|
(751) Faina |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 9 Sep 2026 | 14.5 | 2.818 AU | 3.796 AU | 11h12m | +17°29' | 12.0° | 4.3° |
| Opposition | 12 Apr 2027 | 13.3 | 2.940 AU | 1.977 AU | 13h50m | +09°45' | 160.2° | 6.6° |
(751) Faina - 2026-09-09
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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 Faina are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1519564
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.5518239
i (Inclination) : 15.58983
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 78.78980
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 302.89022
M (Mean anomaly) : 104.81098
Epoch : 2026 Jun 09
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 22.66670
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -13.04239
P (Orbital period in years) : 4.08
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
2026-09-09 00:00 UT 11 12 31.4 +17 29 31 3.796 2.818 12.0 4.3 5 14.5
2026-09-09 00:01 UT 11 12 31.5 +17 29 30 3.796 2.818 12.0 4.3 5 14.5
2026-09-10 00:00 UT 11 14 05.2 +17 20 29 3.796 2.819 12.2 4.3 2 14.5
2026-09-11 00:00 UT 11 15 38.8 +17 11 28 3.795 2.820 12.4 4.4 0 14.5
2026-09-12 00:00 UT 11 17 12.3 +17 02 27 3.795 2.821 12.7 4.5 358 14.5
2026-09-13 00:00 UT 11 18 45.7 +16 53 27 3.794 2.822 12.9 4.6 356 14.5
2026-09-14 00:00 UT 11 20 18.9 +16 44 28 3.794 2.823 13.2 4.7 353 14.5
2026-09-15 00:00 UT 11 21 52.0 +16 35 29 3.793 2.825 13.5 4.8 351 14.5
2026-09-16 00:00 UT 11 23 25.0 +16 26 31 3.792 2.826 13.8 4.9 349 14.5
2026-09-17 00:00 UT 11 24 57.8 +16 17 33 3.791 2.827 14.1 5.0 347 14.5
2026-09-18 00:00 UT 11 26 30.5 +16 08 36 3.790 2.828 14.5 5.1 346 14.5
2026-09-19 00:00 UT 11 28 03.0 +15 59 41 3.788 2.829 14.8 5.2 344 14.5
2026-09-20 00:00 UT 11 29 35.3 +15 50 46 3.787 2.830 15.2 5.3 342 14.5
2026-09-21 00:00 UT 11 31 07.6 +15 41 52 3.785 2.831 15.6 5.5 341 14.5
2026-09-22 00:00 UT 11 32 39.6 +15 32 59 3.783 2.832 16.0 5.6 339 14.5
2026-09-23 00:00 UT 11 34 11.5 +15 24 07 3.781 2.833 16.4 5.7 338 14.5
2026-09-24 00:00 UT 11 35 43.3 +15 15 17 3.779 2.834 16.8 5.9 337 14.5
2026-09-25 00:00 UT 11 37 14.9 +15 06 27 3.777 2.835 17.2 6.0 335 14.6
2026-09-26 00:00 UT 11 38 46.4 +14 57 39 3.775 2.836 17.7 6.2 334 14.6
2026-09-27 00:00 UT 11 40 17.7 +14 48 52 3.772 2.837 18.1 6.3 333 14.6
2026-09-28 00:00 UT 11 41 48.9 +14 40 06 3.770 2.838 18.6 6.5 332 14.6
2026-09-29 00:00 UT 11 43 19.9 +14 31 21 3.767 2.839 19.0 6.6 331 14.6
2026-09-30 00:00 UT 11 44 50.8 +14 22 38 3.764 2.840 19.5 6.8 330 14.6
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.
