(59) Elpis
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 Nov 2026	12.3	2.513 AU	1.790 AU	06h21m	+11°10'	126.8°	18.4°
Opposition	20 Dec 2026	11.6	2.560 AU	1.594 AU	05h53m	+09°36'	166.2°	5.3°

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 Elpis are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1164670
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7131482
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.64881
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 169.90994
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 211.16678
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 12.36732
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 200.78732
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.46356
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.47            
        

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
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   06 21 30.2   +11 10 04     1.790    2.513  126.8   18.4   281   12.3 
2026-11-06 02:56 UT   06 21 29.6   +11 09 34     1.789    2.513  126.9   18.4   282   12.3 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   06 21 24.6   +11 06 01     1.781    2.514  127.8   18.2   282   12.3 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   06 21 17.3   +11 02 00     1.772    2.515  128.8   17.9   282   12.3 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   06 21 08.1   +10 58 03     1.764    2.516  129.8   17.6   283   12.2 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   06 20 57.2   +10 54 09     1.756    2.517  130.8   17.3   283   12.2 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   06 20 44.4   +10 50 18     1.747    2.518  131.8   17.1   284   12.2 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   06 20 29.9   +10 46 31     1.739    2.519  132.8   16.8   284   12.2 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   06 20 13.7   +10 42 48     1.732    2.520  133.8   16.5   284   12.2 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   06 19 55.7   +10 39 10     1.724    2.521  134.8   16.2   285   12.1 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   06 19 35.9   +10 35 35     1.716    2.522  135.8   15.9   285   12.1 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   06 19 14.5   +10 32 05     1.709    2.523  136.8   15.6   286   12.1 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   06 18 51.3   +10 28 40     1.702    2.524  137.9   15.2   287   12.1 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   06 18 26.4   +10 25 19     1.695    2.525  138.9   14.9   287   12.1 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   06 17 59.9   +10 22 04     1.688    2.526  139.9   14.6   288   12.0 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   06 17 31.8   +10 18 54     1.682    2.527  141.0   14.3   288   12.0 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   06 17 02.0   +10 15 49     1.675    2.528  142.0   13.9   289   12.0 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   06 16 30.6   +10 12 49     1.669    2.529  143.0   13.6   290   12.0 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   06 15 57.7   +10 09 55     1.663    2.530  144.1   13.2   291   12.0 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   06 15 23.2   +10 07 07     1.658    2.531  145.1   12.9   291   12.0 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   06 14 47.3   +10 04 25     1.652    2.532  146.2   12.5   292   11.9 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   06 14 09.9   +10 01 49     1.647    2.533  147.2   12.2   293   11.9 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   06 13 31.0   +09 59 20     1.642    2.535  148.3   11.8   294   11.9 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   06 12 50.8   +09 56 56     1.637    2.536  149.3   11.5   295   11.9 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   06 12 09.1   +09 54 40     1.632    2.537  150.3   11.1   296   11.9 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   06 11 26.2   +09 52 30     1.628    2.538  151.4   10.7   297   11.8 
2026-12-01 00:00 UT   06 10 42.0   +09 50 27     1.624    2.539  152.4   10.4   299   11.8 
2026-12-02 00:00 UT   06 09 56.5   +09 48 31     1.620    2.540  153.4   10.0   300   11.8 
2026-12-03 00:00 UT   06 09 09.9   +09 46 43     1.616    2.541  154.4    9.7   301   11.8 
2026-12-04 00:00 UT   06 08 22.2   +09 45 02     1.613    2.542  155.4    9.3   303   11.8 
2026-12-05 00:00 UT   06 07 33.3   +09 43 28     1.609    2.543  156.4    8.9   305   11.7 
2026-12-06 00:00 UT   06 06 43.5   +09 42 02     1.606    2.544  157.3    8.6   306   11.7 

    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.