(63) Ausonia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Sep 2026	12.3	2.633 AU	2.478 AU	05h20m	+29°12'	87.5°	22.4°
Opposition	9 Dec 2026	10.8	2.687 AU	1.709 AU	05h05m	+31°50'	171.0°	3.3°

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 Ausonia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1281449
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3942024
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.77350
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 337.68395
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 295.55111
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 111.38411
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 273.34863
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -5.20721
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.70            
        

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
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   05 20 46.1   +29 12 44     2.478    2.633   87.5   22.4   266   12.3 
2026-09-12 04:40 UT   05 20 57.6   +29 13 19     2.475    2.634   87.7   22.4   266   12.3 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   05 21 44.7   +29 15 46     2.465    2.634   88.3   22.4   266   12.3 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   05 22 42.2   +29 18 47     2.453    2.635   89.0   22.4   266   12.3 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   05 23 38.6   +29 21 46     2.440    2.636   89.8   22.4   266   12.3 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   05 24 33.8   +29 24 45     2.428    2.637   90.5   22.4   266   12.3 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   05 25 27.8   +29 27 43     2.415    2.637   91.3   22.4   266   12.2 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   05 26 20.6   +29 30 40     2.403    2.638   92.1   22.4   266   12.2 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   05 27 12.2   +29 33 35     2.391    2.639   92.9   22.3   266   12.2 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   05 28 02.6   +29 36 30     2.378    2.640   93.7   22.3   266   12.2 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   05 28 51.7   +29 39 24     2.366    2.641   94.4   22.3   266   12.2 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   05 29 39.4   +29 42 17     2.353    2.641   95.2   22.2   266   12.2 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   05 30 25.9   +29 45 10     2.341    2.642   96.0   22.2   266   12.2 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   05 31 11.1   +29 48 02     2.328    2.643   96.8   22.1   266   12.2 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   05 31 54.9   +29 50 53     2.316    2.644   97.7   22.1   266   12.1 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   05 32 37.4   +29 53 43     2.304    2.644   98.5   22.0   266   12.1 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   05 33 18.4   +29 56 33     2.291    2.645   99.3   22.0   266   12.1 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   05 33 58.0   +29 59 23     2.279    2.646  100.1   21.9   266   12.1 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   05 34 36.2   +30 02 11     2.267    2.647  101.0   21.8   266   12.1 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   05 35 13.0   +30 04 60     2.254    2.647  101.8   21.7   266   12.1 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   05 35 48.2   +30 07 48     2.242    2.648  102.6   21.7   266   12.1 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   05 36 22.0   +30 10 35     2.230    2.649  103.5   21.6   266   12.1 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   05 36 54.2   +30 13 22     2.218    2.650  104.4   21.5   266   12.0 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   05 37 24.8   +30 16 08     2.206    2.650  105.2   21.4   266   12.0 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   05 37 53.8   +30 18 54     2.193    2.651  106.1   21.3   266   12.0 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   05 38 21.3   +30 21 40     2.181    2.652  107.0   21.1   266   12.0 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   05 38 47.0   +30 24 25     2.169    2.652  107.8   21.0   266   12.0 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   05 39 11.1   +30 27 10     2.158    2.653  108.7   20.9   265   12.0 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   05 39 33.6   +30 29 55     2.146    2.654  109.6   20.8   265   12.0 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   05 39 54.3   +30 32 38     2.134    2.654  110.5   20.6   265   11.9 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   05 40 13.2   +30 35 22     2.122    2.655  111.4   20.5   265   11.9 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   05 40 30.4   +30 38 05     2.111    2.656  112.3   20.3   265   11.9 

    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.