(804) Hispania
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Jul 2025	14.0	3.117 AU	3.377 AU	11h26m	-02°34'	66.7°	17.4°
Opposition	7 Jun 2026	11.9	2.681 AU	1.724 AU	16h47m	-46°58'	155.6°	9.0°

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 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
2025-07-09 00:00 UT   11 26 13.7   -02 34 54     3.377    3.117   66.7   17.4   116   14.0 
2025-07-09 06:54 UT   11 26 29.3   -02 36 53     3.380    3.117   66.5   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 
2025-08-07 00:00 UT   11 55 52.9   -06 17 52     3.683    3.089   47.5   14.0   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.