(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	6 Apr 2026	13.1	2.791 AU	2.078 AU	09h32m	+08°46'	126.5°	16.8°

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
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   09 32 08.7   +08 46 29     2.078    2.791  126.5   16.8   105   13.1 
2026-04-06 10:38 UT   09 32 05.5   +08 48 07     2.082    2.790  126.0   16.9   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 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   09 31 53.0   +08 56 58     2.108    2.788  123.4   17.4   105   13.1 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   09 31 50.8   +09 00 12     2.118    2.787  122.4   17.7   105   13.2 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   09 31 50.2   +09 03 18     2.129    2.786  121.4   17.9   105   13.2 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   09 31 51.0   +09 06 16     2.139    2.785  120.4   18.1   105   13.2 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   09 31 53.4   +09 09 06     2.150    2.784  119.5   18.3   106   13.2 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   09 31 57.2   +09 11 48     2.161    2.782  118.5   18.5   106   13.2 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   09 32 02.5   +09 14 22     2.172    2.781  117.5   18.7   106   13.2 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   09 32 09.3   +09 16 48     2.183    2.780  116.6   18.8   106   13.3 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   09 32 17.6   +09 19 07     2.194    2.779  115.6   19.0   106   13.3 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   09 32 27.3   +09 21 17     2.205    2.778  114.7   19.2   106   13.3 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   09 32 38.5   +09 23 19     2.216    2.777  113.7   19.3   106   13.3 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   09 32 51.1   +09 25 13     2.228    2.776  112.8   19.5   107   13.3 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   09 33 05.2   +09 26 59     2.239    2.775  111.9   19.6   107   13.3 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   09 33 20.6   +09 28 37     2.251    2.774  111.0   19.8   107   13.3 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   09 33 37.5   +09 30 06     2.262    2.773  110.0   19.9   107   13.4 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   09 33 55.7   +09 31 28     2.274    2.771  109.1   20.0   107   13.4 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   09 34 15.2   +09 32 43     2.286    2.770  108.2   20.2   107   13.4 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   09 34 36.1   +09 33 49     2.297    2.769  107.3   20.3   107   13.4 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   09 34 58.3   +09 34 47     2.309    2.768  106.5   20.4   107   13.4 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   09 35 21.8   +09 35 38     2.321    2.767  105.6   20.5   108   13.4 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   09 35 46.6   +09 36 20     2.333    2.766  104.7   20.6   108   13.4 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   09 36 12.7   +09 36 56     2.345    2.765  103.8   20.7   108   13.5 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   09 36 40.0   +09 37 23     2.357    2.763  103.0   20.8   108   13.5 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   09 37 08.6   +09 37 43     2.369    2.762  102.1   20.9   108   13.5 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   09 37 38.3   +09 37 55     2.381    2.761  101.3   21.0   108   13.5 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   09 38 09.3   +09 38 00     2.393    2.760  100.4   21.1   108   13.5 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   09 38 41.4   +09 37 58     2.406    2.759   99.6   21.1   108   13.5 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   09 39 14.7   +09 37 48     2.418    2.757   98.7   21.2   108   13.5 

    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.