(22) Kalliope
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Oct 2026	11.7	2.638 AU	2.211 AU	07h16m	+27°51'	104.3°	21.4°
Opposition	2 Jan 2027	10.5	2.673 AU	1.705 AU	06h56m	+35°36'	167.2°	4.7°

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 Kalliope are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.0988425
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.9091658
            i (Inclination)                 : 13.70213
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 65.96538
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 358.31241
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 350.32839
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 64.32579
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.39969
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.96            
        

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
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   07 16 22.4   +27 51 48     2.211    2.638  104.3   21.4   276   11.7 
2026-10-25 03:11 UT   07 16 27.9   +27 52 24     2.209    2.638  104.4   21.4   276   11.7 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   07 17 03.0   +27 56 26     2.199    2.639  105.1   21.3   276   11.6 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   07 17 42.2   +28 01 09     2.187    2.639  106.0   21.2   276   11.6 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   07 18 19.9   +28 05 58     2.174    2.639  106.8   21.1   276   11.6 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   07 18 56.2   +28 10 51     2.162    2.640  107.7   21.0   276   11.6 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   07 19 31.0   +28 15 50     2.150    2.640  108.6   20.9   276   11.6 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   07 20 04.2   +28 20 55     2.138    2.641  109.5   20.8   276   11.6 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   07 20 36.0   +28 26 05     2.127    2.641  110.3   20.6   276   11.6 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   07 21 06.2   +28 31 20     2.115    2.641  111.2   20.5   275   11.5 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   07 21 34.8   +28 36 41     2.103    2.642  112.1   20.4   275   11.5 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   07 22 01.8   +28 42 08     2.091    2.642  113.0   20.2   275   11.5 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   07 22 27.2   +28 47 41     2.080    2.643  113.9   20.1   275   11.5 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   07 22 50.9   +28 53 19     2.068    2.643  114.9   19.9   275   11.5 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   07 23 13.0   +28 59 03     2.057    2.643  115.8   19.7   275   11.5 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   07 23 33.3   +29 04 53     2.046    2.644  116.7   19.6   275   11.4 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   07 23 51.9   +29 10 49     2.035    2.644  117.6   19.4   275   11.4 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   07 24 08.8   +29 16 51     2.024    2.645  118.6   19.2   274   11.4 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   07 24 24.0   +29 22 58     2.013    2.645  119.5   19.0   274   11.4 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   07 24 37.4   +29 29 11     2.002    2.646  120.5   18.8   274   11.4 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   07 24 48.9   +29 35 30     1.991    2.646  121.4   18.6   274   11.4 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   07 24 58.7   +29 41 54     1.981    2.647  122.4   18.4   273   11.3 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   07 25 06.7   +29 48 25     1.970    2.647  123.4   18.2   273   11.3 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   07 25 12.8   +29 55 00     1.960    2.647  124.4   18.0   273   11.3 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   07 25 17.1   +30 01 41     1.950    2.648  125.3   17.7   273   11.3 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   07 25 19.6   +30 08 27     1.940    2.648  126.3   17.5   272   11.3 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   07 25 20.2   +30 15 19     1.930    2.649  127.3   17.3   272   11.2 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   07 25 18.9   +30 22 15     1.920    2.649  128.3   17.0   272   11.2 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   07 25 15.7   +30 29 17     1.911    2.650  129.3   16.8   271   11.2 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   07 25 10.6   +30 36 23     1.902    2.650  130.3   16.5   271   11.2 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   07 25 03.6   +30 43 34     1.892    2.651  131.4   16.2   271   11.2 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   07 24 54.7   +30 50 49     1.883    2.651  132.4   16.0   270   11.1 

    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.