(804) Hispania
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Sep 2025	13.9	3.043 AU	3.951 AU	12h47m	-12°41'	22.1°	7.1°
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
2025-09-18 00:00 UT   12 47 54.2   -12 41 11     3.951    3.043   22.1    7.1   131   13.9 
2025-09-18 02:23 UT   12 48 02.2   -12 42 09     3.951    3.043   22.0    7.1   131   13.9 
2025-09-19 00:00 UT   12 49 14.6   -12 50 52     3.954    3.042   21.5    6.9   131   13.9 
2025-09-20 00:00 UT   12 50 35.1   -13 00 34     3.957    3.040   20.9    6.8   132   13.9 
2025-09-21 00:00 UT   12 51 56.0   -13 10 18     3.961    3.039   20.3    6.6   132   13.9 
2025-09-22 00:00 UT   12 53 17.0   -13 20 02     3.964    3.038   19.8    6.4   133   13.9 
2025-09-23 00:00 UT   12 54 38.3   -13 29 47     3.966    3.037   19.2    6.2   134   13.9 
2025-09-24 00:00 UT   12 55 59.9   -13 39 33     3.969    3.036   18.7    6.1   134   13.9 
2025-09-25 00:00 UT   12 57 21.7   -13 49 20     3.972    3.035   18.1    5.9   135   13.9 
2025-09-26 00:00 UT   12 58 43.7   -13 59 08     3.974    3.033   17.6    5.7   136   13.9 
2025-09-27 00:00 UT   13 00 05.9   -14 08 56     3.976    3.032   17.0    5.6   137   13.9 
2025-09-28 00:00 UT   13 01 28.4   -14 18 45     3.979    3.031   16.5    5.4   138   13.8 
2025-09-29 00:00 UT   13 02 51.1   -14 28 35     3.981    3.030   16.0    5.2   139   13.8 
2025-09-30 00:00 UT   13 04 14.0   -14 38 26     3.982    3.029   15.4    5.0   140   13.8 
2025-10-01 00:00 UT   13 05 37.1   -14 48 17     3.984    3.027   14.9    4.9   141   13.8 
2025-10-02 00:00 UT   13 07 00.5   -14 58 09     3.986    3.026   14.4    4.7   142   13.8 
2025-10-03 00:00 UT   13 08 24.1   -15 08 01     3.987    3.025   13.9    4.6   144   13.8 
2025-10-04 00:00 UT   13 09 47.9   -15 17 54     3.988    3.024   13.4    4.4   145   13.8 
2025-10-05 00:00 UT   13 11 11.9   -15 27 47     3.989    3.023   12.9    4.2   147   13.8 
2025-10-06 00:00 UT   13 12 36.1   -15 37 40     3.990    3.021   12.4    4.1   148   13.8 
2025-10-07 00:00 UT   13 14 00.5   -15 47 34     3.991    3.020   11.9    3.9   150   13.8 
2025-10-08 00:00 UT   13 15 25.1   -15 57 29     3.992    3.019   11.5    3.8   152   13.8 
2025-10-09 00:00 UT   13 16 50.0   -16 07 24     3.992    3.018   11.1    3.6   154   13.7 
2025-10-10 00:00 UT   13 18 15.0   -16 17 19     3.993    3.017   10.6    3.5   156   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.