(14) Irene
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 May 2026	10.2	2.389 AU	1.523 AU	18h02m	-20°38'	140.4°	15.6°
Opposition	14 Jun 2026	9.4	2.446 AU	1.431 AU	17h34m	-22°41'	178.7°	0.5°

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 Irene are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1626702
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5878733
            i (Inclination)                 : 9.12955
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 86.00980
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 98.26522
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 12.92605
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 4.37957
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 9.03393
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.16            
        

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
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   18 02 07.5   -20 38 57     1.523    2.389  140.4   15.6   266   10.2 
2026-05-12 04:35 UT   18 02 02.7   -20 39 34     1.522    2.390  140.6   15.6   266   10.2 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   18 01 41.7   -20 42 12     1.517    2.391  141.4   15.3   266   10.2 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   18 01 14.1   -20 45 29     1.511    2.393  142.5   14.9   266   10.2 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   18 00 44.7   -20 48 49     1.505    2.394  143.6   14.5   266   10.1 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   18 00 13.4   -20 52 12     1.499    2.396  144.7   14.1   266   10.1 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   17 59 40.4   -20 55 37     1.493    2.398  145.8   13.7   266   10.1 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   17 59 05.6   -20 59 05     1.488    2.399  146.9   13.3   266   10.1 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   17 58 29.0   -21 02 35     1.483    2.401  148.0   12.9   266   10.1 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   17 57 50.7   -21 06 07     1.478    2.403  149.1   12.5   266   10.0 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   17 57 10.8   -21 09 41     1.473    2.404  150.2   12.1   266   10.0 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   17 56 29.3   -21 13 18     1.469    2.406  151.3   11.7   266   10.0 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   17 55 46.3   -21 16 56     1.464    2.408  152.4   11.2   266   10.0 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   17 55 01.7   -21 20 35     1.460    2.409  153.6   10.8   266   10.0 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   17 54 15.6   -21 24 17     1.456    2.411  154.7   10.3   266    9.9 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   17 53 28.1   -21 27 60     1.453    2.413  155.9    9.9   266    9.9 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   17 52 39.3   -21 31 43     1.449    2.415  157.0    9.4   266    9.9 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   17 51 49.1   -21 35 28     1.446    2.416  158.2    9.0   266    9.9 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   17 50 57.7   -21 39 14     1.443    2.418  159.3    8.5   266    9.8 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   17 50 05.1   -21 43 01     1.441    2.420  160.5    8.0   266    9.8 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   17 49 11.3   -21 46 48     1.438    2.421  161.7    7.6   266    9.8 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   17 48 16.5   -21 50 36     1.436    2.423  162.8    7.1   266    9.8 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   17 47 20.6   -21 54 24     1.434    2.425  164.0    6.6   266    9.8 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   17 46 23.8   -21 58 12     1.432    2.427  165.2    6.1   266    9.7 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   17 45 26.1   -22 01 59     1.431    2.428  166.4    5.7   266    9.7 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   17 44 27.6   -22 05 47     1.429    2.430  167.5    5.2   266    9.7 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   17 43 28.3   -22 09 34     1.429    2.432  168.7    4.7   266    9.7 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   17 42 28.4   -22 13 21     1.428    2.433  169.9    4.2   265    9.6 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   17 41 27.8   -22 17 07     1.427    2.435  171.1    3.7   265    9.6 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   17 40 26.8   -22 20 53     1.427    2.437  172.3    3.2   264    9.6 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   17 39 25.2   -22 24 37     1.427    2.439  173.5    2.7   264    9.5 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   17 38 23.4   -22 28 21     1.428    2.440  174.7    2.2   263    9.5 

    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.