|
(751) Faina |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 22 Sep 2026 | 14.5 | 2.832 AU | 3.783 AU | 11h32m | +15°32' | 16.0° | 5.6° |
| Opposition | 12 Apr 2027 | 13.3 | 2.940 AU | 1.977 AU | 13h50m | +09°45' | 160.2° | 6.6° |
(751) Faina - 2026-09-22
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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
2026-09-22 00:00 UT 11 32 39.6 +15 32 59 3.783 2.832 16.0 5.6 339 14.5
2026-09-22 23:48 UT 11 34 10.8 +15 24 12 3.781 2.833 16.4 5.7 338 14.5
2026-09-23 00:00 UT 11 34 11.5 +15 24 07 3.781 2.833 16.4 5.7 338 14.5
2026-09-24 00:00 UT 11 35 43.3 +15 15 17 3.779 2.834 16.8 5.9 337 14.5
2026-09-25 00:00 UT 11 37 14.9 +15 06 27 3.777 2.835 17.2 6.0 335 14.6
2026-09-26 00:00 UT 11 38 46.4 +14 57 39 3.775 2.836 17.7 6.2 334 14.6
2026-09-27 00:00 UT 11 40 17.7 +14 48 52 3.772 2.837 18.1 6.3 333 14.6
2026-09-28 00:00 UT 11 41 48.9 +14 40 06 3.770 2.838 18.6 6.5 332 14.6
2026-09-29 00:00 UT 11 43 19.9 +14 31 21 3.767 2.839 19.0 6.6 331 14.6
2026-09-30 00:00 UT 11 44 50.8 +14 22 38 3.764 2.840 19.5 6.8 330 14.6
2026-10-01 00:00 UT 11 46 21.5 +14 13 56 3.761 2.841 20.0 6.9 329 14.6
2026-10-02 00:00 UT 11 47 52.1 +14 05 16 3.758 2.842 20.5 7.1 328 14.6
2026-10-03 00:00 UT 11 49 22.5 +13 56 37 3.755 2.843 20.9 7.2 327 14.6
2026-10-04 00:00 UT 11 50 52.7 +13 48 00 3.751 2.844 21.4 7.4 326 14.6
2026-10-05 00:00 UT 11 52 22.8 +13 39 25 3.748 2.845 21.9 7.5 325 14.6
2026-10-06 00:00 UT 11 53 52.8 +13 30 51 3.744 2.846 22.4 7.7 324 14.6
2026-10-07 00:00 UT 11 55 22.5 +13 22 19 3.740 2.847 22.9 7.9 324 14.6
2026-10-08 00:00 UT 11 56 52.1 +13 13 49 3.736 2.848 23.5 8.0 323 14.6
2026-10-09 00:00 UT 11 58 21.6 +13 05 21 3.732 2.848 24.0 8.2 322 14.6
2026-10-10 00:00 UT 11 59 50.9 +12 56 55 3.728 2.849 24.5 8.4 321 14.6
2026-10-11 00:00 UT 12 01 19.9 +12 48 30 3.724 2.850 25.0 8.5 321 14.6
2026-10-12 00:00 UT 12 02 48.9 +12 40 08 3.719 2.851 25.6 8.7 320 14.7
2026-10-13 00:00 UT 12 04 17.6 +12 31 49 3.715 2.852 26.1 8.8 319 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.
