(679) Pax
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Jun 2026	15.2	3.376 AU	3.247 AU	12h12m	+26°03'	88.5°	17.5°
Opposition	23 May 2027	13.8	3.055 AU	2.124 AU	16h23m	+06°51'	151.9°	9.0°

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 Pax are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3102645
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5852735
            i (Inclination)                 : 24.41748
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 112.07458
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 266.98668
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 165.94992
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 198.76590
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -24.38152
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.16            
        

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
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   12 12 57.2   +26 03 31     3.247    3.376   88.5   17.5   115   15.2 
2026-06-15 07:59 UT   12 13 04.4   +26 00 35     3.252    3.376   88.2   17.5   115   15.3 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   12 13 19.3   +25 54 40     3.260    3.376   87.7   17.5   115   15.3 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   12 13 42.4   +25 45 46     3.274    3.377   87.0   17.5   115   15.3 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   12 14 06.4   +25 36 48     3.287    3.377   86.3   17.5   114   15.3 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   12 14 31.4   +25 27 47     3.301    3.378   85.6   17.5   114   15.3 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   12 14 57.2   +25 18 44     3.314    3.378   84.8   17.4   114   15.3 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   12 15 24.0   +25 09 37     3.328    3.378   84.1   17.4   113   15.3 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   12 15 51.6   +25 00 28     3.341    3.379   83.4   17.4   113   15.3 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   12 16 20.1   +24 51 17     3.354    3.379   82.7   17.4   112   15.3 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   12 16 49.5   +24 42 03     3.368    3.380   82.0   17.3   112   15.3 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   12 17 19.7   +24 32 47     3.381    3.380   81.3   17.3   112   15.3 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   12 17 50.7   +24 23 28     3.394    3.380   80.6   17.3   111   15.3 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   12 18 22.5   +24 14 08     3.407    3.381   79.9   17.2   111   15.3 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   12 18 55.1   +24 04 46     3.421    3.381   79.2   17.2   111   15.4 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   12 19 28.5   +23 55 21     3.434    3.381   78.5   17.1   111   15.4 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   12 20 02.7   +23 45 55     3.447    3.382   77.8   17.1   110   15.4 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   12 20 37.7   +23 36 27     3.460    3.382   77.1   17.0   110   15.4 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   12 21 13.3   +23 26 57     3.473    3.382   76.4   17.0   110   15.4 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   12 21 49.8   +23 17 26     3.486    3.382   75.7   16.9   109   15.4 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   12 22 26.9   +23 07 53     3.499    3.383   75.1   16.9   109   15.4 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   12 23 04.8   +22 58 19     3.512    3.383   74.4   16.8   109   15.4 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   12 23 43.4   +22 48 43     3.525    3.383   73.7   16.8   108   15.4 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   12 24 22.7   +22 39 06     3.537    3.383   73.0   16.7   108   15.4 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   12 25 02.7   +22 29 28     3.550    3.384   72.4   16.6   108   15.4 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   12 25 43.3   +22 19 48     3.563    3.384   71.7   16.6   107   15.4 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   12 26 24.6   +22 10 07     3.576    3.384   71.0   16.5   107   15.4 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   12 27 06.6   +22 00 25     3.588    3.384   70.3   16.4   107   15.4 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   12 27 49.3   +21 50 43     3.601    3.385   69.7   16.4   106   15.4 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   12 28 32.5   +21 40 59     3.613    3.385   69.0   16.3   106   15.4 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   12 29 16.4   +21 31 14     3.625    3.385   68.4   16.2   106   15.4 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   12 30 01.0   +21 21 29     3.638    3.385   67.7   16.1   105   15.5 

    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.