(751) Faina
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 Aug 2026	14.5	2.785 AU	3.742 AU	10h26m	+21°50'	16.6°	6.0°
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
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   10 26 18.4   +21 50 28     3.742    2.785   16.6    6.0    70   14.5 
2026-08-11 22:36 UT   10 27 50.0   +21 42 07     3.745    2.786   16.2    5.8    69   14.5 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   10 27 55.7   +21 41 36     3.745    2.786   16.2    5.8    69   14.5 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   10 29 32.8   +21 32 43     3.749    2.788   15.8    5.7    67   14.5 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   10 31 09.9   +21 23 49     3.752    2.789   15.4    5.5    66   14.5 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   10 32 46.8   +21 14 54     3.756    2.790   15.0    5.4    64   14.5 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   10 34 23.7   +21 05 58     3.759    2.791   14.7    5.3    63   14.5 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   10 36 00.4   +20 57 01     3.762    2.792   14.4    5.2    61   14.5 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   10 37 37.0   +20 48 04     3.765    2.793   14.0    5.0    60   14.5 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   10 39 13.5   +20 39 06     3.768    2.795   13.7    4.9    58   14.5 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   10 40 49.8   +20 30 07     3.770    2.796   13.4    4.8    56   14.5 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   10 42 26.1   +20 21 08     3.773    2.797   13.1    4.7    54   14.5 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   10 44 02.2   +20 12 09     3.775    2.798   12.9    4.6    52   14.4 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   10 45 38.2   +20 03 08     3.777    2.799   12.6    4.5    50   14.4 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   10 47 14.1   +19 54 08     3.780    2.800   12.4    4.4    47   14.4 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   10 48 49.8   +19 45 07     3.782    2.802   12.2    4.4    45   14.4 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   10 50 25.5   +19 36 05     3.783    2.803   12.0    4.3    43   14.4 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   10 52 01.0   +19 27 04     3.785    2.804   11.8    4.2    40   14.4 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   10 53 36.4   +19 18 02     3.787    2.805   11.7    4.2    37   14.4 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   10 55 11.6   +19 08 59     3.788    2.806   11.6    4.1    35   14.4 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   10 56 46.8   +18 59 57     3.790    2.807   11.5    4.1    32   14.4 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   10 58 21.8   +18 50 54     3.791    2.808   11.4    4.1    29   14.4 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   10 59 56.7   +18 41 52     3.792    2.809   11.4    4.1    27   14.4 

    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.