(67) Asia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 Jun 2026	13.8	2.717 AU	2.793 AU	10h04m	+08°35'	75.2°	21.2°
Opposition	1 Jul 2027	10.4	2.014 AU	1.008 AU	18h38m	-11°19'	168.2°	5.9°

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)                : 0.1861837
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4211692
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.02637
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 202.22448
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 107.67813
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 237.75902
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 129.99468
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 5.74081
            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
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   10 04 37.5   +08 35 34     2.793    2.717   75.2   21.2   111   13.8 
2026-06-06 23:48 UT   10 05 39.3   +08 31 53     2.805    2.716   74.5   21.1   111   13.8 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   10 05 39.8   +08 31 52     2.805    2.716   74.5   21.1   111   13.8 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   10 06 42.8   +08 28 04     2.816    2.715   73.8   21.0   111   13.8 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   10 07 46.4   +08 24 10     2.828    2.713   73.1   21.0   111   13.8 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   10 08 50.7   +08 20 11     2.839    2.712   72.5   20.9   112   13.8 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   10 09 55.7   +08 16 05     2.851    2.710   71.8   20.8   112   13.8 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   10 11 01.3   +08 11 55     2.862    2.709   71.1   20.8   112   13.8 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   10 12 07.5   +08 07 39     2.873    2.707   70.4   20.7   112   13.8 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   10 13 14.3   +08 03 17     2.884    2.706   69.7   20.6   112   13.9 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   10 14 21.8   +07 58 50     2.896    2.705   69.1   20.5   112   13.9 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   10 15 29.8   +07 54 17     2.907    2.703   68.4   20.5   112   13.9 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   10 16 38.4   +07 49 39     2.918    2.702   67.7   20.4   112   13.9 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   10 17 47.6   +07 44 55     2.929    2.700   67.1   20.3   112   13.9 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   10 18 57.3   +07 40 07     2.939    2.699   66.4   20.2   112   13.9 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   10 20 07.6   +07 35 13     2.950    2.697   65.8   20.1   112   13.9 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   10 21 18.4   +07 30 14     2.961    2.696   65.1   20.0   112   13.9 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   10 22 29.7   +07 25 10     2.971    2.694   64.5   19.9   112   13.9 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   10 23 41.6   +07 20 01     2.982    2.693   63.8   19.8   113   13.9 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   10 24 53.9   +07 14 47     2.993    2.692   63.2   19.7   113   13.9 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   10 26 06.8   +07 09 28     3.003    2.690   62.5   19.6   113   13.9 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   10 27 20.1   +07 04 05     3.013    2.689   61.9   19.5   113   13.9 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   10 28 34.0   +06 58 36     3.023    2.687   61.3   19.4   113   13.9 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   10 29 48.2   +06 53 03     3.034    2.686   60.6   19.3   113   13.9 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   10 31 03.0   +06 47 25     3.044    2.684   60.0   19.1   113   13.9 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   10 32 18.2   +06 41 42     3.054    2.683   59.4   19.0   113   13.9 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   10 33 33.8   +06 35 55     3.064    2.681   58.8   18.9   113   13.9 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   10 34 49.9   +06 30 04     3.073    2.680   58.1   18.8   113   13.9 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   10 36 06.4   +06 24 08     3.083    2.678   57.5   18.7   113   13.9 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   10 37 23.4   +06 18 07     3.093    2.676   56.9   18.6   113   13.9 

    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.