(67) Asia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	19 Feb 2026	12.2	2.831 AU	1.847 AU	10h00m	+04°26'	172.7°	2.5°
Today	9 Mar 2026	12.5	2.817 AU	1.875 AU	09h45m	+06°19'	157.3°	7.8°

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)                : 0.1857143
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4222119
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.02442
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 202.25011
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 107.59208
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 185.51063
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 129.93381
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 5.74170
            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
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   09 45 15.5   +06 19 44     1.875    2.817  157.3    7.8    93   12.5 
2026-03-09 05:47 UT   09 45 04.3   +06 21 17     1.876    2.817  157.1    7.9    93   12.6 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   09 44 29.8   +06 26 06     1.879    2.816  156.2    8.2    94   12.6 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   09 43 45.1   +06 32 26     1.883    2.815  155.0    8.6    95   12.6 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   09 43 01.5   +06 38 42     1.888    2.814  153.9    8.9    96   12.6 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   09 42 19.0   +06 44 55     1.893    2.814  152.7    9.3    96   12.6 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   09 41 37.7   +06 51 04     1.898    2.813  151.6    9.7    97   12.7 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   09 40 57.5   +06 57 10     1.904    2.812  150.5   10.0    98   12.7 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   09 40 18.6   +07 03 11     1.909    2.811  149.3   10.4    98   12.7 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   09 39 41.0   +07 09 07     1.915    2.810  148.2   10.8    99   12.7 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   09 39 04.6   +07 14 58     1.921    2.809  147.0   11.1    99   12.7 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   09 38 29.6   +07 20 45     1.928    2.808  145.9   11.5   100   12.8 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   09 37 55.9   +07 26 26     1.935    2.807  144.8   11.8   100   12.8 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   09 37 23.6   +07 32 01     1.941    2.806  143.6   12.1   100   12.8 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   09 36 52.8   +07 37 31     1.949    2.805  142.5   12.5   101   12.8 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   09 36 23.3   +07 42 55     1.956    2.805  141.4   12.8   101   12.8 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   09 35 55.4   +07 48 12     1.963    2.804  140.3   13.1   101   12.9 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   09 35 28.9   +07 53 23     1.971    2.803  139.2   13.4   102   12.9 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   09 35 03.8   +07 58 28     1.979    2.802  138.1   13.8   102   12.9 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   09 34 40.3   +08 03 25     1.987    2.801  137.0   14.1   102   12.9 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   09 34 18.3   +08 08 16     1.995    2.800  135.9   14.4   103   12.9 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   09 33 57.8   +08 13 00     2.004    2.799  134.9   14.6   103   12.9 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   09 33 38.8   +08 17 37     2.012    2.798  133.8   14.9   103   13.0 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   09 33 21.3   +08 22 07     2.021    2.797  132.7   15.2   103   13.0 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   09 33 05.4   +08 26 29     2.030    2.796  131.7   15.5   104   13.0 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   09 32 51.0   +08 30 44     2.039    2.795  130.6   15.8   104   13.0 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   09 32 38.1   +08 34 52     2.049    2.794  129.6   16.0   104   13.0 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   09 32 26.7   +08 38 52     2.058    2.793  128.5   16.3   104   13.1 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   09 32 16.9   +08 42 44     2.068    2.792  127.5   16.5   104   13.1 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   09 32 08.7   +08 46 29     2.078    2.791  126.5   16.8   105   13.1 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   09 32 01.9   +08 50 07     2.088    2.790  125.4   17.0   105   13.1 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   09 31 56.7   +08 53 36     2.098    2.789  124.4   17.2   105   13.1 

    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.