(22) Kalliope
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	28 Jan 2026	12.3	2.687 AU	3.101 AU	00h27m	-06°06'	56.6°	17.8°
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)                : 0.0988798
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.9094657
            i (Inclination)                 : 13.70168
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 65.96712
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 358.23621
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 310.67004
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 64.25349
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.41772
            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
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   00 27 28.7   -06 06 39     3.101    2.687   56.6   17.8    72   12.3 
2026-01-28 21:24 UT   00 28 35.2   -05 55 42     3.110    2.687   56.0   17.7    72   12.3 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   00 28 43.3   -05 54 22     3.111    2.687   55.9   17.7    72   12.3 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   00 29 58.3   -05 42 05     3.122    2.686   55.3   17.5    72   12.3 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   00 31 13.7   -05 29 48     3.132    2.685   54.6   17.4    72   12.3 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   00 32 29.6   -05 17 30     3.142    2.685   54.0   17.3    72   12.3 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   00 33 45.9   -05 05 12     3.153    2.684   53.4   17.1    73   12.3 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   00 35 02.7   -04 52 53     3.163    2.683   52.7   17.0    73   12.3 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   00 36 19.8   -04 40 34     3.173    2.683   52.1   16.9    73   12.3 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   00 37 37.4   -04 28 15     3.183    2.682   51.5   16.7    73   12.3 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   00 38 55.4   -04 15 55     3.192    2.681   50.9   16.6    73   12.3 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   00 40 13.8   -04 03 36     3.202    2.681   50.2   16.4    73   12.3 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   00 41 32.6   -03 51 16     3.212    2.680   49.6   16.3    73   12.3 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   00 42 51.8   -03 38 56     3.221    2.679   49.0   16.1    73   12.3 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   00 44 11.4   -03 26 36     3.231    2.679   48.4   16.0    74   12.3 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   00 45 31.3   -03 14 16     3.240    2.678   47.7   15.8    74   12.3 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   00 46 51.7   -03 01 56     3.249    2.677   47.1   15.7    74   12.3 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   00 48 12.4   -02 49 36     3.259    2.677   46.5   15.5    74   12.3 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   00 49 33.5   -02 37 16     3.268    2.676   45.9   15.4    74   12.3 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   00 50 55.0   -02 24 56     3.277    2.675   45.3   15.2    74   12.3 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   00 52 16.8   -02 12 36     3.286    2.675   44.7   15.0    74   12.3 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   00 53 39.0   -02 00 17     3.294    2.674   44.1   14.9    74   12.3 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   00 55 01.5   -01 47 58     3.303    2.674   43.5   14.7    75   12.3 

    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.