(751) Faina
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Apr 2024	13.9	2.559 AU	2.341 AU	20h33m	-25°34'	90.7°	23.1°
Opposition	26 Jul 2024	12.2	2.408 AU	1.425 AU	20h49m	-37°42'	160.8°	8.0°

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)                : 0.1511442
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5512705
            i (Inclination)                 : 15.59816
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 78.81067
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 302.74530
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 271.49674
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 22.54155
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -13.07098
            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. 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
2024-04-25 00:00 UT   20 33 21.3   -25 34 22     2.341    2.559   90.7   23.1   256   13.9 
2024-04-25 23:24 UT   20 34 30.5   -25 36 30     2.327    2.557   91.4   23.2   256   13.9 
2024-04-26 00:00 UT   20 34 32.3   -25 36 33     2.327    2.557   91.4   23.2   256   13.9 
2024-04-27 00:00 UT   20 35 42.5   -25 38 50     2.312    2.556   92.1   23.2   256   13.9 
2024-04-28 00:00 UT   20 36 51.8   -25 41 12     2.298    2.554   92.8   23.2   256   13.9 
2024-04-29 00:00 UT   20 38 00.3   -25 43 40     2.284    2.552   93.5   23.2   256   13.9 
2024-04-30 00:00 UT   20 39 08.0   -25 46 14     2.269    2.551   94.3   23.2   256   13.9 
2024-05-01 00:00 UT   20 40 14.7   -25 48 55     2.255    2.549   95.0   23.2   256   13.9 
2024-05-02 00:00 UT   20 41 20.6   -25 51 41     2.241    2.547   95.7   23.2   256   13.8 
2024-05-03 00:00 UT   20 42 25.5   -25 54 35     2.227    2.546   96.5   23.2   256   13.8 
2024-05-04 00:00 UT   20 43 29.5   -25 57 34     2.212    2.544   97.2   23.2   256   13.8 
2024-05-05 00:00 UT   20 44 32.6   -26 00 41     2.198    2.542   98.0   23.1   256   13.8 
2024-05-06 00:00 UT   20 45 34.7   -26 03 55     2.184    2.541   98.7   23.1   256   13.8 
2024-05-07 00:00 UT   20 46 35.8   -26 07 16     2.170    2.539   99.5   23.1   256   13.8 
2024-05-08 00:00 UT   20 47 35.9   -26 10 45     2.156    2.538  100.2   23.0   256   13.7 
2024-05-09 00:00 UT   20 48 35.0   -26 14 21     2.142    2.536  101.0   23.0   256   13.7 
2024-05-10 00:00 UT   20 49 33.0   -26 18 04     2.128    2.534  101.7   23.0   256   13.7 
2024-05-11 00:00 UT   20 50 30.0   -26 21 56     2.114    2.533  102.5   22.9   256   13.7 
2024-05-12 00:00 UT   20 51 25.9   -26 25 55     2.100    2.531  103.3   22.9   256   13.7 
2024-05-13 00:00 UT   20 52 20.7   -26 30 03     2.087    2.529  104.0   22.8   256   13.7 
2024-05-14 00:00 UT   20 53 14.4   -26 34 18     2.073    2.528  104.8   22.7   256   13.6 
2024-05-15 00:00 UT   20 54 07.0   -26 38 42     2.059    2.526  105.6   22.7   256   13.6 
2024-05-16 00:00 UT   20 54 58.5   -26 43 15     2.046    2.524  106.4   22.6   256   13.6 
2024-05-17 00:00 UT   20 55 48.8   -26 47 56     2.032    2.523  107.2   22.5   257   13.6 
2024-05-18 00:00 UT   20 56 37.9   -26 52 46     2.018    2.521  108.0   22.4   257   13.6 
2024-05-19 00:00 UT   20 57 25.8   -26 57 45     2.005    2.520  108.8   22.3   257   13.6 
2024-05-20 00:00 UT   20 58 12.6   -27 02 53     1.992    2.518  109.6   22.3   257   13.5 
2024-05-21 00:00 UT   20 58 58.1   -27 08 10     1.978    2.516  110.4   22.2   257   13.5 
2024-05-22 00:00 UT   20 59 42.4   -27 13 37     1.965    2.515  111.2   22.0   257   13.5 
2024-05-23 00:00 UT   21 00 25.4   -27 19 12     1.952    2.513  112.0   21.9   257   13.5 
2024-05-24 00:00 UT   21 01 07.1   -27 24 57     1.939    2.511  112.8   21.8   258   13.5 
2024-05-25 00:00 UT   21 01 47.5   -27 30 52     1.926    2.510  113.6   21.7   258   13.4 

    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.