(409) Aspasia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 May 2026	11.9	2.414 AU	1.816 AU	19h36m	-14°09'	114.4°	22.4°
Opposition	9 Jul 2026	10.8	2.446 AU	1.447 AU	19h09m	-08°39'	166.3°	5.7°

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 Aspasia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.0733205
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5751467
            i (Inclination)                 : 11.28516
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 242.05252
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 355.72820
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 348.92718
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 237.86302
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.83521
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.13            
        

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
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   19 36 04.6   -14 09 55     1.816    2.414  114.4   22.4   257   11.9 
2026-05-09 04:01 UT   19 36 08.2   -14 08 41     1.814    2.414  114.5   22.4   257   11.9 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   19 36 25.8   -14 02 33     1.805    2.414  115.2   22.2   257   11.9 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   19 36 45.4   -13 55 11     1.794    2.415  116.1   22.1   257   11.9 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   19 37 03.3   -13 47 51     1.784    2.415  116.9   21.9   257   11.9 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   19 37 19.5   -13 40 32     1.773    2.416  117.8   21.7   256   11.9 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   19 37 34.1   -13 33 14     1.763    2.416  118.7   21.5   256   11.8 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   19 37 46.9   -13 25 57     1.753    2.417  119.5   21.3   256   11.8 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   19 37 58.0   -13 18 43     1.743    2.417  120.4   21.1   256   11.8 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   19 38 07.4   -13 11 30     1.733    2.418  121.3   20.9   255   11.8 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   19 38 15.1   -13 04 19     1.723    2.418  122.2   20.7   255   11.8 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   19 38 21.0   -12 57 10     1.713    2.419  123.1   20.5   255   11.8 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   19 38 25.2   -12 50 04     1.703    2.419  124.0   20.3   255   11.7 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   19 38 27.7   -12 43 00     1.694    2.419  124.9   20.1   254   11.7 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   19 38 28.4   -12 35 59     1.684    2.420  125.8   19.8   254   11.7 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   19 38 27.4   -12 28 60     1.675    2.420  126.7   19.6   254   11.7 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   19 38 24.6   -12 22 04     1.666    2.421  127.6   19.3   253   11.7 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   19 38 20.1   -12 15 11     1.657    2.421  128.6   19.1   253   11.6 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   19 38 13.8   -12 08 22     1.648    2.422  129.5   18.8   253   11.6 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   19 38 05.8   -12 01 35     1.639    2.422  130.4   18.6   252   11.6 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   19 37 56.1   -11 54 52     1.631    2.423  131.4   18.3   252   11.6 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   19 37 44.6   -11 48 13     1.622    2.423  132.3   18.0   252   11.6 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   19 37 31.4   -11 41 38     1.614    2.424  133.3   17.7   251   11.5 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   19 37 16.5   -11 35 06     1.606    2.424  134.2   17.4   251   11.5 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   19 36 59.9   -11 28 38     1.598    2.425  135.2   17.1   250   11.5 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   19 36 41.6   -11 22 15     1.590    2.425  136.1   16.8   250   11.5 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   19 36 21.5   -11 15 56     1.583    2.426  137.1   16.5   249   11.5 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   19 35 59.8   -11 09 42     1.575    2.426  138.1   16.2   249   11.4 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   19 35 36.4   -11 03 33     1.568    2.427  139.0   15.9   248   11.4 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   19 35 11.4   -10 57 28     1.561    2.427  140.0   15.6   248   11.4 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   19 34 44.7   -10 51 29     1.554    2.428  141.0   15.3   247   11.4 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   19 34 16.4   -10 45 35     1.547    2.428  142.0   14.9   247   11.4 

    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.