(364) Isara
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	4 Jul 2025	15.0	2.290 AU	2.846 AU	10h12m	+15°39'	47.8°	19.2°
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)                : 0.1492947
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.2202283
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.00619
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 105.50267
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 312.98493
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 75.93535
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 58.64493
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.38998
            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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-07-04 00:00 UT   10 12 57.5   +15 39 52     2.846    2.290   47.8   19.2   107   15.0 
2025-07-04 01:10 UT   10 13 02.6   +15 39 24     2.847    2.290   47.7   19.2   107   15.0 
2025-07-05 00:00 UT   10 14 42.1   +15 30 06     2.857    2.292   47.3   19.0   107   15.0 
2025-07-06 00:00 UT   10 16 26.7   +15 20 17     2.867    2.293   46.8   18.8   107   15.0 
2025-07-07 00:00 UT   10 18 11.4   +15 10 25     2.877    2.295   46.3   18.7   107   15.0 
2025-07-08 00:00 UT   10 19 56.0   +15 00 31     2.887    2.297   45.8   18.5   107   15.0 
2025-07-09 00:00 UT   10 21 40.6   +14 50 34     2.897    2.298   45.3   18.3   107   15.0 
2025-07-10 00:00 UT   10 23 25.1   +14 40 34     2.907    2.300   44.8   18.1   107   15.0 
2025-07-11 00:00 UT   10 25 09.7   +14 30 32     2.917    2.301   44.3   18.0   107   15.0 
2025-07-12 00:00 UT   10 26 54.2   +14 20 27     2.927    2.303   43.8   17.8   107   15.0 
2025-07-13 00:00 UT   10 28 38.8   +14 10 19     2.937    2.305   43.3   17.6   107   15.0 
2025-07-14 00:00 UT   10 30 23.3   +14 00 10     2.946    2.306   42.8   17.4   107   15.0 
2025-07-15 00:00 UT   10 32 07.7   +13 49 57     2.956    2.308   42.3   17.2   107   15.0 
2025-07-16 00:00 UT   10 33 52.2   +13 39 42     2.965    2.309   41.8   17.1   107   15.0 
2025-07-17 00:00 UT   10 35 36.6   +13 29 25     2.975    2.311   41.3   16.9   107   15.0 
2025-07-18 00:00 UT   10 37 21.1   +13 19 06     2.984    2.313   40.8   16.7   107   15.0 
2025-07-19 00:00 UT   10 39 05.5   +13 08 44     2.993    2.314   40.3   16.5   107   15.0 
2025-07-20 00:00 UT   10 40 49.9   +12 58 20     3.003    2.316   39.8   16.3   107   15.0 
2025-07-21 00:00 UT   10 42 34.2   +12 47 54     3.012    2.317   39.4   16.1   107   15.0 
2025-07-22 00:00 UT   10 44 18.6   +12 37 26     3.021    2.319   38.9   16.0   107   15.0 

    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.