(1) Ceres
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	2 Oct 2025	7.6	2.939 AU	1.961 AU	00h57m	-10°13'	164.9°	5.1°
Today	5 Nov 2025	8.1	2.922 AU	2.102 AU	00h32m	-11°02'	138.7°	12.9°

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 Ceres are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.0795763
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7656157
            i (Inclination)                 : 10.58789
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 80.24963
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 73.29974
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 231.53975
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 153.27661
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 10.13648
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.60            
        

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
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   00 32 44.6   -11 02 34     2.102    2.922  138.7   12.9    50    8.1 
2025-11-05 13:31 UT   00 32 27.4   -11 01 35     2.107    2.921  138.2   13.1    51    8.1 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   00 32 14.2   -11 00 47     2.110    2.921  137.7   13.2    51    8.1 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   00 31 45.1   -10 58 48     2.119    2.920  136.7   13.5    52    8.1 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   00 31 17.2   -10 56 38     2.128    2.920  135.7   13.7    52    8.1 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   00 30 50.6   -10 54 17     2.137    2.919  134.7   14.0    53    8.1 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   00 30 25.2   -10 51 45     2.146    2.919  133.7   14.2    53    8.1 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   00 30 01.2   -10 49 03     2.155    2.918  132.7   14.4    54    8.2 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   00 29 38.5   -10 46 10     2.164    2.918  131.7   14.7    54    8.2 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   00 29 17.2   -10 43 06     2.174    2.917  130.7   14.9    55    8.2 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   00 28 57.2   -10 39 53     2.184    2.916  129.7   15.1    55    8.2 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   00 28 38.5   -10 36 29     2.194    2.916  128.7   15.4    56    8.2 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   00 28 21.2   -10 32 54     2.204    2.915  127.7   15.6    56    8.2 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   00 28 05.3   -10 29 10     2.214    2.915  126.7   15.8    57    8.3 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   00 27 50.8   -10 25 16     2.225    2.914  125.7   16.0    57    8.3 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   00 27 37.6   -10 21 12     2.235    2.914  124.7   16.2    58    8.3 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   00 27 25.9   -10 16 59     2.246    2.913  123.7   16.4    58    8.3 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   00 27 15.5   -10 12 36     2.257    2.912  122.7   16.6    58    8.3 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   00 27 06.6   -10 08 04     2.268    2.912  121.8   16.8    59    8.3 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   00 26 59.0   -10 03 23     2.279    2.911  120.8   16.9    59    8.4 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   00 26 52.8   -09 58 32     2.290    2.911  119.8   17.1    59    8.4 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   00 26 48.0   -09 53 34     2.302    2.910  118.9   17.3    60    8.4 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   00 26 44.6   -09 48 26     2.313    2.910  117.9   17.4    60    8.4 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   00 26 42.6   -09 43 10     2.325    2.909  117.0   17.6    60    8.4 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   00 26 42.0   -09 37 46     2.337    2.908  116.0   17.7    61    8.4 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   00 26 42.7   -09 32 14     2.349    2.908  115.1   17.9    61    8.5 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   00 26 44.8   -09 26 33     2.361    2.907  114.2   18.0    61    8.5 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   00 26 48.3   -09 20 45     2.373    2.907  113.2   18.2    61    8.5 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   00 26 53.0   -09 14 50     2.385    2.906  112.3   18.3    62    8.5 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   00 26 59.1   -09 08 47     2.397    2.905  111.4   18.4    62    8.5 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   00 27 06.6   -09 02 37     2.409    2.905  110.5   18.5    62    8.5 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   00 27 15.3   -08 56 20     2.422    2.904  109.6   18.6    62    8.5 

    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.