(102) Miriam
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Mar 2026	14.6	2.936 AU	2.395 AU	07h09m	+16°07'	113.5°	18.1°
Opposition	22 Mar 2027	14.1	3.332 AU	2.337 AU	12h01m	-04°01'	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)                : 0.2512650
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6641388
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.17191
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 210.72944
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 147.47874
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 75.16343
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 178.31405
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 2.77780
            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
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   07 09 02.9   +16 07 02     2.395    2.936  113.5   18.1    94   14.6 
2026-03-14 05:37 UT   07 09 06.4   +16 07 27     2.398    2.936  113.2   18.1    94   14.6 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   07 09 18.3   +16 08 46     2.410    2.938  112.5   18.2    94   14.6 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   07 09 35.1   +16 10 27     2.425    2.940  111.6   18.3    94   14.7 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   07 09 53.2   +16 12 06     2.440    2.942  110.7   18.4    95   14.7 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   07 10 12.7   +16 13 41     2.455    2.944  109.8   18.5    95   14.7 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   07 10 33.5   +16 15 12     2.470    2.947  108.9   18.6    95   14.7 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   07 10 55.6   +16 16 41     2.485    2.949  108.0   18.7    95   14.7 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   07 11 19.1   +16 18 06     2.501    2.951  107.1   18.8    95   14.7 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   07 11 43.8   +16 19 29     2.516    2.953  106.2   18.9    95   14.8 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   07 12 09.8   +16 20 48     2.532    2.955  105.3   19.0    95   14.8 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   07 12 37.0   +16 22 03     2.547    2.957  104.4   19.1    96   14.8 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   07 13 05.5   +16 23 15     2.563    2.960  103.5   19.1    96   14.8 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   07 13 35.1   +16 24 24     2.578    2.962  102.7   19.2    96   14.8 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   07 14 06.0   +16 25 29     2.594    2.964  101.8   19.2    96   14.8 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   07 14 38.0   +16 26 31     2.610    2.966  100.9   19.3    96   14.9 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   07 15 11.1   +16 27 30     2.626    2.968  100.1   19.3    96   14.9 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   07 15 45.4   +16 28 25     2.641    2.970   99.2   19.4    97   14.9 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   07 16 20.7   +16 29 16     2.657    2.972   98.4   19.4    97   14.9 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   07 16 57.2   +16 30 04     2.673    2.974   97.6   19.4    97   14.9 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   07 17 34.7   +16 30 49     2.689    2.976   96.7   19.5    97   14.9 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   07 18 13.3   +16 31 30     2.705    2.979   95.9   19.5    97   15.0 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   07 18 52.9   +16 32 07     2.721    2.981   95.1   19.5    97   15.0 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   07 19 33.5   +16 32 41     2.737    2.983   94.3   19.5    97   15.0 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   07 20 15.0   +16 33 11     2.753    2.985   93.4   19.5    98   15.0 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   07 20 57.6   +16 33 37     2.769    2.987   92.6   19.6    98   15.0 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   07 21 41.1   +16 34 00     2.785    2.989   91.8   19.6    98   15.0 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   07 22 25.6   +16 34 20     2.801    2.991   91.0   19.6    98   15.0 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   07 23 11.0   +16 34 35     2.817    2.993   90.2   19.6    98   15.1 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   07 23 57.3   +16 34 47     2.833    2.995   89.4   19.5    98   15.1 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   07 24 44.5   +16 34 55     2.849    2.997   88.6   19.5    98   15.1 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   07 25 32.6   +16 34 60     2.865    2.999   87.8   19.5    99   15.1 

    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.