(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	22 Jan 2026	12.5	2.485 AU	1.552 AU	06h56m	+35°55'	156.3°	9.2°

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
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   06 56 01.4   +35 55 01     1.552    2.485  156.3    9.2   127   12.5 
2026-01-22 00:37 UT   06 55 59.8   +35 55 08     1.552    2.485  156.2    9.2   127   12.5 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   06 55 01.0   +35 59 12     1.558    2.486  155.2    9.6   126   12.5 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   06 54 02.1   +36 03 10     1.565    2.488  154.2    9.9   124   12.5 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   06 53 04.7   +36 06 55     1.572    2.490  153.1   10.3   123   12.6 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   06 52 08.9   +36 10 27     1.579    2.491  152.0   10.7   122   12.6 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   06 51 14.8   +36 13 46     1.586    2.493  150.9   11.1   120   12.6 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   06 50 22.5   +36 16 53     1.594    2.495  149.9   11.4   119   12.6 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   06 49 31.9   +36 19 48     1.601    2.496  148.8   11.8   118   12.7 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   06 48 43.2   +36 22 30     1.609    2.498  147.7   12.2   117   12.7 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   06 47 56.3   +36 25 02     1.617    2.500  146.6   12.5   116   12.7 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   06 47 11.3   +36 27 21     1.626    2.501  145.6   12.9   115   12.7 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   06 46 28.3   +36 29 30     1.635    2.503  144.5   13.2   114   12.8 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   06 45 47.3   +36 31 28     1.643    2.505  143.4   13.6   113   12.8 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   06 45 08.3   +36 33 15     1.652    2.506  142.3   13.9   113   12.8 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   06 44 31.4   +36 34 52     1.662    2.508  141.3   14.2   112   12.8 
2026-02-06 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 

    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.