(751) Faina
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Oct 2026	14.7	2.859 AU	3.673 AU	12h16m	+11°26'	30.5°	10.2°
Opposition	12 Apr 2027	13.3	2.940 AU	1.977 AU	13h50m	+09°45'	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)                : 0.1519564
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5518239
            i (Inclination)                 : 15.58983
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 78.78980
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 302.89022
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 104.81098
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 22.66670
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -13.04239
            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
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   12 16 00.7   +11 26 36     3.673    2.859   30.5   10.2   315   14.7 
2026-10-21 00:44 UT   12 16 03.4   +11 26 21     3.673    2.860   30.5   10.2   315   14.7 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   12 17 27.8   +11 18 38     3.667    2.860   31.0   10.3   315   14.7 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   12 18 54.6   +11 10 44     3.661    2.861   31.6   10.5   314   14.7 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   12 20 21.2   +11 02 51     3.655    2.862   32.2   10.7   314   14.7 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   12 21 47.5   +10 55 02     3.649    2.863   32.7   10.8   313   14.7 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   12 23 13.7   +10 47 16     3.642    2.864   33.3   11.0   313   14.7 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   12 24 39.7   +10 39 32     3.636    2.865   33.9   11.2   313   14.7 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   12 26 05.4   +10 31 52     3.629    2.866   34.5   11.3   312   14.7 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   12 27 31.0   +10 24 15     3.623    2.866   35.0   11.5   312   14.7 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   12 28 56.3   +10 16 40     3.616    2.867   35.6   11.6   312   14.7 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   12 30 21.4   +10 09 09     3.609    2.868   36.2   11.8   311   14.7 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   12 31 46.3   +10 01 41     3.602    2.869   36.8   12.0   311   14.7 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   12 33 10.9   +09 54 17     3.594    2.870   37.4   12.1   310   14.7 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   12 34 35.4   +09 46 55     3.587    2.871   38.0   12.3   310   14.7 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   12 35 59.5   +09 39 37     3.580    2.871   38.6   12.4   310   14.7 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   12 37 23.5   +09 32 23     3.572    2.872   39.2   12.6   309   14.7 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   12 38 47.2   +09 25 12     3.564    2.873   39.8   12.8   309   14.7 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   12 40 10.6   +09 18 05     3.556    2.874   40.4   12.9   309   14.7 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   12 41 33.8   +09 11 02     3.548    2.875   41.0   13.1   308   14.7 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   12 42 56.7   +09 04 03     3.540    2.876   41.6   13.2   308   14.7 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   12 44 19.4   +08 57 07     3.532    2.876   42.2   13.4   308   14.7 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   12 45 41.8   +08 50 15     3.524    2.877   42.8   13.5   308   14.7 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   12 47 03.9   +08 43 27     3.515    2.878   43.4   13.7   307   14.7 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   12 48 25.7   +08 36 44     3.507    2.879   44.1   13.8   307   14.7 

    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.