(804) Hispania
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Apr 2026	12.8	2.758 AU	2.118 AU	17h22m	-42°53'	119.8°	18.4°
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
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   17 22 55.1   -42 53 05     2.118    2.758  119.8   18.4   286   12.8 
2026-04-15 20:24 UT   17 23 03.5   -42 59 31     2.108    2.757  120.5   18.3   286   12.7 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   17 23 04.9   -43 00 38     2.106    2.757  120.7   18.2   286   12.7 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   17 23 12.7   -43 08 10     2.095    2.755  121.5   18.1   287   12.7 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   17 23 18.5   -43 15 39     2.083    2.754  122.3   17.9   287   12.7 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   17 23 22.3   -43 23 07     2.071    2.752  123.2   17.8   288   12.7 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   17 23 24.2   -43 30 33     2.060    2.751  124.0   17.6   288   12.7 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   17 23 24.0   -43 37 56     2.048    2.749  124.9   17.4   289   12.7 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   17 23 21.8   -43 45 17     2.037    2.748  125.7   17.3   290   12.6 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   17 23 17.6   -43 52 34     2.026    2.747  126.6   17.1   290   12.6 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   17 23 11.3   -43 59 49     2.015    2.745  127.4   16.9   291   12.6 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   17 23 02.9   -44 06 60     2.005    2.744  128.3   16.7   291   12.6 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   17 22 52.5   -44 14 07     1.994    2.742  129.1   16.5   292   12.6 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   17 22 40.1   -44 21 10     1.983    2.741  130.0   16.3   293   12.5 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   17 22 25.5   -44 28 09     1.973    2.739  130.8   16.1   294   12.5 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   17 22 08.8   -44 35 04     1.963    2.738  131.7   15.9   294   12.5 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   17 21 50.1   -44 41 53     1.953    2.736  132.5   15.7   295   12.5 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   17 21 29.3   -44 48 37     1.943    2.735  133.4   15.5   296   12.5 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   17 21 06.4   -44 55 16     1.934    2.733  134.2   15.3   297   12.4 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   17 20 41.3   -45 01 48     1.924    2.732  135.1   15.1   298   12.4 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   17 20 14.2   -45 08 14     1.915    2.731  135.9   14.9   299   12.4 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   17 19 45.0   -45 14 34     1.906    2.729  136.7   14.7   300   12.4 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   17 19 13.7   -45 20 46     1.897    2.728  137.6   14.4   301   12.4 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   17 18 40.4   -45 26 51     1.888    2.726  138.4   14.2   302   12.3 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   17 18 05.0   -45 32 48     1.880    2.725  139.2   14.0   303   12.3 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   17 17 27.5   -45 38 37     1.871    2.723  140.0   13.8   304   12.3 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   17 16 48.0   -45 44 17     1.863    2.722  140.8   13.5   305   12.3 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   17 16 06.6   -45 49 48     1.855    2.720  141.7   13.3   307   12.3 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   17 15 23.1   -45 55 09     1.848    2.719  142.5   13.1   308   12.3 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   17 14 37.8   -46 00 21     1.840    2.718  143.2   12.9   309   12.2 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   17 13 50.5   -46 05 22     1.833    2.716  144.0   12.6   311   12.2 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   17 13 01.3   -46 10 12     1.826    2.715  144.8   12.4   312   12.2 

    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.