(751) Faina
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Apr 2026	14.2	2.635 AU	2.706 AU	07h31m	+34°05'	75.2°	21.7°
Opposition	12 Apr 2027	13.3	2.939 AU	1.976 AU	13h51m	+09°44'	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)                : 0.1515069
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5520198
            i (Inclination)                 : 15.59614
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 78.81090
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 302.92896
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 56.44870
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 22.72793
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -13.04182
            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
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   07 31 52.3   +34 05 37     2.706    2.635   75.2   21.7    96   14.2 
2026-04-25 14:56 UT   07 32 44.9   +34 03 04     2.714    2.636   74.8   21.6    96   14.3 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   07 33 16.9   +34 01 31     2.720    2.637   74.6   21.6    96   14.3 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   07 34 42.1   +33 57 22     2.734    2.638   73.9   21.5    96   14.3 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   07 36 07.8   +33 53 10     2.747    2.640   73.3   21.4    96   14.3 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   07 37 34.2   +33 48 55     2.761    2.641   72.6   21.3    96   14.3 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   07 39 01.0   +33 44 37     2.775    2.643   72.0   21.2    96   14.3 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   07 40 28.5   +33 40 15     2.788    2.644   71.3   21.2    96   14.3 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   07 41 56.4   +33 35 50     2.802    2.646   70.7   21.1    96   14.3 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   07 43 24.9   +33 31 22     2.816    2.647   70.1   21.0    96   14.3 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   07 44 53.8   +33 26 51     2.829    2.649   69.4   20.9    96   14.3 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   07 46 23.3   +33 22 17     2.842    2.650   68.8   20.8    96   14.3 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   07 47 53.2   +33 17 39     2.856    2.652   68.2   20.7    96   14.3 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   07 49 23.6   +33 12 58     2.869    2.653   67.6   20.6    96   14.4 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   07 50 54.4   +33 08 13     2.882    2.655   66.9   20.5    96   14.4 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   07 52 25.6   +33 03 25     2.896    2.656   66.3   20.4    96   14.4 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   07 53 57.3   +32 58 34     2.909    2.658   65.7   20.3    96   14.4 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   07 55 29.3   +32 53 40     2.922    2.659   65.1   20.1    96   14.4 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   07 57 01.8   +32 48 42     2.935    2.661   64.5   20.0    96   14.4 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   07 58 34.6   +32 43 40     2.948    2.662   63.9   19.9    96   14.4 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   08 00 07.8   +32 38 36     2.961    2.664   63.3   19.8    96   14.4 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   08 01 41.4   +32 33 28     2.974    2.665   62.7   19.7    96   14.4 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   08 03 15.3   +32 28 16     2.986    2.667   62.1   19.6    96   14.4 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   08 04 49.6   +32 23 02     2.999    2.668   61.5   19.4    96   14.4 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   08 06 24.2   +32 17 44     3.012    2.670   60.9   19.3    96   14.4 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   08 07 59.1   +32 12 22     3.024    2.671   60.3   19.2    96   14.4 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   08 09 34.3   +32 06 57     3.037    2.673   59.7   19.1    96   14.4 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   08 11 09.8   +32 01 29     3.049    2.674   59.1   18.9    96   14.5 

    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.