(737) Arequipa
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 Aug 2026	14.8	3.217 AU	4.218 AU	08h46m	+10°09'	8.0°	2.5°
Opposition	5 Mar 2027	13.3	3.130 AU	2.142 AU	10h54m	+00°13'	173.7°	2.0°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of Arequipa are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2440162
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5926213
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.36334
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 184.56133
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 134.51407
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 108.46935
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 139.74756
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 8.78212
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.17            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   08 46 57.5   +10 09 58     4.218    3.217    8.0    2.5   174   14.8 
2026-08-01 18:25 UT   08 48 00.0   +10 06 26     4.219    3.217    7.9    2.5   177   14.8 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   08 48 19.0   +10 05 22     4.219    3.217    7.8    2.5   178   14.8 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   08 49 40.3   +10 00 43     4.220    3.217    7.6    2.4   183   14.8 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   08 51 01.7   +09 56 01     4.221    3.218    7.5    2.4   187   14.8 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   08 52 22.9   +09 51 16     4.221    3.218    7.4    2.3   192   14.8 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   08 53 44.1   +09 46 28     4.221    3.218    7.4    2.3   197   14.8 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   08 55 05.2   +09 41 37     4.222    3.219    7.4    2.3   202   14.8 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   08 56 26.2   +09 36 44     4.222    3.219    7.5    2.4   206   14.8 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   08 57 47.1   +09 31 47     4.221    3.219    7.6    2.4   211   14.8 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   08 59 08.0   +09 26 48     4.221    3.219    7.8    2.4   216   14.8 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   09 00 28.8   +09 21 46     4.220    3.220    8.0    2.5   220   14.8 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   09 01 49.4   +09 16 41     4.220    3.220    8.2    2.6   224   14.8 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   09 03 10.0   +09 11 34     4.219    3.220    8.5    2.7   228   14.9 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   09 04 30.5   +09 06 24     4.218    3.221    8.8    2.8   232   14.9 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   09 05 50.8   +09 01 12     4.217    3.221    9.2    2.9   235   14.9 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   09 07 11.0   +08 55 57     4.215    3.221    9.6    3.0   238   14.9 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   09 08 31.2   +08 50 39     4.214    3.221   10.0    3.1   241   14.9 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   09 09 51.2   +08 45 19     4.212    3.221   10.4    3.3   243   14.9 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   09 11 11.0   +08 39 57     4.210    3.222   10.9    3.4   246   14.9 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   09 12 30.8   +08 34 32     4.208    3.222   11.3    3.5   248   14.9 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   09 13 50.4   +08 29 05     4.206    3.222   11.8    3.7   250   14.9 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   09 15 09.9   +08 23 36     4.204    3.222   12.3    3.8   252   14.9 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   09 16 29.2   +08 18 04     4.201    3.223   12.8    4.0   254   14.9 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   09 17 48.4   +08 12 30     4.198    3.223   13.3    4.1   256   14.9 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   09 19 07.5   +08 06 54     4.196    3.223   13.8    4.3   257   14.9 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.