(67) Asia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 Aug 2026	13.9	2.630 AU	3.330 AU	11h17m	+02°54'	39.7°	14.3°
Opposition	1 Jul 2027	10.4	2.014 AU	1.008 AU	18h38m	-11°19'	168.2°	5.9°

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 Asia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1861837
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4211692
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.02637
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 202.22448
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 107.67812
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 237.75903
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 129.99467
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 5.74081
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.77            
        

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
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   11 17 15.5   +02 54 47     3.330    2.630   39.7   14.3   115   13.9 
2026-08-02 07:44 UT   11 17 43.6   +02 52 15     3.332    2.629   39.5   14.2   115   13.9 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   11 18 42.7   +02 46 54     3.336    2.628   39.1   14.1   115   13.9 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   11 20 10.2   +02 38 58     3.343    2.626   38.5   13.9   115   13.9 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   11 21 38.0   +02 30 59     3.349    2.625   38.0   13.8   115   13.9 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   11 23 06.1   +02 22 57     3.355    2.623   37.4   13.6   115   13.9 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   11 24 34.4   +02 14 52     3.362    2.621   36.8   13.4   115   13.9 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   11 26 03.0   +02 06 45     3.368    2.620   36.3   13.2   115   13.9 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   11 27 31.9   +01 58 35     3.373    2.618   35.7   13.1   115   13.9 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   11 29 01.0   +01 50 21     3.379    2.616   35.1   12.9   115   13.9 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   11 30 30.4   +01 42 06     3.385    2.614   34.6   12.7   115   13.9 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   11 32 00.1   +01 33 47     3.391    2.613   34.0   12.5   115   13.9 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   11 33 30.0   +01 25 26     3.396    2.611   33.5   12.4   115   13.8 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   11 35 00.2   +01 17 02     3.401    2.609   32.9   12.2   115   13.8 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   11 36 30.6   +01 08 36     3.406    2.608   32.3   12.0   115   13.8 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   11 38 01.3   +01 00 08     3.412    2.606   31.8   11.8   115   13.8 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   11 39 32.3   +00 51 37     3.417    2.604   31.2   11.6   115   13.8 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   11 41 03.4   +00 43 04     3.421    2.602   30.7   11.4   115   13.8 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   11 42 34.8   +00 34 28     3.426    2.601   30.1   11.3   115   13.8 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   11 44 06.5   +00 25 51     3.431    2.599   29.6   11.1   115   13.8 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   11 45 38.4   +00 17 11     3.435    2.597   29.0   10.9   115   13.8 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   11 47 10.5   +00 08 30     3.440    2.595   28.4   10.7   116   13.8 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   11 48 42.8   +00 00 14     3.444    2.594   27.9   10.5   116   13.8 

    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.