(804) Hispania
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Mar 2026	13.2	2.799 AU	2.492 AU	17h07m	-39°19'	97.4°	20.6°
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
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   17 07 00.4   -39 19 55     2.492    2.799   97.4   20.6   278   13.2 
2026-03-18 15:30 UT   17 07 35.1   -39 24 47     2.482    2.798   97.9   20.6   278   13.2 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   17 07 53.9   -39 27 27     2.477    2.798   98.1   20.6   278   13.2 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   17 08 46.2   -39 35 00     2.463    2.796   98.9   20.6   278   13.2 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   17 09 37.2   -39 42 34     2.449    2.795   99.7   20.6   278   13.2 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   17 10 26.9   -39 50 08     2.435    2.793  100.4   20.5   278   13.2 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   17 11 15.4   -39 57 43     2.421    2.792  101.2   20.5   279   13.2 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   17 12 02.5   -40 05 18     2.407    2.790  102.0   20.5   279   13.1 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   17 12 48.3   -40 12 53     2.393    2.789  102.8   20.4   279   13.1 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   17 13 32.7   -40 20 29     2.379    2.787  103.6   20.4   279   13.1 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   17 14 15.8   -40 28 06     2.365    2.786  104.4   20.3   279   13.1 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   17 14 57.4   -40 35 43     2.352    2.784  105.2   20.2   280   13.1 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   17 15 37.6   -40 43 20     2.338    2.783  105.9   20.2   280   13.1 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   17 16 16.3   -40 50 58     2.324    2.782  106.7   20.1   280   13.0 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   17 16 53.5   -40 58 36     2.311    2.780  107.5   20.0   280   13.0 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   17 17 29.2   -41 06 14     2.297    2.779  108.3   20.0   281   13.0 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   17 18 03.4   -41 13 53     2.284    2.777  109.1   19.9   281   13.0 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   17 18 36.0   -41 21 32     2.271    2.776  109.9   19.8   281   13.0 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   17 19 07.1   -41 29 11     2.258    2.774  110.8   19.7   281   13.0 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   17 19 36.5   -41 36 50     2.244    2.773  111.6   19.6   282   12.9 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   17 20 04.2   -41 44 29     2.231    2.771  112.4   19.5   282   12.9 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   17 20 30.3   -41 52 09     2.218    2.770  113.2   19.4   282   12.9 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   17 20 54.7   -41 59 48     2.206    2.768  114.0   19.3   283   12.9 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   17 21 17.3   -42 07 26     2.193    2.767  114.8   19.2   283   12.9 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   17 21 38.2   -42 15 05     2.180    2.765  115.7   19.1   284   12.9 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   17 21 57.3   -42 22 42     2.168    2.764  116.5   18.9   284   12.8 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   17 22 14.5   -42 30 19     2.155    2.763  117.3   18.8   284   12.8 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   17 22 29.9   -42 37 56     2.143    2.761  118.1   18.7   285   12.8 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   17 22 43.5   -42 45 31     2.131    2.760  119.0   18.5   285   12.8 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   17 22 55.1   -42 53 05     2.118    2.758  119.8   18.4   286   12.8 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   17 23 04.9   -43 00 38     2.106    2.757  120.7   18.2   286   12.8 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   17 23 12.7   -43 08 10     2.095    2.755  121.5   18.1   287   12.7 

    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.