(804) Hispania |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 7 Jul 2025 | 14.0 | 3.119 AU | 3.353 AU | 11h24m | -02°21' | 68.1° | 17.6° |
Opposition | 7 Jun 2026 | 11.9 | 2.681 AU | 1.724 AU | 16h47m | -46°58' | 155.6° | 9.0° |
(804) Hispania - 2025-07-07
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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 Hispania are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1416554
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.8365901
i (Inclination) : 15.38802
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 347.54528
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 343.90404
M (Mean anomaly) : 218.05025
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 331.99796
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -4.21899
P (Orbital period in years) : 4.78
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
2025-07-07 00:00 UT 11 24 26.3 -02 21 15 3.353 3.119 68.1 17.6 116 14.0
2025-07-07 06:09 UT 11 24 39.9 -02 22 59 3.356 3.119 67.9 17.6 116 14.0
2025-07-08 00:00 UT 11 25 19.7 -02 28 03 3.365 3.118 67.4 17.5 116 14.0
2025-07-09 00:00 UT 11 26 13.7 -02 34 54 3.377 3.117 66.7 17.4 116 14.0
2025-07-10 00:00 UT 11 27 08.2 -02 41 49 3.389 3.117 66.0 17.3 116 14.0
2025-07-11 00:00 UT 11 28 03.3 -02 48 48 3.400 3.116 65.3 17.2 116 14.0
2025-07-12 00:00 UT 11 28 58.9 -02 55 50 3.412 3.115 64.6 17.1 116 14.0
2025-07-13 00:00 UT 11 29 55.0 -03 02 56 3.424 3.114 63.9 17.1 116 14.0
2025-07-14 00:00 UT 11 30 51.7 -03 10 05 3.435 3.113 63.2 17.0 116 14.0
2025-07-15 00:00 UT 11 31 48.9 -03 17 18 3.447 3.112 62.6 16.9 116 14.0
2025-07-16 00:00 UT 11 32 46.6 -03 24 34 3.458 3.111 61.9 16.7 117 14.1
2025-07-17 00:00 UT 11 33 44.8 -03 31 54 3.469 3.110 61.2 16.6 117 14.1
2025-07-18 00:00 UT 11 34 43.5 -03 39 17 3.480 3.109 60.5 16.5 117 14.1
2025-07-19 00:00 UT 11 35 42.7 -03 46 43 3.491 3.108 59.9 16.4 117 14.1
2025-07-20 00:00 UT 11 36 42.4 -03 54 13 3.502 3.107 59.2 16.3 117 14.1
2025-07-21 00:00 UT 11 37 42.6 -04 01 46 3.513 3.106 58.5 16.2 117 14.1
2025-07-22 00:00 UT 11 38 43.3 -04 09 22 3.524 3.105 57.9 16.1 117 14.1
2025-07-23 00:00 UT 11 39 44.4 -04 17 01 3.535 3.104 57.2 16.0 117 14.1
2025-07-24 00:00 UT 11 40 46.0 -04 24 44 3.545 3.103 56.5 15.8 117 14.1
2025-07-25 00:00 UT 11 41 48.0 -04 32 30 3.556 3.102 55.9 15.7 118 14.1
2025-07-26 00:00 UT 11 42 50.5 -04 40 19 3.566 3.101 55.2 15.6 118 14.1
2025-07-27 00:00 UT 11 43 53.4 -04 48 11 3.576 3.100 54.6 15.5 118 14.1
2025-07-28 00:00 UT 11 44 56.8 -04 56 06 3.587 3.099 53.9 15.4 118 14.1
2025-07-29 00:00 UT 11 46 00.6 -05 04 04 3.597 3.098 53.3 15.2 118 14.1
2025-07-30 00:00 UT 11 47 04.8 -05 12 05 3.607 3.097 52.6 15.1 118 14.1
2025-07-31 00:00 UT 11 48 09.4 -05 20 09 3.617 3.096 52.0 15.0 118 14.1
2025-08-01 00:00 UT 11 49 14.5 -05 28 15 3.626 3.095 51.3 14.8 118 14.1
2025-08-02 00:00 UT 11 50 19.9 -05 36 25 3.636 3.094 50.7 14.7 119 14.1
2025-08-03 00:00 UT 11 51 25.7 -05 44 37 3.646 3.093 50.0 14.6 119 14.1
2025-08-04 00:00 UT 11 52 32.0 -05 52 52 3.655 3.092 49.4 14.4 119 14.1
2025-08-05 00:00 UT 11 53 38.6 -06 01 09 3.664 3.091 48.7 14.3 119 14.1
2025-08-06 00:00 UT 11 54 45.6 -06 09 30 3.674 3.090 48.1 14.1 119 14.1
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.