(67) Asia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Jan 2026	13.2	2.856 AU	2.135 AU	10h29m	+02°01'	128.8°	15.6°
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
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   10 29 00.7   +02 01 43     2.135    2.856  128.8   15.6   297   13.2 
2026-01-08 02:15 UT   10 28 59.4   +02 01 42     2.134    2.856  128.9   15.5   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 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   10 26 44.6   +02 05 18     2.059    2.853  136.4   13.8   299   13.0 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   10 26 19.4   +02 06 31     2.049    2.852  137.5   13.5   299   13.0 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   10 25 52.7   +02 07 54     2.039    2.852  138.6   13.2   300   13.0 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   10 25 24.7   +02 09 28     2.029    2.851  139.7   12.9   300   13.0 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   10 24 55.2   +02 11 12     2.020    2.851  140.8   12.6   300   12.9 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   10 24 24.3   +02 13 07     2.010    2.850  141.9   12.3   301   12.9 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   10 23 52.1   +02 15 13     2.001    2.850  143.1   12.0   301   12.9 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   10 23 18.6   +02 17 29     1.992    2.849  144.2   11.7   302   12.9 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   10 22 43.7   +02 19 56     1.984    2.849  145.3   11.3   302   12.8 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   10 22 07.6   +02 22 34     1.975    2.848  146.5   11.0   302   12.8 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   10 21 30.2   +02 25 21     1.967    2.847  147.6   10.7   303   12.8 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   10 20 51.6   +02 28 19     1.959    2.847  148.8   10.3   304   12.8 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   10 20 11.8   +02 31 27     1.951    2.846  149.9   10.0   304   12.7 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   10 19 30.8   +02 34 45     1.944    2.846  151.1    9.6   305   12.7 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   10 18 48.7   +02 38 13     1.936    2.845  152.2    9.3   305   12.7 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   10 18 05.5   +02 41 51     1.929    2.845  153.4    8.9   306   12.7 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   10 17 21.2   +02 45 38     1.923    2.844  154.5    8.6   307   12.7 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   10 16 35.9   +02 49 35     1.916    2.843  155.7    8.2   308   12.6 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   10 15 49.7   +02 53 42     1.910    2.843  156.8    7.8   309   12.6 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   10 15 02.4   +02 57 57     1.904    2.842  158.0    7.5   310   12.6 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   10 14 14.3   +03 02 22     1.899    2.841  159.1    7.1   311   12.6 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   10 13 25.3   +03 06 55     1.893    2.841  160.3    6.7   312   12.5 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   10 12 35.5   +03 11 37     1.888    2.840  161.4    6.3   314   12.5 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   10 11 45.0   +03 16 27     1.883    2.840  162.6    6.0   315   12.5 

    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.