(804) Hispania
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 Dec 2025	13.9	2.937 AU	3.727 AU	14h51m	-26°19'	31.8°	10.2°
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
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   14 51 39.8   -26 19 35     3.727    2.937   31.8   10.2   272   13.9 
2025-12-11 08:56 UT   14 52 14.8   -26 23 00     3.724    2.936   32.1   10.3   272   13.9 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   14 53 13.8   -26 28 46     3.718    2.935   32.4   10.4   272   13.9 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   14 54 47.9   -26 37 54     3.710    2.934   33.1   10.5   272   13.9 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   14 56 22.0   -26 47 02     3.701    2.933   33.7   10.7   272   13.9 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   14 57 56.1   -26 56 08     3.692    2.931   34.3   10.9   272   13.9 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   14 59 30.3   -27 05 12     3.682    2.930   34.9   11.1   272   13.9 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   15 01 04.5   -27 14 15     3.673    2.929   35.5   11.3   273   13.9 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   15 02 38.7   -27 23 16     3.664    2.927   36.1   11.4   273   13.9 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   15 04 12.9   -27 32 15     3.654    2.926   36.8   11.6   273   13.9 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   15 05 47.1   -27 41 13     3.645    2.924   37.4   11.8   273   13.9 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   15 07 21.3   -27 50 09     3.635    2.923   38.0   12.0   273   13.9 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   15 08 55.5   -27 59 03     3.625    2.922   38.6   12.1   273   13.9 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   15 10 29.7   -28 07 56     3.615    2.920   39.3   12.3   273   13.9 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   15 12 03.9   -28 16 47     3.605    2.919   39.9   12.5   273   13.9 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   15 13 38.0   -28 25 36     3.595    2.918   40.5   12.6   274   13.9 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   15 15 12.1   -28 34 24     3.584    2.916   41.1   12.8   274   13.9 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   15 16 46.1   -28 43 10     3.574    2.915   41.8   13.0   274   13.9 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   15 18 20.1   -28 51 54     3.563    2.913   42.4   13.2   274   13.8 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   15 19 54.1   -29 00 36     3.553    2.912   43.0   13.3   274   13.8 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   15 21 28.0   -29 09 17     3.542    2.911   43.7   13.5   274   13.8 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   15 23 01.8   -29 17 55     3.531    2.909   44.3   13.7   274   13.8 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   15 24 35.5   -29 26 33     3.520    2.908   44.9   13.8   274   13.8 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   15 26 09.2   -29 35 08     3.509    2.906   45.6   14.0   274   13.8 

    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.