(751) Faina
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	5 Jan 2026	12.2	2.458 AU	1.487 AU	07h14m	+34°13'	168.2°	4.7°
Today	5 Feb 2026	12.8	2.508 AU	1.662 AU	06h44m	+36°34'	141.3°	14.2°

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)                : 0.1515069
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5520199
            i (Inclination)                 : 15.59614
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 78.81090
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 302.92896
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 56.44870
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 22.72793
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -13.04182
            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
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   06 44 31.4   +36 34 52     1.662    2.508  141.3   14.2   112   12.8 
2026-02-05 01:20 UT   06 44 29.4   +36 34 58     1.662    2.508  141.2   14.3   112   12.8 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   06 43 56.5   +36 36 20     1.671    2.510  140.2   14.6   111   12.9 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   06 43 23.7   +36 37 37     1.681    2.511  139.2   14.9   111   12.9 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   06 42 53.1   +36 38 45     1.691    2.513  138.1   15.2   110   12.9 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   06 42 24.6   +36 39 44     1.701    2.514  137.1   15.5   109   12.9 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   06 41 58.2   +36 40 34     1.711    2.516  136.0   15.8   109   13.0 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   06 41 34.0   +36 41 15     1.721    2.518  135.0   16.1   108   13.0 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   06 41 12.0   +36 41 48     1.732    2.519  134.0   16.4   108   13.0 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   06 40 52.2   +36 42 13     1.743    2.521  132.9   16.7   107   13.0 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   06 40 34.5   +36 42 31     1.754    2.523  131.9   16.9   107   13.1 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   06 40 19.1   +36 42 41     1.765    2.524  130.9   17.2   106   13.1 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   06 40 05.8   +36 42 43     1.776    2.526  129.9   17.5   106   13.1 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   06 39 54.8   +36 42 39     1.787    2.528  128.9   17.7   105   13.1 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   06 39 45.9   +36 42 28     1.799    2.529  127.9   18.0   105   13.2 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   06 39 39.3   +36 42 10     1.810    2.531  126.9   18.2   104   13.2 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   06 39 34.8   +36 41 46     1.822    2.533  126.0   18.4   104   13.2 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   06 39 32.4   +36 41 16     1.834    2.534  125.0   18.6   104   13.2 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   06 39 32.2   +36 40 41     1.846    2.536  124.0   18.9   103   13.3 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   06 39 34.2   +36 39 59     1.858    2.538  123.1   19.1   103   13.3 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   06 39 38.3   +36 39 13     1.871    2.539  122.1   19.3   103   13.3 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   06 39 44.4   +36 38 21     1.883    2.541  121.2   19.5   102   13.3 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   06 39 52.6   +36 37 24     1.896    2.542  120.2   19.7   102   13.3 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   06 40 02.9   +36 36 22     1.908    2.544  119.3   19.8   102   13.4 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   06 40 15.2   +36 35 16     1.921    2.546  118.4   20.0   102   13.4 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   06 40 29.5   +36 34 05     1.934    2.547  117.5   20.2   101   13.4 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   06 40 45.7   +36 32 50     1.947    2.549  116.6   20.4   101   13.4 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   06 41 03.9   +36 31 30     1.960    2.551  115.6   20.5   101   13.5 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   06 41 24.0   +36 30 07     1.973    2.552  114.7   20.7   101   13.5 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   06 41 46.0   +36 28 39     1.986    2.554  113.9   20.8   100   13.5 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   06 42 09.9   +36 27 08     2.000    2.555  113.0   20.9   100   13.5 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   06 42 35.6   +36 25 33     2.013    2.557  112.1   21.1   100   13.5 

    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.