(451) Patientia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Apr 2026	12.6	3.249 AU	2.989 AU	19h34m	-23°05'	95.9°	17.9°
Opposition	9 Jul 2026	11.3	3.217 AU	2.206 AU	19h17m	-29°18'	173.0°	2.2°

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 Patientia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.0696360
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.0641587
            i (Inclination)                 : 15.20639
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 88.99602
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 337.19309
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 184.50431
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 66.90968
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -5.83553
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 5.36            
        

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
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   19 34 50.2   -23 05 29     2.989    3.249   95.9   17.9   261   12.6 
2026-04-18 20:26 UT   19 35 21.7   -23 07 04     2.977    3.249   96.6   17.9   261   12.6 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   19 35 27.1   -23 07 21     2.974    3.249   96.7   17.9   261   12.6 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   19 36 02.9   -23 09 17     2.960    3.249   97.6   17.8   261   12.6 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   19 36 37.7   -23 11 17     2.945    3.248   98.4   17.8   261   12.6 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   19 37 11.4   -23 13 20     2.931    3.248   99.3   17.8   261   12.6 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   19 37 44.0   -23 15 28     2.916    3.248  100.1   17.7   261   12.6 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   19 38 15.6   -23 17 39     2.902    3.248  101.0   17.7   261   12.6 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   19 38 46.0   -23 19 55     2.887    3.247  101.9   17.6   261   12.6 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   19 39 15.4   -23 22 15     2.873    3.247  102.7   17.6   261   12.6 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   19 39 43.6   -23 24 39     2.859    3.247  103.6   17.5   261   12.5 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   19 40 10.8   -23 27 07     2.845    3.246  104.5   17.5   261   12.5 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   19 40 36.7   -23 29 40     2.830    3.246  105.4   17.4   261   12.5 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   19 41 01.6   -23 32 17     2.816    3.246  106.3   17.3   261   12.5 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   19 41 25.2   -23 34 58     2.802    3.245  107.1   17.3   261   12.5 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   19 41 47.7   -23 37 45     2.788    3.245  108.0   17.2   261   12.5 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   19 42 09.0   -23 40 36     2.774    3.244  108.9   17.1   261   12.5 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   19 42 29.2   -23 43 31     2.760    3.244  109.8   17.0   261   12.4 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   19 42 48.1   -23 46 31     2.747    3.244  110.7   16.9   261   12.4 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   19 43 05.7   -23 49 36     2.733    3.243  111.6   16.8   261   12.4 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   19 43 22.2   -23 52 46     2.719    3.243  112.6   16.7   261   12.4 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   19 43 37.3   -23 56 01     2.706    3.243  113.5   16.6   261   12.4 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   19 43 51.3   -23 59 21     2.692    3.242  114.4   16.5   261   12.4 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   19 44 03.9   -24 02 45     2.679    3.242  115.3   16.3   261   12.4 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   19 44 15.3   -24 06 15     2.666    3.242  116.3   16.2   261   12.3 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   19 44 25.3   -24 09 50     2.653    3.241  117.2   16.1   261   12.3 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   19 44 34.1   -24 13 29     2.640    3.241  118.1   16.0   261   12.3 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   19 44 41.5   -24 17 14     2.627    3.241  119.1   15.8   262   12.3 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   19 44 47.6   -24 21 04     2.614    3.240  120.0   15.7   262   12.3 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   19 44 52.3   -24 24 59     2.601    3.240  121.0   15.5   262   12.3 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   19 44 55.8   -24 28 59     2.589    3.239  121.9   15.4   262   12.2 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   19 44 57.8   -24 33 04     2.576    3.239  122.9   15.2   262   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.