(704) Interamnia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	28 Feb 2026	12.3	3.503 AU	3.038 AU	14h36m	-34°59'	110.1°	15.4°
Opposition	1 May 2026	11.5	3.469 AU	2.509 AU	14h02m	-34°52'	159.0°	6.0°

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 Interamnia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1552478
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.0562188
            i (Inclination)                 : 17.31546
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 280.16607
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 94.10697
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 184.20540
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 194.46729
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 17.26960
            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
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   14 36 14.8   -34 59 37     3.038    3.503  110.1   15.4   296   12.3 
2026-02-28 22:34 UT   14 36 18.4   -35 03 53     3.025    3.503  110.9   15.3   296   12.3 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   14 36 18.6   -35 04 09     3.024    3.503  111.0   15.3   297   12.3 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   14 36 21.0   -35 08 35     3.011    3.503  111.9   15.2   297   12.3 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   14 36 22.2   -35 12 55     2.997    3.502  112.8   15.1   297   12.3 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   14 36 22.0   -35 17 08     2.984    3.502  113.7   15.0   298   12.3 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   14 36 20.4   -35 21 15     2.971    3.501  114.6   14.9   298   12.3 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   14 36 17.5   -35 25 16     2.957    3.501  115.5   14.8   299   12.2 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   14 36 13.3   -35 29 10     2.944    3.500  116.4   14.7   299   12.2 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   14 36 07.6   -35 32 57     2.931    3.500  117.3   14.6   299   12.2 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   14 36 00.6   -35 36 37     2.919    3.499  118.2   14.5   300   12.2 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   14 35 52.2   -35 40 10     2.906    3.499  119.2   14.4   300   12.2 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   14 35 42.5   -35 43 35     2.893    3.498  120.1   14.2   301   12.2 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   14 35 31.3   -35 46 53     2.881    3.498  121.0   14.1   301   12.2 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   14 35 18.8   -35 50 03     2.869    3.497  121.9   14.0   302   12.1 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   14 35 04.8   -35 53 05     2.856    3.497  122.9   13.8   303   12.1 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   14 34 49.5   -35 55 59     2.844    3.496  123.8   13.7   303   12.1 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   14 34 32.9   -35 58 44     2.833    3.496  124.7   13.5   304   12.1 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   14 34 14.8   -36 01 21     2.821    3.495  125.6   13.4   304   12.1 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   14 33 55.4   -36 03 49     2.809    3.495  126.6   13.2   305   12.1 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   14 33 34.6   -36 06 09     2.798    3.494  127.5   13.1   306   12.1 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   14 33 12.5   -36 08 19     2.787    3.494  128.5   12.9   306   12.0 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   14 32 49.0   -36 10 20     2.775    3.493  129.4   12.7   307   12.0 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   14 32 24.3   -36 12 11     2.765    3.493  130.3   12.6   308   12.0 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   14 31 58.2   -36 13 53     2.754    3.492  131.3   12.4   308   12.0 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   14 31 30.8   -36 15 24     2.743    3.492  132.2   12.2   309   12.0 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   14 31 02.2   -36 16 46     2.733    3.491  133.1   12.0   310   12.0 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   14 30 32.3   -36 17 58     2.723    3.491  134.1   11.8   311   11.9 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   14 30 01.2   -36 18 60     2.713    3.490  135.0   11.7   311   11.9 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   14 29 28.9   -36 19 51     2.703    3.490  135.9   11.5   312   11.9 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   14 28 55.4   -36 20 31     2.693    3.489  136.9   11.3   313   11.9 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   14 28 20.8   -36 21 01     2.684    3.489  137.8   11.1   314   11.9 

    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.