(804) Hispania
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Feb 2026	13.6	2.844 AU	2.939 AU	16h31m	-35°27'	74.8°	19.6°
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
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   16 31 22.1   -35 27 31     2.939    2.844   74.8   19.6   275   13.6 
2026-02-15 07:16 UT   16 31 46.5   -35 29 49     2.934    2.844   75.0   19.6   275   13.6 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   16 32 42.5   -35 35 05     2.924    2.843   75.5   19.7   275   13.6 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   16 34 02.3   -35 42 38     2.910    2.841   76.2   19.7   275   13.6 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   16 35 21.5   -35 50 10     2.896    2.840   76.9   19.8   275   13.6 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   16 36 40.0   -35 57 42     2.881    2.838   77.6   19.9   275   13.6 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   16 37 57.9   -36 05 13     2.867    2.837   78.3   20.0   275   13.5 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   16 39 15.2   -36 12 44     2.853    2.835   79.0   20.0   275   13.5 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   16 40 31.8   -36 20 14     2.838    2.834   79.7   20.1   275   13.5 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   16 41 47.7   -36 27 43     2.824    2.832   80.4   20.1   275   13.5 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   16 43 02.8   -36 35 13     2.809    2.831   81.1   20.2   276   13.5 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   16 44 17.3   -36 42 42     2.795    2.830   81.9   20.3   276   13.5 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   16 45 31.0   -36 50 10     2.780    2.828   82.6   20.3   276   13.5 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   16 46 43.9   -36 57 39     2.766    2.827   83.3   20.4   276   13.5 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   16 47 56.1   -37 05 07     2.751    2.825   84.0   20.4   276   13.5 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   16 49 07.5   -37 12 35     2.737    2.824   84.7   20.4   276   13.5 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   16 50 18.1   -37 20 03     2.722    2.822   85.5   20.5   276   13.4 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   16 51 27.9   -37 27 31     2.708    2.821   86.2   20.5   276   13.4 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   16 52 36.8   -37 34 59     2.693    2.819   86.9   20.6   276   13.4 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   16 53 44.8   -37 42 27     2.679    2.818   87.6   20.6   276   13.4 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   16 54 52.0   -37 49 55     2.664    2.817   88.4   20.6   276   13.4 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   16 55 58.2   -37 57 24     2.650    2.815   89.1   20.6   276   13.4 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   16 57 03.6   -38 04 52     2.635    2.814   89.9   20.7   276   13.4 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   16 58 07.9   -38 12 21     2.621    2.812   90.6   20.7   276   13.4 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   16 59 11.3   -38 19 50     2.606    2.811   91.3   20.7   277   13.3 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   17 00 13.7   -38 27 19     2.592    2.809   92.1   20.7   277   13.3 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   17 01 15.1   -38 34 49     2.578    2.808   92.8   20.7   277   13.3 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   17 02 15.4   -38 42 19     2.563    2.806   93.6   20.7   277   13.3 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   17 03 14.7   -38 49 49     2.549    2.805   94.3   20.7   277   13.3 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   17 04 12.8   -38 57 20     2.534    2.803   95.1   20.7   277   13.3 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   17 05 09.8   -39 04 51     2.520    2.802   95.8   20.7   277   13.3 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   17 06 05.7   -39 12 22     2.506    2.801   96.6   20.7   277   13.3 

    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.