(751) Faina
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Dec 2025	12.3	2.434 AU	1.493 AU	07h30m	+32°02'	158.2°	8.6°
Opposition	5 Jan 2026	12.2	2.458 AU	1.487 AU	07h14m	+34°13'	168.2°	4.7°

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
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   07 30 53.4   +32 02 29     1.493    2.434  158.2    8.6   252   12.3 
2025-12-22 23:29 UT   07 29 55.5   +32 12 08     1.491    2.435  159.2    8.2   250   12.3 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   07 29 54.2   +32 12 20     1.491    2.436  159.2    8.2   250   12.3 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   07 28 53.6   +32 22 07     1.489    2.437  160.3    7.8   248   12.3 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   07 27 51.7   +32 31 48     1.487    2.439  161.2    7.5   246   12.3 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   07 26 48.4   +32 41 23     1.485    2.440  162.2    7.1   243   12.3 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   07 25 44.0   +32 50 51     1.484    2.442  163.1    6.7   240   12.2 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   07 24 38.5   +33 00 12     1.483    2.444  164.0    6.4   236   12.2 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   07 23 32.0   +33 09 26     1.483    2.445  164.8    6.0   233   12.2 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   07 22 24.6   +33 18 31     1.482    2.447  165.6    5.7   228   12.2 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   07 21 16.3   +33 27 28     1.482    2.449  166.3    5.5   224   12.2 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   07 20 07.3   +33 36 15     1.482    2.450  166.9    5.2   219   12.2 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   07 18 57.7   +33 44 52     1.483    2.452  167.3    5.0   213   12.2 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   07 17 47.5   +33 53 20     1.484    2.454  167.7    4.9   208   12.2 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   07 16 36.8   +34 01 36     1.485    2.455  168.0    4.8   202   12.2 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   07 15 25.8   +34 09 42     1.486    2.457  168.1    4.7   195   12.2 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   07 14 14.6   +34 17 37     1.488    2.458  168.1    4.7   189   12.2 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   07 13 03.2   +34 25 19     1.490    2.460  168.0    4.8   183   12.2 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   07 11 51.7   +34 32 50     1.492    2.462  167.7    4.9   176   12.2 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   07 10 40.2   +34 40 08     1.494    2.463  167.4    5.0   171   12.2 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   07 09 28.9   +34 47 14     1.497    2.465  166.9    5.2   165   12.2 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   07 08 17.9   +34 54 07     1.500    2.467  166.3    5.4   160   12.2 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   07 07 07.2   +35 00 46     1.504    2.468  165.6    5.7   156   12.2 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   07 05 56.9   +35 07 13     1.507    2.470  164.8    6.0   151   12.3 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   07 04 47.2   +35 13 26     1.511    2.472  164.0    6.3   148   12.3 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   07 03 38.2   +35 19 26     1.515    2.473  163.2    6.6   144   12.3 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   07 02 29.9   +35 25 12     1.520    2.475  162.3    7.0   141   12.3 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   07 01 22.5   +35 30 44     1.524    2.477  161.3    7.3   138   12.4 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   07 00 16.0   +35 36 03     1.529    2.478  160.4    7.7   136   12.4 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   06 59 10.5   +35 41 08     1.535    2.480  159.4    8.0   133   12.4 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   06 58 06.2   +35 45 59     1.540    2.481  158.3    8.4   131   12.4 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   06 57 03.1   +35 50 37     1.546    2.483  157.3    8.8   129   12.5 

    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.