(804) Hispania
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Nov 2025	13.8	2.969 AU	3.895 AU	14h14m	-22°32'	17.7°	5.8°
Opposition	7 Jun 2026	11.9	2.681 AU	1.724 AU	16h47m	-46°57'	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)                : 0.1415761
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.8370476
            i (Inclination)                 : 15.38668
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 347.54214
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 343.84447
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 259.37308
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 331.93697
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.23386
            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.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   14 14 26.6   -22 32 34     3.895    2.969   17.7    5.8   262   13.8 
2025-11-17 06:47 UT   14 14 52.5   -22 35 19     3.894    2.968   17.9    5.9   262   13.8 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   14 15 58.4   -22 42 16     3.890    2.967   18.3    6.0   262   13.8 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   14 17 30.4   -22 51 56     3.884    2.966   18.8    6.2   263   13.8 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   14 19 02.6   -23 01 35     3.879    2.965   19.4    6.4   264   13.8 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   14 20 34.8   -23 11 13     3.873    2.963   20.0    6.5   264   13.8 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   14 22 07.2   -23 20 51     3.867    2.962   20.5    6.7   265   13.8 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   14 23 39.6   -23 30 27     3.861    2.961   21.1    6.9   266   13.8 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   14 25 12.2   -23 40 01     3.854    2.959   21.7    7.1   266   13.8 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   14 26 44.9   -23 49 35     3.848    2.958   22.3    7.3   267   13.8 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   14 28 17.7   -23 59 08     3.841    2.957   22.9    7.5   267   13.8 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   14 29 50.6   -24 08 39     3.835    2.955   23.4    7.6   267   13.8 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   14 31 23.6   -24 18 09     3.828    2.954   24.0    7.8   268   13.8 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   14 32 56.7   -24 27 38     3.821    2.953   24.6    8.0   268   13.8 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   14 34 29.8   -24 37 05     3.814    2.951   25.2    8.2   269   13.8 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   14 36 03.1   -24 46 31     3.807    2.950   25.8    8.4   269   13.8 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   14 37 36.4   -24 55 56     3.799    2.949   26.4    8.6   269   13.8 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   14 39 09.8   -25 05 19     3.792    2.947   27.0    8.7   270   13.8 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   14 40 43.3   -25 14 41     3.784    2.946   27.6    8.9   270   13.8 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   14 42 16.9   -25 24 02     3.776    2.945   28.2    9.1   270   13.8 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   14 43 50.6   -25 33 21     3.768    2.943   28.8    9.3   270   13.8 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   14 45 24.3   -25 42 39     3.760    2.942   29.4    9.5   271   13.8 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   14 46 58.1   -25 51 55     3.752    2.941   30.0    9.6   271   13.8 

    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.