(704) Interamnia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Oct 2026	12.6	3.299 AU	4.150 AU	15h42m	-27°28'	27.4°	8.0°
Opposition	13 Jul 2027	10.3	2.924 AU	1.910 AU	19h30m	-16°30'	174.6°	1.9°

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 Interamnia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1550586
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.0568117
            i (Inclination)                 : 17.31528
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 280.16722
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 94.06176
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 221.14483
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 194.42110
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 17.27042
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 5.34            
        

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
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   15 42 12.9   -27 28 40     4.150    3.299   27.4    8.0   118   12.6 
2026-10-27 04:17 UT   15 42 29.1   -27 29 01     4.150    3.298   27.3    7.9   118   12.6 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   15 43 43.6   -27 30 40     4.155    3.297   26.7    7.8   118   12.6 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   15 45 14.4   -27 32 40     4.159    3.296   26.1    7.6   119   12.6 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   15 46 45.6   -27 34 39     4.164    3.295   25.4    7.4   119   12.6 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   15 48 17.0   -27 36 37     4.169    3.294   24.8    7.3   119   12.5 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   15 49 48.7   -27 38 34     4.173    3.293   24.2    7.1   119   12.5 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   15 51 20.6   -27 40 29     4.177    3.291   23.5    6.9   120   12.5 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   15 52 52.8   -27 42 24     4.181    3.290   22.9    6.7   120   12.5 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   15 54 25.2   -27 44 17     4.185    3.289   22.3    6.6   120   12.5 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   15 55 57.9   -27 46 09     4.189    3.288   21.6    6.4   121   12.5 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   15 57 30.8   -27 47 60     4.193    3.286   21.0    6.2   121   12.5 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   15 59 04.0   -27 49 49     4.196    3.285   20.4    6.0   121   12.5 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   16 00 37.3   -27 51 37     4.200    3.284   19.7    5.8   122   12.5 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   16 02 10.9   -27 53 23     4.203    3.283   19.1    5.7   122   12.5 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   16 03 44.7   -27 55 08     4.206    3.281   18.5    5.5   123   12.5 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   16 05 18.8   -27 56 51     4.208    3.280   17.9    5.3   123   12.5 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   16 06 53.0   -27 58 32     4.211    3.279   17.3    5.1   124   12.5 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   16 08 27.4   -28 00 12     4.214    3.278   16.6    5.0   125   12.4 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   16 10 02.1   -28 01 50     4.216    3.276   16.0    4.8   125   12.4 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   16 11 36.9   -28 03 26     4.218    3.275   15.4    4.6   126   12.4 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   16 13 11.9   -28 04 60     4.220    3.274   14.8    4.4   127   12.4 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   16 14 47.0   -28 06 32     4.222    3.273   14.2    4.3   128   12.4 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   16 16 22.4   -28 08 02     4.224    3.271   13.6    4.1   129   12.4 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   16 17 57.8   -28 09 29     4.225    3.270   13.1    3.9   130   12.4 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   16 19 33.5   -28 10 55     4.227    3.269   12.5    3.7   132   12.4 

    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.