(67) Asia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	22 Nov 2024	11.6	2.510 AU	1.526 AU	04h02m	+14°21'	173.7°	2.5°
Today	2 Dec 2024	11.8	2.528 AU	1.557 AU	03h52m	+13°38'	167.3°	4.9°

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)                : 0.1845633
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4227489
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.02817
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 202.38441
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 107.25172
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 81.31169
            Epoch                           : 2024 Oct 17

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 129.72632
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 5.75603
            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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2024-12-02 00:00 UT   03 52 31.3   +13 38 53     1.557    2.528  167.3    4.9    48   11.8 
2024-12-02 08:02 UT   03 52 12.0   +13 37 32     1.558    2.529  166.9    5.1    49   11.8 
2024-12-03 00:00 UT   03 51 33.8   +13 34 54     1.562    2.530  166.1    5.4    51   11.8 
2024-12-04 00:00 UT   03 50 37.2   +13 31 01     1.567    2.532  165.0    5.8    53   11.9 
2024-12-05 00:00 UT   03 49 41.5   +13 27 15     1.572    2.534  163.9    6.2    55   11.9 
2024-12-06 00:00 UT   03 48 46.9   +13 23 36     1.578    2.536  162.7    6.6    56   11.9 
2024-12-07 00:00 UT   03 47 53.3   +13 20 04     1.584    2.537  161.6    7.0    57   12.0 
2024-12-08 00:00 UT   03 47 00.8   +13 16 40     1.590    2.539  160.4    7.5    59   12.0 
2024-12-09 00:00 UT   03 46 09.5   +13 13 23     1.596    2.541  159.2    7.9    60   12.0 
2024-12-10 00:00 UT   03 45 19.4   +13 10 13     1.603    2.543  158.1    8.3    61   12.0 
2024-12-11 00:00 UT   03 44 30.6   +13 07 11     1.610    2.545  156.9    8.7    62   12.1 
2024-12-12 00:00 UT   03 43 43.2   +13 04 17     1.617    2.547  155.7    9.1    62   12.1 
2024-12-13 00:00 UT   03 42 57.0   +13 01 32     1.624    2.549  154.6    9.5    63   12.1 
2024-12-14 00:00 UT   03 42 12.3   +12 58 54     1.632    2.551  153.4    9.9    64   12.2 
2024-12-15 00:00 UT   03 41 29.0   +12 56 24     1.640    2.552  152.2   10.3    64   12.2 
2024-12-16 00:00 UT   03 40 47.2   +12 54 03     1.648    2.554  151.1   10.7    65   12.2 
2024-12-17 00:00 UT   03 40 06.9   +12 51 50     1.656    2.556  149.9   11.1    65   12.2 
2024-12-18 00:00 UT   03 39 28.1   +12 49 45     1.665    2.558  148.8   11.5    66   12.3 
2024-12-19 00:00 UT   03 38 50.9   +12 47 49     1.674    2.560  147.6   11.9    66   12.3 
2024-12-20 00:00 UT   03 38 15.2   +12 46 01     1.683    2.562  146.5   12.2    67   12.3 
2024-12-21 00:00 UT   03 37 41.1   +12 44 22     1.692    2.563  145.4   12.6    67   12.3 
2024-12-22 00:00 UT   03 37 08.7   +12 42 51     1.702    2.565  144.2   13.0    67   12.4 
2024-12-23 00:00 UT   03 36 37.9   +12 41 29     1.712    2.567  143.1   13.3    68   12.4 
2024-12-24 00:00 UT   03 36 08.7   +12 40 15     1.721    2.569  142.0   13.6    68   12.4 
2024-12-25 00:00 UT   03 35 41.3   +12 39 10     1.732    2.571  140.9   14.0    68   12.4 
2024-12-26 00:00 UT   03 35 15.5   +12 38 14     1.742    2.573  139.8   14.3    69   12.5 
2024-12-27 00:00 UT   03 34 51.4   +12 37 26     1.752    2.574  138.7   14.6    69   12.5 
2024-12-28 00:00 UT   03 34 29.0   +12 36 47     1.763    2.576  137.6   14.9    69   12.5 
2024-12-29 00:00 UT   03 34 08.4   +12 36 16     1.774    2.578  136.5   15.2    69   12.6 
2024-12-30 00:00 UT   03 33 49.5   +12 35 53     1.785    2.580  135.4   15.5    70   12.6 
2024-12-31 00:00 UT   03 33 32.3   +12 35 39     1.797    2.582  134.3   15.8    70   12.6 
2025-01-01 00:00 UT   03 33 16.9   +12 35 33     1.808    2.583  133.3   16.1    70   12.6 

    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.