(102) Miriam
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	10 Oct 2026	15.7	3.270 AU	4.103 AU	11h07m	+02°05'	29.4°	8.6°
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
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   11 07 25.3   +02 05 55     4.103    3.270   29.4    8.6   287   15.7 
2026-10-10 14:57 UT   11 08 09.4   +02 01 17     4.099    3.270   29.8    8.7   287   15.7 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   11 08 36.1   +01 58 29     4.096    3.271   30.1    8.8   287   15.7 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   11 09 46.7   +01 51 03     4.090    3.272   30.7    9.0   287   15.7 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   11 10 57.1   +01 43 38     4.083    3.273   31.4    9.1   288   15.7 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   11 12 07.2   +01 36 13     4.076    3.273   32.1    9.3   288   15.7 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   11 13 17.0   +01 28 49     4.068    3.274   32.7    9.5   288   15.7 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   11 14 26.6   +01 21 26     4.061    3.275   33.4    9.7   288   15.7 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   11 15 35.9   +01 14 04     4.054    3.276   34.1    9.8   288   15.7 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   11 16 44.9   +01 06 43     4.046    3.277   34.8   10.0   288   15.7 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   11 17 53.7   +00 59 22     4.038    3.278   35.4   10.2   288   15.7 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   11 19 02.1   +00 52 02     4.030    3.279   36.1   10.3   289   15.7 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   11 20 10.3   +00 44 44     4.022    3.280   36.8   10.5   289   15.7 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   11 21 18.2   +00 37 26     4.014    3.280   37.5   10.6   289   15.7 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   11 22 25.8   +00 30 10     4.005    3.281   38.2   10.8   289   15.7 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   11 23 33.1   +00 22 54     3.997    3.282   38.9   11.0   289   15.7 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   11 24 40.1   +00 15 40     3.988    3.283   39.5   11.1   289   15.7 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   11 25 46.7   +00 08 27     3.979    3.284   40.2   11.3   289   15.7 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   11 26 53.1   +00 01 15     3.970    3.285   40.9   11.4   289   15.7 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   11 27 59.1   +00 05 55     3.961    3.285   41.6   11.6   290   15.7 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   11 29 04.9   +00 13 04     3.952    3.286   42.3   11.7   290   15.7 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   11 30 10.3   +00 20 12     3.943    3.287   43.0   11.9   290   15.7 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   11 31 15.3   +00 27 18     3.933    3.288   43.7   12.0   290   15.7 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   11 32 20.1   +00 34 23     3.923    3.289   44.4   12.2   290   15.7 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   11 33 24.4   +00 41 26     3.914    3.289   45.1   12.3   290   15.7 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   11 34 28.5   +00 48 27     3.904    3.290   45.8   12.5   290   15.7 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   11 35 32.1   +00 55 27     3.893    3.291   46.5   12.6   290   15.7 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   11 36 35.4   -01 02 25     3.883    3.292   47.3   12.8   290   15.7 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   11 37 38.4   -01 09 22     3.873    3.292   48.0   12.9   290   15.7 

    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.