(57) Mnemosyne
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	6 Jul 2026	11.9	3.327 AU	2.361 AU	18h53m	-01°06'	158.3°	6.5°
Today	8 Jul 2026	11.9	3.326 AU	2.360 AU	18h52m	-01°07'	158.3°	6.5°

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 Mnemosyne are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1078667
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.1561838
            i (Inclination)                 : 15.22990
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 198.88392
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 210.99225
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 240.32299
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 228.97966
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -7.77402
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 5.61            
        

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
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   18 52 26.0   -01 07 60     2.360    3.326  158.3    6.5   171   11.9 
2026-07-08 13:22 UT   18 52 00.8   -01 08 30     2.360    3.326  158.2    6.5   169   11.9 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   18 51 40.8   -01 08 57     2.360    3.325  158.2    6.5   168   11.9 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   18 50 55.7   -01 10 03     2.360    3.324  158.0    6.6   165   11.9 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   18 50 10.7   -01 11 18     2.360    3.323  157.8    6.6   162   11.9 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   18 49 25.9   -01 12 42     2.360    3.323  157.6    6.7   159   11.9 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   18 48 41.4   -01 14 15     2.361    3.322  157.3    6.8   156   11.9 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   18 47 57.2   -01 15 56     2.362    3.321  156.9    6.9   153   11.9 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   18 47 13.3   -01 17 45     2.363    3.320  156.5    7.0   151   11.9 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   18 46 29.7   -01 19 43     2.365    3.319  156.0    7.1   148   11.9 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   18 45 46.6   -01 21 49     2.366    3.318  155.5    7.3   146   11.9 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   18 45 03.9   -01 24 03     2.368    3.317  155.0    7.4   143   12.0 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   18 44 21.7   -01 26 25     2.371    3.317  154.5    7.6   141   12.0 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   18 43 40.1   -01 28 54     2.373    3.316  153.9    7.8   139   12.0 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   18 42 59.0   -01 31 31     2.376    3.315  153.2    7.9   137   12.0 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   18 42 18.5   -01 34 16     2.379    3.314  152.6    8.1   135   12.0 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   18 41 38.7   -01 37 08     2.382    3.313  151.9    8.3   133   12.0 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   18 40 59.5   -01 40 07     2.386    3.312  151.2    8.5   131   12.0 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   18 40 21.0   -01 43 13     2.389    3.311  150.5    8.7   129   12.0 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   18 39 43.3   -01 46 26     2.393    3.310  149.7    8.9   128   12.0 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   18 39 06.3   -01 49 46     2.398    3.309  149.0    9.1   126   12.0 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   18 38 30.2   -01 53 12     2.402    3.309  148.2    9.3   125   12.1 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   18 37 54.8   -01 56 44     2.407    3.308  147.4    9.5   123   12.1 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   18 37 20.3   -02 00 22     2.412    3.307  146.6    9.7   122   12.1 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   18 36 46.7   -02 04 07     2.417    3.306  145.8    9.9   121   12.1 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   18 36 14.0   -02 07 57     2.422    3.305  145.0   10.2   119   12.1 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   18 35 42.2   -02 11 52     2.428    3.304  144.1   10.4   118   12.1 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   18 35 11.4   -02 15 53     2.434    3.303  143.3   10.6   117   12.1 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   18 34 41.5   -02 19 59     2.440    3.302  142.4   10.8   116   12.1 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   18 34 12.7   -02 24 11     2.446    3.301  141.6   11.0   115   12.2 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   18 33 44.9   -02 28 27     2.452    3.300  140.7   11.2   114   12.2 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   18 33 18.1   -02 32 47     2.459    3.300  139.8   11.4   113   12.2 

    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.