(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	26 Feb 2026	13.3	2.542 AU	1.896 AU	06h39m	+36°37'	120.2°	19.7°

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
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   06 39 52.6   +36 37 24     1.896    2.542  120.2   19.7   102   13.3 
2026-02-26 03:41 UT   06 39 54.1   +36 37 15     1.898    2.543  120.1   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 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   06 43 03.1   +36 23 54     2.026    2.559  111.2   21.2   100   13.6 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   06 43 32.3   +36 22 12     2.040    2.560  110.3   21.3    99   13.6 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   06 44 03.4   +36 20 26     2.054    2.562  109.5   21.4    99   13.6 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   06 44 36.1   +36 18 37     2.067    2.564  108.6   21.5    99   13.6 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   06 45 10.6   +36 16 44     2.081    2.565  107.8   21.6    99   13.6 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   06 45 46.8   +36 14 48     2.095    2.567  106.9   21.7    99   13.6 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   06 46 24.6   +36 12 49     2.109    2.568  106.1   21.8    99   13.7 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   06 47 04.0   +36 10 47     2.123    2.570  105.3   21.9    98   13.7 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   06 47 45.0   +36 08 42     2.137    2.572  104.4   22.0    98   13.7 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   06 48 27.6   +36 06 33     2.151    2.573  103.6   22.1    98   13.7 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   06 49 11.8   +36 04 22     2.165    2.575  102.8   22.1    98   13.7 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   06 49 57.4   +36 02 07     2.179    2.577  102.0   22.2    98   13.8 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   06 50 44.6   +35 59 50     2.193    2.578  101.2   22.3    98   13.8 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   06 51 33.2   +35 57 30     2.207    2.580  100.4   22.3    98   13.8 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   06 52 23.3   +35 55 06     2.221    2.581   99.6   22.4    98   13.8 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   06 53 14.8   +35 52 40     2.235    2.583   98.8   22.4    97   13.8 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   06 54 07.7   +35 50 11     2.250    2.585   98.0   22.5    97   13.8 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   06 55 01.9   +35 47 39     2.264    2.586   97.2   22.5    97   13.9 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   06 55 57.4   +35 45 05     2.278    2.588   96.5   22.5    97   13.9 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   06 56 54.3   +35 42 27     2.293    2.589   95.7   22.5    97   13.9 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   06 57 52.3   +35 39 47     2.307    2.591   94.9   22.6    97   13.9 

    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.