(751) Faina
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Sep 2025	13.8	2.287 AU	2.373 AU	06h44m	+22°07'	72.8°	24.8°
Opposition	5 Jan 2026	12.2	2.457 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)                : 0.1511026
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5507186
            i (Inclination)                 : 15.59851
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 78.81042
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 302.84671
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 8.17121
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 22.64428
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -13.05611
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.07            
        

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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-09-16 00:00 UT   06 44 12.6   +22 07 47     2.373    2.287   72.8   24.8   274   13.8 
2025-09-16 21:45 UT   06 45 36.2   +22 10 15     2.364    2.289   73.4   24.9   274   13.8 
2025-09-17 00:00 UT   06 45 44.8   +22 10 30     2.363    2.289   73.4   24.9   274   13.8 
2025-09-18 00:00 UT   06 47 16.2   +22 13 13     2.352    2.290   74.1   25.0   274   13.7 
2025-09-19 00:00 UT   06 48 46.9   +22 15 56     2.342    2.291   74.7   25.0   275   13.7 
2025-09-20 00:00 UT   06 50 16.8   +22 18 39     2.331    2.293   75.3   25.1   275   13.7 
2025-09-21 00:00 UT   06 51 45.9   +22 21 23     2.321    2.294   76.0   25.1   275   13.7 
2025-09-22 00:00 UT   06 53 14.2   +22 24 07     2.310    2.295   76.6   25.2   275   13.7 
2025-09-23 00:00 UT   06 54 41.7   +22 26 51     2.299    2.297   77.3   25.2   275   13.7 
2025-09-24 00:00 UT   06 56 08.4   +22 29 37     2.288    2.298   77.9   25.3   275   13.7 
2025-09-25 00:00 UT   06 57 34.2   +22 32 23     2.278    2.300   78.6   25.3   276   13.7 
2025-09-26 00:00 UT   06 58 59.1   +22 35 10     2.267    2.301   79.2   25.3   276   13.7 
2025-09-27 00:00 UT   07 00 23.2   +22 37 59     2.256    2.302   79.9   25.4   276   13.7 
2025-09-28 00:00 UT   07 01 46.3   +22 40 49     2.245    2.304   80.6   25.4   276   13.7 
2025-09-29 00:00 UT   07 03 08.6   +22 43 41     2.234    2.305   81.2   25.4   276   13.7 
2025-09-30 00:00 UT   07 04 29.9   +22 46 35     2.223    2.306   81.9   25.5   276   13.7 
2025-10-01 00:00 UT   07 05 50.3   +22 49 31     2.213    2.308   82.6   25.5   277   13.6 
2025-10-02 00:00 UT   07 07 09.8   +22 52 28     2.202    2.309   83.3   25.5   277   13.6 
2025-10-03 00:00 UT   07 08 28.3   +22 55 28     2.191    2.311   84.0   25.5   277   13.6 
2025-10-04 00:00 UT   07 09 45.8   +22 58 31     2.180    2.312   84.7   25.5   277   13.6 
2025-10-05 00:00 UT   07 11 02.3   +23 01 36     2.169    2.313   85.4   25.5   277   13.6 
2025-10-06 00:00 UT   07 12 17.8   +23 04 43     2.158    2.315   86.1   25.5   277   13.6 
2025-10-07 00:00 UT   07 13 32.2   +23 07 54     2.147    2.316   86.8   25.5   277   13.6 
2025-10-08 00:00 UT   07 14 45.6   +23 11 08     2.136    2.318   87.5   25.5   277   13.6 
2025-10-09 00:00 UT   07 15 58.0   +23 14 25     2.125    2.319   88.2   25.5   277   13.6 
2025-10-10 00:00 UT   07 17 09.2   +23 17 45     2.114    2.321   88.9   25.5   278   13.6 
2025-10-11 00:00 UT   07 18 19.4   +23 21 09     2.102    2.322   89.7   25.5   278   13.6 
2025-10-12 00:00 UT   07 19 28.4   +23 24 37     2.091    2.323   90.4   25.4   278   13.5 
2025-10-13 00:00 UT   07 20 36.3   +23 28 09     2.080    2.325   91.1   25.4   278   13.5 

    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.