(804) Hispania
ephemeris date magn radius delta ra dec elong phase
Today29 Mar 202413.93.145 AU2.977 AU06h42m+35°40'90.3°18.5°
Opposition12 Mar 202512.43.205 AU2.211 AU11h27m+01°33'178.2°0.5°
(804) Hispania - 2024-03-29
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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)                : 0.1418230
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.8362120
            i (Inclination)                 : 15.38934
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 347.54530
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 344.00945
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 135.37982
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 332.10025
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.19239
            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
2024-03-29 00:00 UT   06 42 16.4   +35 40 41     2.977    3.145   90.3   18.5    94   13.9 
2024-03-29 13:48 UT   06 42 43.1   +35 37 10     2.985    3.146   89.9   18.5    94   13.9 
2024-03-30 00:00 UT   06 43 03.1   +35 34 35     2.992    3.146   89.5   18.5    94   13.9 
2024-03-31 00:00 UT   06 43 50.7   +35 28 30     3.006    3.147   88.7   18.5    94   13.9 
2024-04-01 00:00 UT   06 44 39.4   +35 22 25     3.021    3.148   87.9   18.5    94   13.9 
2024-04-02 00:00 UT   06 45 29.0   +35 16 22     3.036    3.148   87.1   18.5    94   13.9 
2024-04-03 00:00 UT   06 46 19.6   +35 10 20     3.051    3.149   86.4   18.5    94   13.9 
2024-04-04 00:00 UT   06 47 11.2   +35 04 18     3.065    3.150   85.6   18.5    94   13.9 
2024-04-05 00:00 UT   06 48 03.7   +34 58 17     3.080    3.151   84.8   18.4    94   13.9 
2024-04-06 00:00 UT   06 48 57.2   +34 52 17     3.095    3.152   84.0   18.4    94   13.9 
2024-04-07 00:00 UT   06 49 51.5   +34 46 18     3.109    3.153   83.2   18.4    94   14.0 
2024-04-08 00:00 UT   06 50 46.8   +34 40 19     3.124    3.153   82.5   18.3    94   14.0 
2024-04-09 00:00 UT   06 51 42.9   +34 34 21     3.139    3.154   81.7   18.3    93   14.0 
2024-04-10 00:00 UT   06 52 39.8   +34 28 24     3.153    3.155   81.0   18.3    93   14.0 
2024-04-11 00:00 UT   06 53 37.6   +34 22 27     3.168    3.156   80.2   18.2    93   14.0 
2024-04-12 00:00 UT   06 54 36.2   +34 16 30     3.182    3.156   79.4   18.2    93   14.0 
2024-04-13 00:00 UT   06 55 35.5   +34 10 34     3.197    3.157   78.7   18.1    93   14.0 
2024-04-14 00:00 UT   06 56 35.7   +34 04 38     3.211    3.158   77.9   18.1    93   14.0 
2024-04-15 00:00 UT   06 57 36.6   +33 58 43     3.226    3.159   77.2   18.0    93   14.0 
2024-04-16 00:00 UT   06 58 38.2   +33 52 48     3.240    3.160   76.5   18.0    93   14.0 
2024-04-17 00:00 UT   06 59 40.6   +33 46 53     3.255    3.160   75.7   17.9    93   14.0 
2024-04-18 00:00 UT   07 00 43.6   +33 40 58     3.269    3.161   75.0   17.9    93   14.1 
2024-04-19 00:00 UT   07 01 47.4   +33 35 04     3.283    3.162   74.3   17.8    93   14.1 
2024-04-20 00:00 UT   07 02 51.8   +33 29 10     3.297    3.163   73.5   17.7    93   14.1 
2024-04-21 00:00 UT   07 03 56.8   +33 23 15     3.311    3.163   72.8   17.7    93   14.1 
2024-04-22 00:00 UT   07 05 02.5   +33 17 21     3.326    3.164   72.1   17.6    93   14.1 
2024-04-23 00:00 UT   07 06 08.8   +33 11 26     3.340    3.165   71.4   17.5    93   14.1 
2024-04-24 00:00 UT   07 07 15.7   +33 05 32     3.354    3.166   70.6   17.4    93   14.1 
2024-04-25 00:00 UT   07 08 23.2   +32 59 37     3.367    3.166   69.9   17.4    93   14.1 
2024-04-26 00:00 UT   07 09 31.2   +32 53 42     3.381    3.167   69.2   17.3    93   14.1 
2024-04-27 00:00 UT   07 10 39.9   +32 47 47     3.395    3.168   68.5   17.2    93   14.1 
2024-04-28 00:00 UT   07 11 49.0   +32 41 52     3.409    3.169   67.8   17.1    93   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.