(236) Honoria
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	13 Sep 2026	10.7	2.274 AU	1.269 AU	23h19m	-00°21'	176.3°	1.6°
Today	28 Sep 2026	11.1	2.270 AU	1.293 AU	23h10m	-02°32'	162.9°	7.5°

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 Honoria are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1895764
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7996132
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.69766
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 185.78811
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 174.27485
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 333.18926
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 180.11421
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.76561
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.68            
        

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
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   23 10 27.4   -02 32 55     1.293    2.270  162.9    7.5    75   11.1 
2026-09-28 21:51 UT   23 09 57.9   -02 40 45     1.297    2.270  161.9    7.9    75   11.1 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   23 09 55.0   -02 41 31     1.297    2.270  161.8    7.9    75   11.1 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   23 09 23.6   -02 50 00     1.301    2.270  160.6    8.4    74   11.1 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   23 08 53.3   -02 58 23     1.305    2.270  159.5    8.9    73   11.1 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   23 08 24.2   -03 06 38     1.309    2.270  158.4    9.4    73   11.2 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   23 07 56.2   -03 14 45     1.314    2.270  157.2    9.8    72   11.2 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   23 07 29.4   -03 22 44     1.318    2.269  156.1   10.3    72   11.2 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   23 07 03.9   -03 30 34     1.323    2.269  155.0   10.7    71   11.3 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   23 06 39.6   -03 38 15     1.328    2.269  153.9   11.2    71   11.3 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   23 06 16.7   -03 45 47     1.334    2.269  152.7   11.6    71   11.3 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   23 05 55.2   -03 53 08     1.339    2.269  151.6   12.1    70   11.3 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   23 05 35.1   -04 00 19     1.345    2.269  150.5   12.5    70   11.4 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   23 05 16.5   -04 07 20     1.351    2.269  149.4   12.9    70   11.4 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   23 04 59.4   -04 14 09     1.358    2.269  148.3   13.4    70   11.4 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   23 04 43.7   -04 20 47     1.364    2.269  147.3   13.8    70   11.4 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   23 04 29.7   -04 27 13     1.371    2.269  146.2   14.2    69   11.5 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   23 04 17.1   -04 33 27     1.378    2.269  145.1   14.6    69   11.5 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   23 04 06.2   -04 39 30     1.385    2.269  144.0   15.0    69   11.5 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   23 03 56.9   -04 45 19     1.392    2.269  143.0   15.3    69   11.5 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   23 03 49.1   -04 50 57     1.399    2.269  141.9   15.7    69   11.6 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   23 03 43.0   -04 56 21     1.407    2.269  140.9   16.1    69   11.6 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   23 03 38.6   -05 01 33     1.415    2.269  139.8   16.5    68   11.6 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   23 03 35.8   -05 06 32     1.423    2.269  138.8   16.8    68   11.6 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   23 03 34.6   -05 11 18     1.431    2.269  137.8   17.2    68   11.7 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   23 03 35.1   -05 15 51     1.439    2.269  136.7   17.5    68   11.7 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   23 03 37.3   -05 20 10     1.448    2.269  135.7   17.8    68   11.7 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   23 03 41.1   -05 24 17     1.456    2.269  134.7   18.1    68   11.7 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   23 03 46.5   -05 28 10     1.465    2.269  133.7   18.5    68   11.7 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   23 03 53.6   -05 31 50     1.474    2.270  132.7   18.8    68   11.8 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   23 04 02.4   -05 35 17     1.483    2.270  131.7   19.1    68   11.8 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   23 04 12.7   -05 38 30     1.493    2.270  130.8   19.4    68   11.8 

    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.