(751) Faina
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	28 Mar 2026	13.9	2.591 AU	2.307 AU	06h57m	+35°39'	94.9°	22.6°
Opposition	12 Apr 2027	13.3	2.939 AU	1.976 AU	13h51m	+09°44'	160.2°	6.6°

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)              : 2.5520198
            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
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   06 57 52.3   +35 39 47     2.307    2.591   94.9   22.6    97   13.9 
2026-03-28 06:23 UT   06 58 08.0   +35 39 04     2.311    2.591   94.7   22.6    97   13.9 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   06 58 51.7   +35 37 04     2.321    2.593   94.2   22.6    97   13.9 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   06 59 52.2   +35 34 19     2.336    2.594   93.4   22.6    97   13.9 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   07 00 53.9   +35 31 30     2.350    2.596   92.7   22.6    97   13.9 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   07 01 56.7   +35 28 39     2.364    2.597   91.9   22.6    97   14.0 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   07 03 00.7   +35 25 45     2.379    2.599   91.2   22.6    97   14.0 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   07 04 05.8   +35 22 48     2.393    2.601   90.4   22.6    97   14.0 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   07 05 12.0   +35 19 48     2.407    2.602   89.7   22.6    97   14.0 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   07 06 19.2   +35 16 46     2.422    2.604   89.0   22.6    96   14.0 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   07 07 27.4   +35 13 41     2.436    2.605   88.3   22.6    96   14.0 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   07 08 36.6   +35 10 32     2.451    2.607   87.5   22.6    96   14.0 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   07 09 46.9   +35 07 21     2.465    2.608   86.8   22.5    96   14.1 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   07 10 58.1   +35 04 08     2.479    2.610   86.1   22.5    96   14.1 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   07 12 10.2   +35 00 51     2.494    2.612   85.4   22.5    96   14.1 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   07 13 23.3   +34 57 31     2.508    2.613   84.7   22.4    96   14.1 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   07 14 37.3   +34 54 08     2.522    2.615   84.0   22.4    96   14.1 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   07 15 52.1   +34 50 43     2.536    2.616   83.3   22.4    96   14.1 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   07 17 07.8   +34 47 14     2.551    2.618   82.6   22.3    96   14.1 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   07 18 24.4   +34 43 42     2.565    2.619   81.9   22.3    96   14.1 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   07 19 41.8   +34 40 07     2.579    2.621   81.2   22.2    96   14.2 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   07 20 60.0   +34 36 30     2.593    2.623   80.5   22.2    96   14.2 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   07 22 19.0   +34 32 49     2.608    2.624   79.9   22.1    96   14.2 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   07 23 38.8   +34 29 05     2.622    2.626   79.2   22.1    96   14.2 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   07 24 59.3   +34 25 18     2.636    2.627   78.5   22.0    96   14.2 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   07 26 20.5   +34 21 28     2.650    2.629   77.9   21.9    96   14.2 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   07 27 42.5   +34 17 35     2.664    2.630   77.2   21.9    96   14.2 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   07 29 05.1   +34 13 39     2.678    2.632   76.5   21.8    96   14.2 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   07 30 28.4   +34 09 39     2.692    2.633   75.9   21.7    96   14.2 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   07 31 52.3   +34 05 37     2.706    2.635   75.2   21.7    96   14.3 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   07 33 16.9   +34 01 31     2.720    2.637   74.6   21.6    96   14.3 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   07 34 42.1   +33 57 22     2.734    2.638   73.9   21.5    96   14.3 

    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.