(364) Isara
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Jan 2026	15.2	2.522 AU	2.904 AU	15h42m	-14°42'	57.9°	19.3°
Opposition	28 May 2026	13.2	2.546 AU	1.537 AU	16h28m	-15°31'	173.8°	2.5°

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 Isara are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1492100
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.2202423
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.00618
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 105.50189
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 312.97938
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 135.53601
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 58.63860
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.39037
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.31            
        

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
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   15 42 25.7   -14 42 59     2.904    2.522   57.9   19.3   286   15.2 
2026-01-15 14:33 UT   15 43 20.0   -14 45 35     2.897    2.522   58.2   19.4   286   15.2 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   15 43 55.1   -14 47 15     2.893    2.522   58.5   19.4   286   15.2 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   15 45 24.1   -14 51 26     2.882    2.523   59.1   19.6   286   15.2 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   15 46 52.6   -14 55 32     2.871    2.523   59.8   19.7   285   15.2 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   15 48 20.6   -14 59 32     2.860    2.524   60.5   19.8   285   15.2 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   15 49 48.2   -15 03 28     2.849    2.525   61.1   20.0   285   15.2 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   15 51 15.3   -15 07 19     2.837    2.525   61.8   20.1   285   15.2 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   15 52 41.9   -15 11 04     2.826    2.526   62.4   20.2   285   15.2 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   15 54 08.0   -15 14 45     2.815    2.526   63.1   20.3   285   15.2 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   15 55 33.6   -15 18 21     2.803    2.527   63.8   20.4   284   15.2 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   15 56 58.7   -15 21 51     2.791    2.528   64.4   20.6   284   15.2 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   15 58 23.2   -15 25 17     2.780    2.528   65.1   20.7   284   15.2 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   15 59 47.2   -15 28 38     2.768    2.529   65.8   20.8   284   15.2 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   16 01 10.6   -15 31 53     2.756    2.529   66.4   20.9   284   15.2 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   16 02 33.4   -15 35 04     2.745    2.530   67.1   21.0   283   15.2 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   16 03 55.7   -15 38 10     2.733    2.530   67.8   21.1   283   15.2 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   16 05 17.4   -15 41 11     2.721    2.531   68.5   21.2   283   15.1 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   16 06 38.5   -15 44 08     2.709    2.531   69.2   21.3   283   15.1 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   16 07 58.9   -15 46 59     2.697    2.532   69.8   21.4   283   15.1 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   16 09 18.8   -15 49 46     2.684    2.532   70.5   21.5   282   15.1 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   16 10 38.0   -15 52 28     2.672    2.533   71.2   21.6   282   15.1 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   16 11 56.5   -15 55 05     2.660    2.533   71.9   21.7   282   15.1 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   16 13 14.4   -15 57 38     2.648    2.534   72.6   21.8   282   15.1 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   16 14 31.6   -16 00 05     2.635    2.534   73.3   21.9   282   15.1 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   16 15 48.1   -16 02 28     2.623    2.535   74.0   22.0   282   15.1 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   16 17 03.9   -16 04 47     2.610    2.535   74.7   22.0   281   15.1 

    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.