(46) Hestia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 Oct 2022	11.3	2.124 AU	1.172 AU	02h19m	+12°02'	155.8°	11.1°
Opposition	25 Oct 2022	10.7	2.142 AU	1.148 AU	02h03m	+10°09'	177.7°	1.1°

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 Hestia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1730030
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5260564
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.35136
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 181.06420
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 177.21549
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 4.85089
            Epoch                           : 2022 Aug 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 178.28203
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.11420
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.01            
        

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
2022-10-06 00:00 UT   02 19 14.9   +12 02 24     1.172    2.124  155.8   11.1   255   11.3 
2022-10-06 16:14 UT   02 18 49.0   +11 58 57     1.169    2.124  156.6   10.8   255   11.2 
2022-10-07 00:00 UT   02 18 36.3   +11 57 17     1.168    2.125  157.0   10.6   255   11.2 
2022-10-08 00:00 UT   02 17 56.4   +11 52 05     1.165    2.125  158.1   10.1   255   11.2 
2022-10-09 00:00 UT   02 17 15.1   +11 46 45     1.162    2.126  159.3    9.6   256   11.2 
2022-10-10 00:00 UT   02 16 32.6   +11 41 20     1.160    2.127  160.5    9.0   256   11.2 
2022-10-11 00:00 UT   02 15 48.8   +11 35 49     1.157    2.128  161.6    8.5   256   11.1 
2022-10-12 00:00 UT   02 15 03.9   +11 30 13     1.155    2.129  162.8    8.0   257   11.1 
2022-10-13 00:00 UT   02 14 17.9   +11 24 32     1.153    2.130  164.0    7.4   257   11.1 
2022-10-14 00:00 UT   02 13 31.0   +11 18 47     1.151    2.131  165.2    6.9   258   11.1 
2022-10-15 00:00 UT   02 12 43.1   +11 12 57     1.150    2.132  166.4    6.3   259   11.0 
2022-10-16 00:00 UT   02 11 54.4   +11 07 04     1.148    2.133  167.6    5.8   260   11.0 
2022-10-17 00:00 UT   02 11 04.9   +11 01 08     1.147    2.134  168.8    5.2   261   11.0 
2022-10-18 00:00 UT   02 10 14.7   +10 55 09     1.146    2.135  170.0    4.7   262   10.9 
2022-10-19 00:00 UT   02 09 23.9   +10 49 08     1.146    2.136  171.2    4.1   264   10.9 
2022-10-20 00:00 UT   02 08 32.5   +10 43 05     1.146    2.137  172.3    3.6   266   10.9 
2022-10-21 00:00 UT   02 07 40.8   +10 37 01     1.146    2.138  173.5    3.0   270   10.8 
2022-10-22 00:00 UT   02 06 48.7   +10 30 57     1.146    2.139  174.6    2.5   274   10.8 
2022-10-23 00:00 UT   02 05 56.3   +10 24 52     1.146    2.140  175.7    2.0   281   10.8 
2022-10-24 00:00 UT   02 05 03.8   +10 18 48     1.147    2.141  176.7    1.5   292   10.7 
2022-10-25 00:00 UT   02 04 11.2   +10 12 45     1.148    2.142  177.4    1.2   312   10.7 
2022-10-26 00:00 UT   02 03 18.6   +10 06 43     1.149    2.143  177.7    1.1   341   10.7 
2022-10-27 00:00 UT   02 02 26.2   +10 00 44     1.151    2.144  177.4    1.2     9   10.7 
2022-10-28 00:00 UT   02 01 33.9   +09 54 47     1.152    2.145  176.6    1.6    27   10.8 
2022-10-29 00:00 UT   02 00 42.0   +09 48 54     1.154    2.146  175.6    2.0    38   10.8 
2022-10-30 00:00 UT   01 59 50.4   +09 43 04     1.157    2.147  174.5    2.5    45   10.8 
2022-10-31 00:00 UT   01 58 59.3   +09 37 19     1.159    2.148  173.4    3.1    49   10.9 
2022-11-01 00:00 UT   01 58 08.8   +09 31 39     1.162    2.150  172.2    3.6    52   10.9 
2022-11-02 00:00 UT   01 57 18.9   +09 26 04     1.165    2.151  171.0    4.1    54   11.0 
2022-11-03 00:00 UT   01 56 29.8   +09 20 34     1.168    2.152  169.9    4.7    56   11.0 
2022-11-04 00:00 UT   01 55 41.4   +09 15 11     1.172    2.153  168.7    5.2    57   11.0 
2022-11-05 00:00 UT   01 54 53.9   +09 09 55     1.175    2.154  167.5    5.7    59   11.1 

    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.