(804) Hispania
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Oct 2025	13.7	2.996 AU	3.976 AU	13h42m	-19°06'	8.3°	2.8°
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
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   13 42 52.3   -19 06 14     3.976    2.996    8.3    2.8   220   13.7 
2025-10-27 06:28 UT   13 43 16.1   -19 08 54     3.975    2.995    8.4    2.8   221   13.7 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   13 44 20.8   -19 16 09     3.973    2.994    8.6    2.8   224   13.7 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   13 45 49.6   -19 26 04     3.971    2.993    8.9    2.9   228   13.7 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   13 47 18.5   -19 35 58     3.968    2.992    9.2    3.0   231   13.7 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   13 48 47.6   -19 45 52     3.965    2.990    9.5    3.1   234   13.7 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   13 50 16.9   -19 55 45     3.962    2.989    9.9    3.3   237   13.7 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   13 51 46.3   -20 05 38     3.959    2.988   10.3    3.4   239   13.7 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   13 53 15.9   -20 15 31     3.956    2.987   10.7    3.5   242   13.7 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   13 54 45.6   -20 25 23     3.953    2.985   11.1    3.7   244   13.7 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   13 56 15.5   -20 35 14     3.949    2.984   11.6    3.8   246   13.7 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   13 57 45.6   -20 45 04     3.945    2.983   12.0    4.0   248   13.7 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   13 59 15.8   -20 54 54     3.941    2.982   12.5    4.1   250   13.7 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   14 00 46.2   -21 04 44     3.938    2.980   13.0    4.3   251   13.7 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   14 02 16.8   -21 14 32     3.933    2.979   13.5    4.4   253   13.7 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   14 03 47.5   -21 24 20     3.929    2.978   14.0    4.6   254   13.7 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   14 05 18.3   -21 34 08     3.925    2.976   14.5    4.8   256   13.7 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   14 06 49.3   -21 43 54     3.920    2.975   15.0    4.9   257   13.8 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   14 08 20.5   -21 53 40     3.915    2.974   15.5    5.1   258   13.8 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   14 09 51.8   -22 03 25     3.911    2.972   16.1    5.3   259   13.8 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   14 11 23.3   -22 13 09     3.906    2.971   16.6    5.5   260   13.8 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   14 12 54.9   -22 22 52     3.901    2.970   17.2    5.6   261   13.8 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   14 14 26.6   -22 32 34     3.895    2.969   17.7    5.8   262   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.