(751) Faina
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Jul 2025	13.9	2.216 AU	2.909 AU	04h50m	+17°52'	39.2°	16.8°
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)                : 8.17120
            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
2025-07-15 00:00 UT   04 50 46.2   +17 52 36     2.909    2.216   39.2   16.8   258   13.9 
2025-07-15 20:56 UT   04 52 28.7   +17 58 02     2.903    2.217   39.6   17.0   258   13.9 
2025-07-16 00:00 UT   04 52 43.7   +17 58 49     2.903    2.217   39.6   17.0   258   13.9 
2025-07-17 00:00 UT   04 54 41.1   +18 04 57     2.896    2.218   40.1   17.2   258   13.9 
2025-07-18 00:00 UT   04 56 38.3   +18 10 59     2.890    2.219   40.6   17.3   259   13.9 
2025-07-19 00:00 UT   04 58 35.4   +18 16 56     2.883    2.219   41.0   17.5   259   13.9 
2025-07-20 00:00 UT   05 00 32.3   +18 22 49     2.877    2.220   41.5   17.7   259   13.9 
2025-07-21 00:00 UT   05 02 29.0   +18 28 35     2.870    2.221   42.0   17.8   260   13.9 
2025-07-22 00:00 UT   05 04 25.5   +18 34 17     2.863    2.222   42.5   18.0   260   13.9 
2025-07-23 00:00 UT   05 06 21.9   +18 39 54     2.856    2.223   43.0   18.1   260   13.9 
2025-07-24 00:00 UT   05 08 18.0   +18 45 26     2.849    2.224   43.4   18.3   261   13.9 
2025-07-25 00:00 UT   05 10 14.0   +18 50 52     2.842    2.225   43.9   18.5   261   13.9 
2025-07-26 00:00 UT   05 12 09.7   +18 56 14     2.835    2.226   44.4   18.6   261   13.9 
2025-07-27 00:00 UT   05 14 05.2   +19 01 31     2.828    2.227   44.9   18.8   261   13.9 
2025-07-28 00:00 UT   05 16 00.4   +19 06 43     2.821    2.228   45.4   18.9   262   13.9 
2025-07-29 00:00 UT   05 17 55.5   +19 11 50     2.814    2.229   45.9   19.1   262   13.9 
2025-07-30 00:00 UT   05 19 50.2   +19 16 52     2.806    2.230   46.4   19.2   262   13.9 
2025-07-31 00:00 UT   05 21 44.7   +19 21 49     2.799    2.231   46.9   19.4   263   13.9 
2025-08-01 00:00 UT   05 23 39.0   +19 26 42     2.791    2.233   47.4   19.5   263   13.9 
2025-08-02 00:00 UT   05 25 33.0   +19 31 30     2.784    2.234   47.9   19.7   263   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.