(804) Hispania
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	21 Sep 2022	11.0	2.470 AU	1.468 AU	23h47m	+04°05'	174.9°	2.1°
Today	6 Oct 2022	11.4	2.480 AU	1.510 AU	23h33m	+04°14'	161.9°	7.2°

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)                : 0.1417130
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.8394777
            i (Inclination)                 : 15.39761
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 347.58919
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 344.61613
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 11.08070
            Epoch                           : 2022 Aug 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 332.73266
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.03910
            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
2022-10-06 00:00 UT   23 33 07.3   +04 14 41     1.510    2.480  161.9    7.2    87   11.4 
2022-10-06 16:56 UT   23 32 30.5   +04 15 02     1.513    2.480  161.1    7.5    86   11.4 
2022-10-07 00:00 UT   23 32 15.3   +04 15 10     1.515    2.481  160.8    7.6    86   11.4 
2022-10-08 00:00 UT   23 31 24.4   +04 15 40     1.520    2.481  159.6    8.1    85   11.5 
2022-10-09 00:00 UT   23 30 34.8   +04 16 10     1.525    2.482  158.5    8.5    84   11.5 
2022-10-10 00:00 UT   23 29 46.4   +04 16 41     1.531    2.483  157.4    8.9    84   11.5 
2022-10-11 00:00 UT   23 28 59.3   +04 17 13     1.537    2.484  156.2    9.3    83   11.5 
2022-10-12 00:00 UT   23 28 13.6   +04 17 47     1.543    2.484  155.1    9.7    82   11.6 
2022-10-13 00:00 UT   23 27 29.3   +04 18 22     1.550    2.485  154.0   10.1    82   11.6 
2022-10-14 00:00 UT   23 26 46.4   +04 18 60     1.556    2.486  152.9   10.6    81   11.6 
2022-10-15 00:00 UT   23 26 05.0   +04 19 39     1.563    2.487  151.7   10.9    80   11.6 
2022-10-16 00:00 UT   23 25 25.0   +04 20 20     1.570    2.488  150.6   11.3    80   11.7 
2022-10-17 00:00 UT   23 24 46.6   +04 21 05     1.578    2.488  149.5   11.7    80   11.7 
2022-10-18 00:00 UT   23 24 09.8   +04 21 51     1.585    2.489  148.4   12.1    79   11.7 
2022-10-19 00:00 UT   23 23 34.5   +04 22 41     1.593    2.490  147.3   12.5    79   11.7 
2022-10-20 00:00 UT   23 23 00.9   +04 23 34     1.601    2.491  146.2   12.9    78   11.8 
2022-10-21 00:00 UT   23 22 28.9   +04 24 30     1.609    2.492  145.1   13.2    78   11.8 
2022-10-22 00:00 UT   23 21 58.5   +04 25 30     1.617    2.493  144.0   13.6    78   11.8 
2022-10-23 00:00 UT   23 21 29.8   +04 26 33     1.626    2.493  142.9   13.9    77   11.8 
2022-10-24 00:00 UT   23 21 02.9   +04 27 41     1.635    2.494  141.9   14.3    77   11.9 
2022-10-25 00:00 UT   23 20 37.6   +04 28 52     1.644    2.495  140.8   14.6    77   11.9 
2022-10-26 00:00 UT   23 20 14.0   +04 30 08     1.653    2.496  139.7   14.9    76   11.9 
2022-10-27 00:00 UT   23 19 52.2   +04 31 28     1.662    2.497  138.7   15.2    76   11.9 
2022-10-28 00:00 UT   23 19 32.1   +04 32 53     1.672    2.498  137.6   15.6    76   12.0 
2022-10-29 00:00 UT   23 19 13.8   +04 34 22     1.682    2.499  136.6   15.9    76   12.0 
2022-10-30 00:00 UT   23 18 57.2   +04 35 57     1.692    2.499  135.5   16.2    75   12.0 
2022-10-31 00:00 UT   23 18 42.4   +04 37 37     1.702    2.500  134.5   16.5    75   12.0 
2022-11-01 00:00 UT   23 18 29.3   +04 39 21     1.712    2.501  133.5   16.7    75   12.1 
2022-11-02 00:00 UT   23 18 18.0   +04 41 11     1.722    2.502  132.5   17.0    75   12.1 
2022-11-03 00:00 UT   23 18 08.4   +04 43 07     1.733    2.503  131.5   17.3    74   12.1 
2022-11-04 00:00 UT   23 18 00.5   +04 45 08     1.744    2.504  130.5   17.5    74   12.1 
2022-11-05 00:00 UT   23 17 54.3   +04 47 14     1.755    2.505  129.5   17.8    74   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.