(72) Feronia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Nov 2026	11.6	2.263 AU	1.273 AU	03h02m	+13°58'	176.7°	1.4°
Opposition	9 Nov 2026	11.6	2.263 AU	1.273 AU	03h02m	+13°55'	176.8°	1.4°

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 Feronia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1213305
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.2659497
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.41806
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 207.92535
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 102.67822
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 38.12231
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 130.65862
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 5.28558
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.41            
        

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
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   03 02 37.7   +13 58 43     1.273    2.263  176.7    1.4   326   11.6 
2026-11-09 05:55 UT   03 02 22.5   +13 56 58     1.273    2.263  176.8    1.4   332   11.6 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   03 01 35.9   +13 51 38     1.274    2.264  176.8    1.4   349   11.6 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   03 00 34.4   +13 44 35     1.276    2.265  176.4    1.6    10   11.6 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   02 59 33.1   +13 37 36     1.278    2.267  175.7    1.9    25   11.6 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   02 58 32.2   +13 30 40     1.281    2.268  174.7    2.3    35   11.7 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   02 57 31.8   +13 23 49     1.283    2.269  173.7    2.8    42   11.7 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   02 56 31.9   +13 17 02     1.286    2.271  172.5    3.2    47   11.7 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   02 55 32.7   +13 10 20     1.289    2.272  171.4    3.7    50   11.8 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   02 54 34.2   +13 03 44     1.293    2.274  170.2    4.3    53   11.8 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   02 53 36.5   +12 57 14     1.297    2.275  169.0    4.8    55   11.8 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   02 52 39.7   +12 50 50     1.301    2.276  167.8    5.3    57   11.9 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   02 51 43.8   +12 44 33     1.305    2.278  166.6    5.8    58   11.9 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   02 50 49.0   +12 38 24     1.310    2.279  165.3    6.3    59   11.9 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   02 49 55.3   +12 32 22     1.314    2.280  164.1    6.8    60   12.0 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   02 49 02.7   +12 26 28     1.319    2.282  162.9    7.3    61   12.0 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   02 48 11.3   +12 20 42     1.325    2.283  161.7    7.8    62   12.0 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   02 47 21.2   +12 15 05     1.330    2.285  160.5    8.3    62   12.1 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   02 46 32.4   +12 09 37     1.336    2.286  159.3    8.8    63   12.1 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   02 45 45.0   +12 04 18     1.342    2.287  158.0    9.3    63   12.1 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   02 44 59.0   +11 59 09     1.348    2.289  156.8    9.8    64   12.2 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   02 44 14.5   +11 54 10     1.355    2.290  155.6   10.2    64   12.2 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   02 43 31.5   +11 49 20     1.362    2.291  154.4   10.7    64   12.2 
2026-12-01 00:00 UT   02 42 50.1   +11 44 41     1.369    2.293  153.3   11.2    65   12.3 
2026-12-02 00:00 UT   02 42 10.3   +11 40 13     1.376    2.294  152.1   11.6    65   12.3 
2026-12-03 00:00 UT   02 41 32.1   +11 35 55     1.383    2.296  150.9   12.1    65   12.3 
2026-12-04 00:00 UT   02 40 55.5   +11 31 48     1.391    2.297  149.7   12.5    66   12.4 
2026-12-05 00:00 UT   02 40 20.7   +11 27 52     1.399    2.298  148.6   12.9    66   12.4 
2026-12-06 00:00 UT   02 39 47.6   +11 24 08     1.407    2.300  147.4   13.3    66   12.4 
2026-12-07 00:00 UT   02 39 16.3   +11 20 34     1.415    2.301  146.3   13.8    66   12.4 
2026-12-08 00:00 UT   02 38 46.8   +11 17 13     1.424    2.302  145.1   14.2    66   12.5 
2026-12-09 00:00 UT   02 38 19.0   +11 14 03     1.433    2.304  144.0   14.6    67   12.5 

    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.