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 Aug 14 - Fri Local Time = 18:31:13 Standard Time Std. Time Zone Offset = 00:00:00 Applied Delta T = +00:00:00 Astronomical JD TT = 2461267.27167824 ================================================================================ Geocentric Equatorial Coordinates of Asteroid Vesta Right Ascension = 01h 55m 04.89s = 1.9180251h = 28.7703765° Declination = +01° 45' 02.61" = +1.750726° True Distance = 1.814114471 AU = 271.387662 Mkm = 168.632475 Mmi Visual Magnitude = +7.3 Horizontal Parallax = 4.848" = 0.080794' = 0.001346563° Light/Signal Time = 15m 05.252s ================================================================================ 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 04.72s = 1.9179787h = 28.7696808° Topocentric Decl = +01° 44' 59.26" = +1.749796° Local Hour Angle = +09h 01m 34.91s = 135.39546623536° (W=Negative) Local Sidereal Time = 10h 56m 39.635s = 10.944343134h = 164.165147009° Azimuth = 305.76181° (Measured clockwise from N=0°) = 125.76181° (Measured clockwise from S=0°) Direction = NW Altitude = -30.12086° (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 2461251 1.7621552 +01.935802 1.986884628 +7.5 xx 2461252 1.7745177 +01.943453 1.975929512 +7.5 xx 2461253 1.7865429 +01.948676 1.965005986 +7.5 xx 2461254 1.7982252 +01.951453 1.954116335 +7.5 1 2461255 1.8095593 +01.951770 1.943262923 +7.5 2 2461256 1.8205396 +01.949612 1.932448202 +7.4 3 2461257 1.8311607 +01.944965 1.921674733 +7.4 4 2461258 1.8414168 +01.937817 1.910945201 +7.4 5 2461259 1.8513021 +01.928156 1.900262427 +7.4 6 2461260 1.8608105 +01.915974 1.889629380 +7.4 7 2461261 1.8699356 +01.901258 1.879049186 +7.4 8 2461262 1.8786708 +01.884000 1.868525126 +7.4 9 2461263 1.8870094 +01.864189 1.858060620 +7.3 10 2461264 1.8949452 +01.841819 1.847659202 +7.3 11 2461265 1.9024721 +01.816885 1.837324484 +7.3 12 2461266 1.9095850 +01.789388 1.827060112 +7.3 13 2461267 1.9162793 +01.759332 1.816869724 +7.3 14 2461268 1.9225509 +01.726728 1.806756934 +7.3 15 2461269 1.9283958 +01.691588 1.796725309 +7.3 16 2461270 1.9338102 +01.653924 1.786778382 +7.2 17 2461271 1.9387902 +01.613750 1.776919653 +7.2 18 2461272 1.9433319 +01.571081 1.767152607 +7.2 19 2461273 1.9474314 +01.525930 1.757480724 +7.2 20 2461274 1.9510847 +01.478314 1.747907489 +7.2 21 2461275 1.9542878 +01.428247 1.738436400 +7.2 22 2461276 1.9570371 +01.375744 1.729070969 +7.1 23 2461277 1.9593289 +01.320825 1.719814726 +7.1 24 2461278 1.9611595 +01.263506 1.710671224 +7.1 25 2461279 1.9625257 +01.203809 1.701644040 +7.1 26 2461280 1.9634244 +01.141753 1.692736786 +7.1 27 2461281 1.9638527 +01.077364 1.683953115 +7.1 28 2461282 1.9638080 +01.010667 1.675296739 +7.0 29 2461283 1.9632881 +00.941693 1.666771444 +7.0 30 2461284 1.9622909 +00.870475 1.658381107 +7.0 31 2461285 1.9608148 +00.797049 1.650129711 +7.0 xx 2461286 1.9588580 +00.721457 1.642021356 +7.0 xx 2461287 1.9564190 +00.643741 1.634060269 +6.9 xx JD12_TT RA_Hr Decl_Deg Dist_AU VMag Day ================================================================================