(804) Hispania
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	10 Jan 2026	13.8	2.895 AU	3.417 AU	15h38m	-30°42'	50.7°	15.2°
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
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   15 38 35.2   -30 42 50     3.417    2.895   50.7   15.2   274   13.8 
2026-01-10 23:37 UT   15 40 06.4   -30 51 02     3.405    2.894   51.3   15.4   274   13.8 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   15 40 07.9   -30 51 10     3.405    2.894   51.3   15.4   274   13.8 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   15 41 40.4   -30 59 29     3.392    2.893   52.0   15.5   275   13.8 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   15 43 12.8   -31 07 46     3.380    2.891   52.6   15.7   275   13.8 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   15 44 45.0   -31 16 01     3.368    2.890   53.3   15.8   275   13.8 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   15 46 17.1   -31 24 15     3.356    2.888   53.9   16.0   275   13.8 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   15 47 48.9   -31 32 27     3.343    2.887   54.6   16.1   275   13.8 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   15 49 20.5   -31 40 37     3.331    2.885   55.2   16.3   275   13.8 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   15 50 52.0   -31 48 46     3.318    2.884   55.9   16.4   275   13.8 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   15 52 23.2   -31 56 53     3.306    2.883   56.6   16.5   275   13.8 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   15 53 54.1   -32 04 58     3.293    2.881   57.2   16.7   275   13.8 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   15 55 24.9   -32 13 02     3.280    2.880   57.9   16.8   275   13.8 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   15 56 55.3   -32 21 05     3.267    2.878   58.5   17.0   275   13.8 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   15 58 25.6   -32 29 06     3.254    2.877   59.2   17.1   275   13.8 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   15 59 55.5   -32 37 05     3.241    2.876   59.9   17.2   275   13.8 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   16 01 25.1   -32 45 03     3.228    2.874   60.5   17.3   275   13.8 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   16 02 54.5   -32 52 59     3.215    2.873   61.2   17.5   275   13.7 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   16 04 23.5   -33 00 54     3.201    2.871   61.9   17.6   275   13.7 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   16 05 52.2   -33 08 48     3.188    2.870   62.5   17.7   275   13.7 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   16 07 20.6   -33 16 40     3.175    2.868   63.2   17.8   275   13.7 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   16 08 48.7   -33 24 31     3.161    2.867   63.9   18.0   275   13.7 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   16 10 16.4   -33 32 21     3.148    2.866   64.5   18.1   275   13.7 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   16 11 43.7   -33 40 09     3.134    2.864   65.2   18.2   275   13.7 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   16 13 10.7   -33 47 56     3.121    2.863   65.9   18.3   275   13.7 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   16 14 37.3   -33 55 42     3.107    2.861   66.6   18.4   275   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.