(704) Interamnia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	28 Aug 2026	12.6	3.367 AU	3.614 AU	14h22m	-25°45'	67.9°	16.1°
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
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   14 22 47.3   -25 45 59     3.614    3.367   67.9   16.1   114   12.6 
2026-08-28 00:12 UT   14 22 47.8   -25 45 59     3.614    3.367   67.9   16.1   114   12.6 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   14 23 52.9   -25 46 37     3.626    3.366   67.2   16.1   114   12.6 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   14 24 59.0   -25 47 19     3.637    3.365   66.5   16.0   114   12.6 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   14 26 05.7   -25 48 05     3.649    3.364   65.8   15.9   114   12.6 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   14 27 13.0   -25 48 54     3.661    3.362   65.1   15.8   114   12.7 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   14 28 20.8   -25 49 47     3.673    3.361   64.4   15.7   114   12.7 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   14 29 29.2   -25 50 44     3.684    3.360   63.7   15.6   114   12.7 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   14 30 38.2   -25 51 43     3.696    3.359   62.9   15.5   114   12.7 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   14 31 47.7   -25 52 47     3.707    3.358   62.2   15.4   114   12.7 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   14 32 57.7   -25 53 53     3.718    3.357   61.5   15.3   114   12.7 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   14 34 08.3   -25 55 03     3.730    3.356   60.8   15.2   114   12.7 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   14 35 19.4   -25 56 15     3.741    3.355   60.1   15.1   114   12.7 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   14 36 31.0   -25 57 31     3.752    3.354   59.4   15.0   114   12.7 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   14 37 43.2   -25 58 49     3.763    3.353   58.7   14.9   114   12.7 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   14 38 55.8   -26 00 11     3.774    3.352   58.1   14.8   114   12.7 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   14 40 09.0   -26 01 35     3.785    3.351   57.4   14.7   114   12.7 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   14 41 22.6   -26 03 01     3.795    3.350   56.7   14.5   114   12.7 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   14 42 36.8   -26 04 30     3.806    3.348   56.0   14.4   115   12.7 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   14 43 51.4   -26 06 02     3.816    3.347   55.3   14.3   115   12.7 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   14 45 06.5   -26 07 36     3.827    3.346   54.6   14.2   115   12.7 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   14 46 22.1   -26 09 12     3.837    3.345   53.9   14.1   115   12.7 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   14 47 38.1   -26 10 50     3.847    3.344   53.2   13.9   115   12.7 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   14 48 54.6   -26 12 31     3.857    3.343   52.6   13.8   115   12.7 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   14 50 11.6   -26 14 13     3.867    3.342   51.9   13.7   115   12.7 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   14 51 29.0   -26 15 58     3.877    3.341   51.2   13.5   115   12.7 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   14 52 46.8   -26 17 44     3.887    3.340   50.5   13.4   115   12.7 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   14 54 05.1   -26 19 32     3.897    3.338   49.8   13.3   115   12.7 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   14 55 23.8   -26 21 21     3.906    3.337   49.2   13.1   115   12.7 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   14 56 42.9   -26 23 12     3.915    3.336   48.5   13.0   115   12.7 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   14 58 02.5   -26 25 05     3.925    3.335   47.8   12.9   115   12.7 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   14 59 22.4   -26 26 59     3.934    3.334   47.1   12.7   115   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.