(67) Asia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	7 Feb 2026	12.5	2.840 AU	1.883 AU	10h11m	+03°16'	162.6°	6.0°
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
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   10 11 45.0   +03 16 27     1.883    2.840  162.6    6.0   315   12.5 
2026-02-07 02:10 UT   10 11 40.4   +03 16 54     1.883    2.839  162.7    5.9   315   12.5 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   10 10 53.7   +03 21 25     1.879    2.839  163.7    5.6   317   12.5 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   10 10 01.7   +03 26 32     1.874    2.838  164.8    5.2   319   12.4 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   10 09 09.2   +03 31 45     1.870    2.838  165.9    4.9   322   12.4 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   10 08 16.0   +03 37 07     1.867    2.837  166.9    4.5   324   12.4 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   10 07 22.4   +03 42 35     1.863    2.836  167.9    4.2   328   12.4 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   10 06 28.3   +03 48 10     1.860    2.835  168.9    3.8   332   12.3 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   10 05 33.8   +03 53 51     1.857    2.835  169.8    3.5   336   12.3 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   10 04 39.0   +03 59 38     1.855    2.834  170.7    3.2   342   12.3 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   10 03 44.0   +04 05 32     1.853    2.833  171.4    3.0   348   12.3 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   10 02 48.7   +04 11 30     1.851    2.833  172.0    2.8   356   12.3 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   10 01 53.3   +04 17 33     1.849    2.832  172.4    2.6     5   12.3 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   10 00 57.8   +04 23 41     1.848    2.831  172.7    2.5    14   12.2 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   10 00 02.3   +04 29 54     1.847    2.830  172.7    2.5    24   12.2 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   09 59 06.8   +04 36 10     1.846    2.830  172.6    2.6    34   12.2 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   09 58 11.5   +04 42 29     1.846    2.829  172.2    2.7    43   12.3 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   09 57 16.3   +04 48 51     1.846    2.828  171.6    2.9    51   12.3 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   09 56 21.4   +04 55 16     1.846    2.827  171.0    3.2    58   12.3 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   09 55 26.8   +05 01 44     1.846    2.827  170.2    3.4    64   12.3 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   09 54 32.5   +05 08 13     1.847    2.826  169.3    3.7    69   12.3 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   09 53 38.7   +05 14 43     1.848    2.825  168.3    4.1    73   12.3 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   09 52 45.3   +05 21 14     1.850    2.824  167.3    4.4    76   12.4 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   09 51 52.5   +05 27 47     1.851    2.824  166.3    4.8    79   12.4 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   09 51 00.3   +05 34 19     1.853    2.823  165.2    5.1    82   12.4 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   09 50 08.7   +05 40 51     1.855    2.822  164.1    5.5    84   12.4 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   09 49 17.8   +05 47 23     1.858    2.821  163.0    5.9    86   12.4 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   09 48 27.6   +05 53 54     1.861    2.820  161.9    6.3    88   12.5 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   09 47 38.3   +06 00 24     1.864    2.820  160.8    6.7    89   12.5 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   09 46 49.8   +06 06 53     1.867    2.819  159.6    7.0    91   12.5 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   09 46 02.1   +06 13 20     1.871    2.818  158.5    7.4    92   12.5 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   09 45 15.5   +06 19 44     1.875    2.817  157.3    7.8    93   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.