(704) Interamnia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	28 Mar 2026	11.9	3.490 AU	2.703 AU	14h29m	-36°19'	135.9°	11.5°
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
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   14 29 28.9   -36 19 51     2.703    3.490  135.9   11.5   312   11.9 
2026-03-28 12:39 UT   14 29 11.4   -36 20 13     2.698    3.489  136.4   11.4   313   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 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   14 27 45.1   -36 21 20     2.675    3.488  138.7   10.9   315   11.9 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   14 27 08.2   -36 21 28     2.666    3.487  139.6   10.7   316   11.9 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   14 26 30.2   -36 21 25     2.657    3.487  140.5   10.5   317   11.8 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   14 25 51.3   -36 21 10     2.649    3.486  141.4   10.3   318   11.8 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   14 25 11.3   -36 20 45     2.640    3.486  142.3   10.1   319   11.8 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   14 24 30.3   -36 20 07     2.632    3.485  143.2    9.9   321   11.8 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   14 23 48.3   -36 19 19     2.624    3.485  144.1    9.7   322   11.8 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   14 23 05.5   -36 18 18     2.617    3.484  145.0    9.5   323   11.8 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   14 22 21.7   -36 17 06     2.609    3.483  145.9    9.3   324   11.8 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   14 21 37.2   -36 15 41     2.602    3.483  146.7    9.1   326   11.7 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   14 20 51.8   -36 14 05     2.595    3.482  147.6    8.9   327   11.7 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   14 20 05.6   -36 12 17     2.588    3.482  148.4    8.7   329   11.7 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   14 19 18.8   -36 10 17     2.582    3.481  149.2    8.5   331   11.7 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   14 18 31.2   -36 08 05     2.576    3.480  150.0    8.3   332   11.7 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   14 17 43.1   -36 05 41     2.570    3.480  150.8    8.1   334   11.7 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   14 16 54.3   -36 03 04     2.564    3.479  151.6    7.9   336   11.7 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   14 16 05.0   -36 00 16     2.559    3.479  152.3    7.7   338   11.6 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   14 15 15.3   -35 57 15     2.554    3.478  153.0    7.5   340   11.6 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   14 14 25.1   -35 54 03     2.549    3.477  153.7    7.3   342   11.6 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   14 13 34.5   -35 50 39     2.544    3.477  154.4    7.2   344   11.6 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   14 12 43.6   -35 47 03     2.540    3.476  155.0    7.0   347   11.6 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   14 11 52.4   -35 43 15     2.536    3.476  155.6    6.9   349   11.6 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   14 11 01.0   -35 39 16     2.532    3.475  156.1    6.7   352   11.6 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   14 10 09.5   -35 35 05     2.528    3.474  156.7    6.6   354   11.6 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   14 09 17.8   -35 30 44     2.525    3.474  157.1    6.5   357   11.5 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   14 08 26.1   -35 26 11     2.522    3.473  157.6    6.3     0   11.5 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   14 07 34.4   -35 21 27     2.519    3.472  157.9    6.2     3   11.5 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   14 06 42.7   -35 16 33     2.517    3.472  158.3    6.2     6   11.5 

    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.