(751) Faina
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	23 Oct 2025	13.4	2.340 AU	1.970 AU	07h30m	+24°07'	98.8°	24.8°
Opposition	5 Jan 2026	12.2	2.458 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)                : 0.1515069
            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
2025-10-23 00:00 UT   07 30 47.0   +24 07 47     1.970    2.340   98.8   24.8   278   13.4 
2025-10-23 21:02 UT   07 31 34.1   +24 11 41     1.961    2.341   99.5   24.8   279   13.4 
2025-10-24 00:00 UT   07 31 40.7   +24 12 14     1.959    2.341   99.6   24.8   279   13.4 
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   07 32 32.9   +24 16 48     1.948    2.343  100.5   24.7   279   13.4 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   07 33 23.7   +24 21 28     1.937    2.344  101.3   24.6   279   13.4 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   07 34 13.1   +24 26 15     1.927    2.346  102.1   24.5   279   13.4 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   07 35 00.9   +24 31 08     1.916    2.347  102.9   24.4   279   13.3 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   07 35 47.2   +24 36 08     1.905    2.349  103.8   24.3   279   13.3 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   07 36 32.0   +24 41 15     1.894    2.350  104.6   24.1   279   13.3 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   07 37 15.2   +24 46 29     1.884    2.352  105.5   24.0   279   13.3 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   07 37 56.9   +24 51 50     1.873    2.353  106.3   23.9   279   13.3 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   07 38 36.9   +24 57 19     1.862    2.355  107.2   23.7   279   13.3 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   07 39 15.3   +25 02 54     1.852    2.356  108.0   23.6   278   13.3 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   07 39 52.1   +25 08 38     1.842    2.358  108.9   23.4   278   13.2 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   07 40 27.2   +25 14 29     1.831    2.359  109.8   23.3   278   13.2 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   07 41 00.6   +25 20 28     1.821    2.361  110.7   23.1   278   13.2 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   07 41 32.3   +25 26 34     1.811    2.362  111.6   23.0   278   13.2 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   07 42 02.2   +25 32 49     1.800    2.364  112.5   22.8   278   13.2 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   07 42 30.3   +25 39 12     1.790    2.365  113.4   22.6   278   13.2 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   07 42 56.7   +25 45 43     1.780    2.367  114.3   22.4   278   13.1 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   07 43 21.2   +25 52 22     1.770    2.369  115.2   22.2   278   13.1 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   07 43 43.9   +25 59 10     1.761    2.370  116.2   22.0   278   13.1 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   07 44 04.6   +26 06 06     1.751    2.372  117.1   21.8   278   13.1 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   07 44 23.5   +26 13 10     1.741    2.373  118.1   21.6   278   13.1 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   07 44 40.4   +26 20 23     1.732    2.375  119.0   21.4   277   13.1 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   07 44 55.4   +26 27 44     1.722    2.376  120.0   21.1   277   13.0 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   07 45 08.4   +26 35 14     1.713    2.378  120.9   20.9   277   13.0 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   07 45 19.4   +26 42 52     1.704    2.379  121.9   20.6   277   13.0 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   07 45 28.3   +26 50 38     1.695    2.381  122.9   20.4   277   13.0 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   07 45 35.2   +26 58 33     1.686    2.383  123.9   20.1   276   13.0 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   07 45 40.1   +27 06 36     1.677    2.384  124.9   19.9   276   12.9 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   07 45 42.9   +27 14 47     1.668    2.386  125.9   19.6   276   12.9 

    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.