(102) Miriam
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Nov 2026	15.7	3.295 AU	3.841 AU	11h40m	-01°29'	50.1°	13.3°
Opposition	22 Mar 2027	14.1	3.333 AU	2.338 AU	12h00m	-03°59'	176.4°	1.1°

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 Miriam are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2519999
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6637415
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.17229
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 210.61796
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 147.57477
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 120.43419
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 178.29845
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 2.77069
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.35            
        

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
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   11 40 44.8   -01 29 59     3.841    3.295   50.1   13.3   291   15.7 
2026-11-09 14:29 UT   11 41 21.9   -01 34 06     3.834    3.295   50.6   13.4   291   15.7 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   11 41 46.2   -01 36 47     3.830    3.295   50.8   13.5   291   15.7 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   11 42 47.1   -01 43 33     3.819    3.296   51.6   13.6   291   15.7 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   11 43 47.6   -01 50 17     3.808    3.297   52.3   13.7   291   15.7 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   11 44 47.7   -01 56 59     3.797    3.298   53.0   13.9   291   15.7 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   11 45 47.4   -02 03 38     3.785    3.298   53.8   14.0   291   15.7 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   11 46 46.6   -02 10 15     3.774    3.299   54.5   14.1   291   15.7 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   11 47 45.4   -02 16 50     3.762    3.300   55.2   14.3   291   15.7 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   11 48 43.7   -02 23 22     3.750    3.300   56.0   14.4   291   15.7 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   11 49 41.6   -02 29 51     3.738    3.301   56.7   14.5   291   15.7 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   11 50 38.9   -02 36 18     3.726    3.302   57.5   14.6   291   15.7 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   11 51 35.9   -02 42 42     3.714    3.302   58.2   14.7   291   15.7 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   11 52 32.3   -02 49 03     3.702    3.303   59.0   14.8   291   15.7 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   11 53 28.2   -02 55 22     3.690    3.304   59.7   15.0   292   15.7 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   11 54 23.6   -03 01 37     3.678    3.304   60.5   15.1   292   15.7 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   11 55 18.6   -03 07 50     3.665    3.305   61.2   15.2   292   15.7 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   11 56 13.0   -03 13 60     3.652    3.306   62.0   15.3   292   15.7 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   11 57 06.8   -03 20 06     3.640    3.306   62.7   15.4   292   15.7 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   11 58 00.2   -03 26 10     3.627    3.307   63.5   15.5   292   15.7 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   11 58 53.0   -03 32 11     3.614    3.307   64.3   15.6   292   15.7 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   11 59 45.3   -03 38 08     3.601    3.308   65.0   15.7   292   15.7 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   12 00 37.0   -03 44 02     3.588    3.309   65.8   15.8   292   15.7 
2026-12-01 00:00 UT   12 01 28.1   -03 49 52     3.575    3.309   66.6   15.9   292   15.7 
2026-12-02 00:00 UT   12 02 18.7   -03 55 39     3.561    3.310   67.4   16.0   292   15.7 
2026-12-03 00:00 UT   12 03 08.6   -04 01 23     3.548    3.310   68.2   16.0   292   15.6 
2026-12-04 00:00 UT   12 03 58.0   -04 07 03     3.535    3.311   68.9   16.1   292   15.6 
2026-12-05 00:00 UT   12 04 46.7   -04 12 39     3.521    3.312   69.7   16.2   292   15.6 
2026-12-06 00:00 UT   12 05 34.9   -04 18 12     3.508    3.312   70.5   16.3   292   15.6 
2026-12-07 00:00 UT   12 06 22.3   -04 23 40     3.494    3.313   71.3   16.4   292   15.6 
2026-12-08 00:00 UT   12 07 09.2   -04 29 05     3.480    3.313   72.1   16.4   292   15.6 
2026-12-09 00:00 UT   12 07 55.3   -04 34 25     3.466    3.314   72.9   16.5   292   15.6 

    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.