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000001 – 004000 ELEMENTS AND OPPOSITION DATES IN 2018 ecliptic and equinox J2000.0, epoch 2018 october 9.0 tt Planet H G M ω Ω i e µ a TE Oppos. V m ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ 1 Ceres 3.34 0.12 34.96253 73.21926 80.30823 10.59360 0.0756108 0.21409536 2.7673529 18 2 3.9 6.9 2 Pallas 4.13 0.11 17.01563 310.01747 173.08095 34.83787 0.2303765 0.21352415 2.7722861 18 — — 3 Juno 5.33 0.32 349.71122 248.15370 169.85737 12.98884 0.2569720 0.22599352 2.6693492 18 11 22.3 7.4 4 Vesta 3.20 0.32 41.55579 150.70302 103.81174 7.14177 0.0887960 0.27161184 2.3614037 18 6 19.9 5.5 5 Astraea 6.85 X 234.60621 358.71723 141.58154 5.36725 0.1911898 0.23867505 2.5739377 18 9 20.5 10.8 6 Hebe 5.71 0.24 33.97849 239.84042 138.64322 14.73677 0.2029828 0.26092606 2.4254430 18 12 27.5 8.5 7 Iris 5.51 X 86.89317 145.26804 259.56335 5.52365 0.2313380 0.26755248 2.3852289 18 — — 8 Flora 6.49 0.28 134.54754 285.25813 110.89936 5.88683 0.1568801 0.30183189 2.2010300 18 1 2.6 8.2 9 Metis 6.28 0.17 223.38653 6.38800 68.90962 5.57687 0.1229730 0.26744269 2.3858816 18 6 16.7 9.8 10 Hygiea 5.43 X 116.86586 312.22631 283.20942 3.83151 0.1125829 0.17705530 3.1409673 18 9 22.1 10.1 11 Parthenope 6.55 X 227.39436 195.75282 125.55812 4.63001 0.1006054 0.25667315 2.4521616 18 1 26.6 10.1 12 Victoria 7.24 0.22 78.08271 69.63538 235.41053 8.37315 0.2200833 0.27634983 2.3343354 18 11 22.6 10.2 13 Egeria 6.74 X 139.73231 80.62521 43.23122 16.53743 0.0847259 0.23825593 2.5769554 18 5 17.9 10.3 14 Irene 6.30 X 117.50027 97.86811 86.12402 9.12169 0.1666861 0.23708530 2.5854311 18 7 25.7 10.0 15 Eunomia 5.28 0.23 237.78636 98.28140 292.95224 11.74490 0.1860390 0.22902753 2.6457223 18 5 4.2 9.8 16 Psyche 5.90 0.20 249.32528 228.41661 150.08763 3.09476 0.1336475 0.19689717 2.9262386 18 5 11.4 10.5 17 Thetis 7.76 X 252.59354 136.19958 125.55253 5.59114 0.1329339 0.25384260 2.4703569 18 — — 18 Melpomene 6.51 0.25 210.68423 227.87471 150.43979 10.12900 0.2181392 0.28324314 2.2963061 18 3 24.1 10.2 19 Fortuna 7.13 0.10 145.69630 182.05414 211.14439 1.57395 0.1585411 0.25833062 2.4416615 18 2 1.3 10.1 20 Massalia 6.50 0.25 65.16532 256.59217 206.10861 0.70870 0.1421542 0.26365157 2.4086987 18 — — 21 Lutetia 7.35 0.11 292.50387 249.85705 80.86603 3.06405 0.1636789 0.25925267 2.4358688 18 4 12.4 10.8 22 Kalliope 6.45 0.21 157.58222 355.55046 66.05320 13.71891 0.0983245 0.19823550 2.9130533 18 4 7.2 10.9 23 Thalia 6.95 X 289.48647 60.64947 66.84681 10.11429 0.2350539 0.23164831 2.6257294 18 10 31.3 10.2 24 Themis 7.08 0.19 319.74830 106.92450 35.93577 0.75160 0.1249393 0.17740059 3.1368904 18 — — 25 Phocaea 7.83 X 119.87088 90.26091 214.13468 21.60533 0.2544563 0.26501383 2.4004372 18 12 29.6 12.3 26 Proserpina 7.5 X 60.15400 193.42641 45.77768 3.56345 0.0902325 0.22792264 2.6542658 18 7 8.0 10.6 27 Euterpe 7.0 X 280.44365 356.48704 94.78784 1.58370 0.1732066 0.27421697 2.3464240 18 9 6.9 10.0 28 Bellona 7.09 X 230.76370 344.15279 144.30021 9.43023 0.1519470 0.21317231 2.7753357 18 9 5.4 11.4 29 Amphitrite 5.85 0.20 236.01942 63.27579 356.34684 6.08217 0.0725634 0.24141389 2.5544332 18 6 15.1 9.5 30 Urania 7.57 X 334.89876 87.44212 307.47541 2.09573 0.1274974 0.27092760 2.3653780 18 9 18.0 9.9 31 Euphrosyne 6.74 X 52.02940 61.41993 31.11678 26.30556 0.2209906 0.17588438 3.1548922 18 — — 32 Pomona 7.56 X 344.60866 339.50201 220.44155 5.52473 0.0804656 0.23682990 2.5872895 18 1 10.8 11.1 33 Polyhymnia 8.55 0.33 301.63147 338.28119 8.50157 1.85310 0.3316731 0.20216817 2.8751524 18 4 30.8 13.1 34 Circe 8.51 X 81.75533 330.87531 184.40142 5.49641 0.1054652 0.22355115 2.6887563 18 4 18.3 11.7 35 Leukothea 8.6 X 177.22791 213.37262 353.74700 7.93382 0.2257323 0.19027088 2.9937888 18 10 18.2 13.9 36 Atalante 8.46 X 256.49019 47.71808 358.22950 18.36738 0.3047508 0.21639977 2.7476717 18 6 1.4 13.6 37 Fides 7.29 0.24 295.60709 62.88035 7.27015 3.07109 0.1755361 0.22952305 2.6419130 18 8 31.0 10.5 38 Leda 8.32 X 321.44664 169.32902 295.72284 6.97043 0.1550861 0.21733985 2.7397429 18 11 29.9 11.3 39 Laetitia 6.0 X 259.11356 208.79754 156.99111 10.36622 0.1116740 0.21367495 2.7709816 18 5 6.8 10.3 40 Harmonia 7.0 X 49.67930 269.84809 94.18885 4.25726 0.0469608 0.28866708 2.2674508 18 12 8.9 9.4 41 Daphne 7.12 0.10 91.38896 45.86889 178.08754 15.79380 0.2755361 0.21494639 2.7600436 18 8 30.1 11.1 42 Isis 7.53 X 151.74337 237.31465 84.19598 8.51451 0.2226470 0.25826769 2.4420581 18 — — 43 Ariadne 7.93 0.11 77.71745 16.23683 264.81310 3.47121 0.1682981 0.30136067 2.2033238 18 10 11.1 10.4 44 Nysa 7.03 0.46 30.51779 343.25237 131.55132 3.70667 0.1479498 0.26131547 2.4230328 18 — — 45 Eugenia 7.46 0.07 354.17499 88.44928 147.64909 6.60218 0.0844607 0.21955320 2.7212987 18 3 19.9 10.9 46 Hestia 8.36 0.06 20.79195 177.42397 181.09037 2.34971 0.1719228 0.24554304 2.5257147 18 10 28.9 10.8 47 Aglaja 7.84 0.16 12.01914 314.63770 3.08184 4.97563 0.1297065 0.20155547 2.8809761 18 8 12.6 11.0 48 Doris 6.90 X 33.30499 253.18526 183.55731 6.54706 0.0725731 0.17963819 3.1107870 18 — — 49 Pales 7.8 X 205.16497 111.74800 285.30650 3.18084 0.2232859 0.18013825 3.1050273 18 4 22.9 13.1 50 Virginia 9.24 X 112.69614 200.10669 173.52825 2.83815 0.2859720 0.22860117 2.6490109 18 — — 51 Nemausa 7.35 0.08 41.74748 2.71705 176.01050 9.97834 0.0672669 0.27082127 2.3659971 18 2 24.1 9.9 52 Europa 6.31 0.18 200.89746 343.61359 128.60667 7.47881 0.1103230 0.18118959 3.0930045 18 7 20.0 11.2 53 Kalypso 8.81 X 17.75841 313.28245 143.55360 5.17111 0.2056788 0.23280026 2.6170604 18 — — 54 Alexandra 7.66 X 334.20635 344.94284 313.25911 11.79633 0.1976186 0.22077031 2.7112877 18 4 17.0 11.4 55 Pandora 7.7 X 318.04119 5.37068 10.38100 7.18042 0.1428491 0.21501052 2.7594947 18 7 28.2 11.2 56 Melete 8.31 X 199.38796 105.02204 192.98788 8.08057 0.2379172 0.23562759 2.5960833 18 — — 57 Mnemosyne 7.03 X 107.82531 210.77158 199.19989 15.21615 0.1136775 0.17622381 3.1508399 18 1 21.6 11.6 58 Concordia 8.86 X 254.25325 30.59147 161.11230 5.06511 0.0428549 0.22209167 2.7005230 18 12 31.3 12.5 59 Elpis 7.93 X 114.94825 211.13990 170.02648 8.64149 0.1193075 0.22068331 2.7120002 18 — — 60 Echo 8.21 0.27 155.15324 271.17582 191.57438 3.60036 0.1840403 0.26619699 2.3933192 18 5 18.2 11.6 61 Dana¨e 7.68 X 233.81697 12.56745 333.70438 18.20211 0.1663667 0.19123277 2.9837413 18 3 13.1 12.7 62 Erato 8.76 X 205.14777 275.69153 125.28453 2.22972 0.1679250 0.17729624 3.1381211 18 4 29.8 14.0 63 Ausonia 7.55 0.25 86.44368 295.88476 337.74049 5.77593 0.1269003 0.26588167 2.3952110 18 10 5.7 10.6 64 Angelina 7.67 0.48 353.80521 178.79965 309.11585 1.30959 0.1256649 0.22445987 2.6814945 18 — — 65 Cybele 6.62 0.01 230.03717 102.51752 155.61854 3.56314 0.1118067 0.15537222 3.4267872 18 — — 66 Maja 9.36 X 333.25684 44.00675 7.50811 3.04585 0.1728851 0.22900492 2.6458964 18 10 6.5 12.0 67 Asia 8.28 X 226.13960 107.07773 202.44063 6.03058 0.1854067 0.26165368 2.4209444 18 1 11.8 12.4 68 Leto 6.78 0.05 218.98132 304.65071 44.13029 7.97171 0.1866885 0.21248885 2.7812837 18 3 8.2 11.5 69 Hesperia 7.05 0.19 262.63881 289.24112 184.99838 8.59203 0.1703703 0.19195398 2.9762630 18 9 17.3 11.6 70 Panopaea 8.11 0.14 23.88801 255.35184 47.69559 11.59520 0.1803608 0.23300433 2.6155321 18 8 17.4 10.8 71 Niobe 7.30 0.40 221.03874 266.92576 316.01022 23.26006 0.1733207 0.21532047 2.7568460 18 12 18.8 11.8 72 Feronia 8.94 X 309.12594 102.74870 207.97078 5.41632 0.1207621 0.28880521 2.2667278 18 4 1.7 12.0 73 Klytia 9.0 X 111.31653 52.42115 7.02286 2.37068 0.0432395 0.22668556 2.6639136 18 1 15.1 12.3 74 Galatea 8.66 X 232.58277 174.21692 197.25600 4.07511 0.2373141 0.21231971 2.7827605 18 4 10.7 13.6 75 Eurydike 8.96 0.23 276.84299 339.25650 359.40285 4.99373 0.3041142 0.22530825 2.6747590 18 3 30.5 13.6 76 Freia 7.90 X 252.77322 252.47223 204.30351 2.12178 0.1658285 0.15638205 3.4120191 18 8 18.5 13.2 77 Frigga 8.52 0.16 238.18831 61.76965 1.15716 2.42278 0.1321448 0.22610218 2.6684939 18 6 20.5 12.7 78 Diana 8.09 0.08 271.73808 152.79259 333.40742 8.70139 0.2074204 0.23250470 2.6192778 18 10 4.5 11.9 79 Eurynome 7.96 0.25 177.45755 200.98708 206.61715 4.61651 0.1903647 0.25758213 2.4463893 18 3 30.9 11.7 80 Sappho 7.98 X 40.58349 139.67840 218.69809 8.67563 0.1999723 0.28329109 2.2960470 18 12 11.3 10.3 – 1028 – ELEMENTS AND OPPOSITION DATES IN 2018 ecliptic and equinox J2000.0, epoch 2018 october 9.0 tt Planet H G M ω Ω i e µ a TE Oppos.
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