149416814 +7.8 2 2461044 19.8580042 -22.470512 3.152802096 +7.8 3 2461045 19.8956052 -22.396031 3.156096123 +7.7 4 2461046 19.9331632 -22.319687 3.159298618 +7.7 5 2461047 19.9706770 -22.241491 3.162409199 +7.7 6 2461048 20.0081459 -22.161452 3.165427409 +7.7 7 2461049 20.0455690 -22.079584 3.168352743 +7.7 8 2461050 20.0829457 -21.995899 3.171184673 +7.7 9 2461051 20.1202750 -21.910413 3.173922667 +7.7 10 2461052 20.1575560 -21.823143 3.176566204 +7.7 11 2461053 20.1947875 -21.734107 3.179114778 +7.7 12 2461054 20.2319682 -21.643324 3.181567903 +7.7 13 2461055 20.2690967 -21.550814 3.183925116 +7.7 14 2461056 20.3061713 -21.456598 3.186185980 +7.7 15 2461057 20.3431905 -21.360696 3.188350089 +7.7 16 2461058 20.3801524 -21.263129 3.190417071 +7.6 17 2461059 20.4170552 -21.163919 3.192386601 +7.6 18 2461060 20.4538971 -21.063086 3.194258405 +7.6 19 2461061 20.4906764 -20.960651 3.196032274 +7.6 20 2461062 20.5273916 -20.856634 3.197708068 +7.6 21 2461063 20.5640412 -20.751053 3.199285723 +7.6 22 2461064 20.6006242 -20.643930 3.200765256 +7.6 23 2461065 20.6371398 -20.535283 3.202146755 +7.6 24 2461066 20.6735873 -20.425133 3.203430380 +7.6 25 2461067 20.7099659 -20.313503 3.204616347 +7.6 26 2461068 20.7462750 -20.200414 3.205704915 +7.6 27 2461069 20.7825138 -20.085888 3.206696359 +7.6 28 2461070 20.8186814 -19.969947 3.207590950 +7.6 29 2461071 20.8547770 -19.852615 3.208388921 +7.6 30 2461072 20.8907995 -19.733916 3.209090439 +7.6 31 2461073 20.9267480 -19.613872 3.209695583 +7.6 xx 2461074 20.9626217 -19.492501 3.210204330 +7.6 xx 2461075 20.9984206 -19.369820 3.210616562 +7.7 xx JD12_TT RA_Hr Decl_Deg Dist_AU VMag Day ================================================================================