(121) Hermione
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Aug 2026	13.4	3.519 AU	3.077 AU	16h26m	-23°27'	107.7°	15.9°
Opposition	19 Aug 2027	11.8	3.123 AU	2.123 AU	22h09m	-22°48'	169.3°	3.5°

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 Hermione are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1244488
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.4577722
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.56551
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 72.87631
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 296.93689
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 258.70793
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 10.01603
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -6.74065
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 6.43            
        

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
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   16 26 02.4   -23 27 19     3.077    3.519  107.7   15.9    99   13.4 
2026-08-14 20:21 UT   16 26 15.8   -23 28 31     3.088    3.518  106.9   16.0    99   13.4 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   16 26 18.3   -23 28 44     3.090    3.518  106.8   16.0    99   13.4 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   16 26 35.3   -23 30 12     3.103    3.517  105.9   16.1    99   13.5 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   16 26 53.5   -23 31 41     3.116    3.516  105.0   16.2    99   13.5 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   16 27 12.9   -23 33 12     3.129    3.515  104.1   16.2    99   13.5 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   16 27 33.4   -23 34 44     3.141    3.514  103.2   16.3    99   13.5 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   16 27 55.0   -23 36 19     3.155    3.513  102.3   16.3    99   13.5 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   16 28 17.8   -23 37 55     3.168    3.512  101.5   16.4    99   13.5 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   16 28 41.7   -23 39 32     3.181    3.510  100.6   16.5    99   13.5 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   16 29 06.7   -23 41 12     3.194    3.509   99.7   16.5    99   13.5 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   16 29 32.7   -23 42 52     3.207    3.508   98.9   16.5    99   13.5 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   16 29 59.9   -23 44 35     3.220    3.507   98.0   16.6    98   13.5 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   16 30 28.1   -23 46 19     3.233    3.506   97.2   16.6    98   13.6 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   16 30 57.4   -23 48 04     3.247    3.505   96.3   16.7    98   13.6 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   16 31 27.7   -23 49 51     3.260    3.504   95.5   16.7    98   13.6 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   16 31 59.1   -23 51 39     3.273    3.503   94.6   16.7    98   13.6 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   16 32 31.5   -23 53 28     3.287    3.501   93.8   16.7    98   13.6 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   16 33 05.0   -23 55 19     3.300    3.500   92.9   16.7    98   13.6 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   16 33 39.4   -23 57 11     3.313    3.499   92.1   16.8    98   13.6 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   16 34 14.9   -23 59 03     3.327    3.498   91.3   16.8    98   13.6 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   16 34 51.3   -24 00 58     3.340    3.497   90.5   16.8    98   13.6 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   16 35 28.7   -24 02 53     3.353    3.496   89.6   16.8    98   13.6 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   16 36 07.1   -24 04 49     3.367    3.495   88.8   16.8    98   13.6 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   16 36 46.5   -24 06 46     3.380    3.493   88.0   16.8    98   13.6 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   16 37 26.8   -24 08 44     3.393    3.492   87.2   16.8    98   13.7 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   16 38 08.1   -24 10 43     3.407    3.491   86.4   16.7    98   13.7 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   16 38 50.3   -24 12 42     3.420    3.490   85.6   16.7    98   13.7 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   16 39 33.5   -24 14 43     3.433    3.489   84.8   16.7    98   13.7 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   16 40 17.6   -24 16 44     3.447    3.488   84.0   16.7    98   13.7 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   16 41 02.6   -24 18 45     3.460    3.487   83.2   16.7    98   13.7 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   16 41 48.5   -24 20 48     3.473    3.485   82.4   16.6    98   13.7 

    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.