(67) Asia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 May 2025	14.1	2.774 AU	3.536 AU	05h40m	+18°47'	35.3°	12.1°
Opposition	19 Feb 2026	12.2	2.830 AU	1.847 AU	10h00m	+04°25'	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)                : 0.1849582
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4234762
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.02427
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 202.32889
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 107.45544
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 133.35300
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 129.87533
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 5.74590
            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
2025-05-11 00:00 UT   05 40 06.2   +18 47 31     3.536    2.774   35.3   12.1    94   14.1 
2025-05-11 14:11 UT   05 41 02.8   +18 48 10     3.542    2.775   35.0   12.0    95   14.1 
2025-05-12 00:00 UT   05 41 41.9   +18 48 36     3.545    2.775   34.7   12.0    95   14.1 
2025-05-13 00:00 UT   05 43 17.8   +18 49 37     3.554    2.777   34.2   11.8    95   14.1 
2025-05-14 00:00 UT   05 44 53.9   +18 50 34     3.563    2.778   33.6   11.6    95   14.1 
2025-05-15 00:00 UT   05 46 30.1   +18 51 27     3.571    2.779   33.0   11.4    96   14.1 
2025-05-16 00:00 UT   05 48 06.5   +18 52 16     3.580    2.780   32.4   11.2    96   14.1 
2025-05-17 00:00 UT   05 49 43.0   +18 53 01     3.588    2.781   31.8   11.1    96   14.1 
2025-05-18 00:00 UT   05 51 19.7   +18 53 41     3.596    2.782   31.3   10.9    97   14.1 
2025-05-19 00:00 UT   05 52 56.5   +18 54 17     3.605    2.783   30.7   10.7    97   14.1 
2025-05-20 00:00 UT   05 54 33.5   +18 54 49     3.613    2.784   30.1   10.5    97   14.1 
2025-05-21 00:00 UT   05 56 10.6   +18 55 17     3.620    2.785   29.6   10.3    98   14.1 
2025-05-22 00:00 UT   05 57 47.9   +18 55 40     3.628    2.786   29.0   10.1    98   14.1 
2025-05-23 00:00 UT   05 59 25.3   +18 55 59     3.636    2.787   28.4   10.0    98   14.1 
2025-05-24 00:00 UT   06 01 02.8   +18 56 14     3.643    2.788   27.8    9.8    99   14.1 
2025-05-25 00:00 UT   06 02 40.4   +18 56 25     3.651    2.789   27.3    9.6    99   14.0 
2025-05-26 00:00 UT   06 04 18.2   +18 56 31     3.658    2.790   26.7    9.4    99   14.0 
2025-05-27 00:00 UT   06 05 56.1   +18 56 32     3.665    2.791   26.1    9.2   100   14.0 
2025-05-28 00:00 UT   06 07 34.0   +18 56 29     3.672    2.792   25.6    9.0   100   14.0 
2025-05-29 00:00 UT   06 09 12.1   +18 56 22     3.679    2.793   25.0    8.8   101   14.0 
2025-05-30 00:00 UT   06 10 50.2   +18 56 11     3.685    2.794   24.5    8.6   101   14.0 
2025-05-31 00:00 UT   06 12 28.4   +18 55 55     3.692    2.795   23.9    8.4   101   14.0 
2025-06-01 00:00 UT   06 14 06.7   +18 55 35     3.698    2.796   23.3    8.3   102   14.0 
2025-06-02 00:00 UT   06 15 45.1   +18 55 10     3.705    2.797   22.8    8.1   102   14.0 

    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.