(67) Asia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Dec 2025	13.6	2.865 AU	2.446 AU	10h27m	+02°47'	105.1°	19.4°
Opposition	19 Feb 2026	12.2	2.831 AU	1.847 AU	10h00m	+04°26'	172.7°	2.5°

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
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   10 27 55.6   +02 47 41     2.446    2.865  105.1   19.4   293   13.6 
2025-12-15 14:19 UT   10 28 06.7   +02 45 35     2.438    2.865  105.7   19.3   293   13.6 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   10 28 13.9   +02 44 12     2.432    2.865  106.1   19.3   293   13.6 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   10 28 30.9   +02 40 50     2.418    2.865  107.0   19.2   294   13.6 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   10 28 46.6   +02 37 35     2.404    2.864  107.9   19.1   294   13.5 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   10 29 01.1   +02 34 28     2.391    2.864  108.8   19.0   294   13.5 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   10 29 14.2   +02 31 29     2.377    2.864  109.8   18.9   294   13.5 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   10 29 26.0   +02 28 37     2.363    2.863  110.7   18.7   294   13.5 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   10 29 36.4   +02 25 53     2.350    2.863  111.7   18.6   294   13.5 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   10 29 45.6   +02 23 18     2.336    2.863  112.6   18.5   294   13.5 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   10 29 53.3   +02 20 50     2.323    2.862  113.6   18.4   295   13.4 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   10 29 59.7   +02 18 31     2.310    2.862  114.6   18.2   295   13.4 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   10 30 04.7   +02 16 20     2.296    2.862  115.6   18.1   295   13.4 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   10 30 08.3   +02 14 18     2.283    2.861  116.5   17.9   295   13.4 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   10 30 10.5   +02 12 24     2.270    2.861  117.5   17.7   295   13.4 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   10 30 11.3   +02 10 40     2.257    2.860  118.5   17.6   295   13.4 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   10 30 10.7   +02 09 04     2.245    2.860  119.5   17.4   296   13.3 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   10 30 08.7   +02 07 37     2.232    2.860  120.5   17.2   296   13.3 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   10 30 05.3   +02 06 20     2.219    2.859  121.5   17.0   296   13.3 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   10 30 00.4   +02 05 11     2.207    2.859  122.6   16.9   296   13.3 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   10 29 54.1   +02 04 13     2.195    2.858  123.6   16.7   296   13.3 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   10 29 46.3   +02 03 23     2.182    2.858  124.6   16.4   296   13.2 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   10 29 37.1   +02 02 43     2.170    2.858  125.6   16.2   297   13.2 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   10 29 26.4   +02 02 13     2.159    2.857  126.7   16.0   297   13.2 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   10 29 14.3   +02 01 53     2.147    2.857  127.7   15.8   297   13.2 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   10 29 00.7   +02 01 43     2.135    2.856  128.8   15.6   297   13.2 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   10 28 45.7   +02 01 43     2.124    2.856  129.9   15.3   298   13.1 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   10 28 29.1   +02 01 53     2.113    2.855  130.9   15.1   298   13.1 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   10 28 11.2   +02 02 13     2.102    2.855  132.0   14.8   298   13.1 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   10 27 51.7   +02 02 44     2.091    2.854  133.1   14.6   298   13.1 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   10 27 30.8   +02 03 25     2.080    2.854  134.2   14.3   299   13.1 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   10 27 08.4   +02 04 16     2.069    2.853  135.3   14.0   299   13.0 

    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.