(451) Patientia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 Jul 2025	12.7	3.268 AU	2.994 AU	14h16m	-02°41'	96.4°	18.0°
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)                : 0.0697885
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.0636631
            i (Inclination)                 : 15.20648
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 88.99596
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 337.10370
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 147.84745
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 66.82246
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -5.85729
            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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-07-19 00:00 UT   14 16 30.6   -02 41 09     2.994    3.268   96.4   18.0   111   12.7 
2025-07-19 04:40 UT   14 16 35.1   -02 42 36     2.997    3.268   96.3   18.0   111   12.7 
2025-07-20 00:00 UT   14 16 53.9   -02 48 35     3.008    3.268   95.6   18.0   111   12.7 
2025-07-21 00:00 UT   14 17 18.1   -02 56 03     3.022    3.268   94.8   18.0   110   12.7 
2025-07-22 00:00 UT   14 17 43.3   -03 03 33     3.036    3.268   94.0   18.1   110   12.7 
2025-07-23 00:00 UT   14 18 09.4   -03 11 06     3.050    3.269   93.2   18.1   110   12.7 
2025-07-24 00:00 UT   14 18 36.5   -03 18 41     3.064    3.269   92.5   18.1   110   12.7 
2025-07-25 00:00 UT   14 19 04.5   -03 26 19     3.078    3.269   91.7   18.1   110   12.7 
2025-07-26 00:00 UT   14 19 33.5   -03 33 58     3.092    3.269   90.9   18.1   109   12.8 
2025-07-27 00:00 UT   14 20 03.4   -03 41 39     3.106    3.269   90.1   18.1   109   12.8 
2025-07-28 00:00 UT   14 20 34.1   -03 49 23     3.120    3.270   89.3   18.1   109   12.8 
2025-07-29 00:00 UT   14 21 05.8   -03 57 08     3.134    3.270   88.5   18.1   109   12.8 
2025-07-30 00:00 UT   14 21 38.4   -04 04 54     3.148    3.270   87.8   18.1   109   12.8 
2025-07-31 00:00 UT   14 22 11.8   -04 12 43     3.162    3.270   87.0   18.1   109   12.8 
2025-08-01 00:00 UT   14 22 46.1   -04 20 33     3.176    3.270   86.2   18.0   108   12.8 
2025-08-02 00:00 UT   14 23 21.2   -04 28 24     3.190    3.270   85.5   18.0   108   12.8 
2025-08-03 00:00 UT   14 23 57.2   -04 36 17     3.204    3.271   84.7   18.0   108   12.8 
2025-08-04 00:00 UT   14 24 34.0   -04 44 11     3.218    3.271   83.9   18.0   108   12.8 
2025-08-05 00:00 UT   14 25 11.7   -04 52 06     3.232    3.271   83.2   17.9   108   12.8 
2025-08-06 00:00 UT   14 25 50.1   -05 00 02     3.246    3.271   82.4   17.9   108   12.9 
2025-08-07 00:00 UT   14 26 29.3   -05 07 60     3.260    3.271   81.7   17.9   108   12.9 
2025-08-08 00:00 UT   14 27 09.3   -05 15 58     3.274    3.271   80.9   17.8   107   12.9 
2025-08-09 00:00 UT   14 27 50.1   -05 23 57     3.288    3.272   80.2   17.8   107   12.9 
2025-08-10 00:00 UT   14 28 31.7   -05 31 57     3.302    3.272   79.4   17.7   107   12.9 
2025-08-11 00:00 UT   14 29 14.0   -05 39 58     3.316    3.272   78.7   17.7   107   12.9 
2025-08-12 00:00 UT   14 29 57.1   -05 47 60     3.329    3.272   78.0   17.6   107   12.9 
2025-08-13 00:00 UT   14 30 40.9   -05 56 02     3.343    3.272   77.2   17.6   107   12.9 
2025-08-14 00:00 UT   14 31 25.5   -06 04 05     3.357    3.272   76.5   17.5   106   12.9 
2025-08-15 00:00 UT   14 32 10.8   -06 12 09     3.371    3.272   75.8   17.5   106   12.9 
2025-08-16 00:00 UT   14 32 56.8   -06 20 13     3.384    3.273   75.0   17.4   106   12.9 
2025-08-17 00:00 UT   14 33 43.5   -06 28 18     3.398    3.273   74.3   17.3   106   12.9 
2025-08-18 00:00 UT   14 34 30.9   -06 36 23     3.411    3.273   73.6   17.3   106   12.9 

    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.