(679) Pax
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 Nov 2025	15.2	3.088 AU	3.597 AU	12h00m	+16°52'	52.0°	14.7°
Opposition	18 Mar 2026	14.3	3.307 AU	2.418 AU	12h50m	+29°19'	148.4°	9.1°

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 Pax are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3102330
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5855423
            i (Inclination)                 : 24.41752
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 112.07485
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 267.01690
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 118.48286
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 198.79933
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -24.38228
            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
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   12 00 03.2   +16 52 36     3.597    3.088   52.0   14.7   307   15.2 
2025-11-06 02:47 UT   12 00 12.1   +16 52 19     3.596    3.088   52.1   14.7   307   15.2 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   12 01 19.3   +16 50 15     3.588    3.090   52.7   14.8   307   15.2 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   12 02 34.9   +16 47 59     3.579    3.092   53.4   14.9   306   15.2 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   12 03 50.2   +16 45 49     3.570    3.094   54.1   15.0   306   15.2 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   12 05 05.1   +16 43 44     3.560    3.097   54.8   15.1   306   15.2 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   12 06 19.5   +16 41 46     3.551    3.099   55.4   15.3   306   15.2 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   12 07 33.6   +16 39 53     3.541    3.101   56.1   15.4   306   15.2 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   12 08 47.2   +16 38 06     3.532    3.103   56.8   15.5   305   15.2 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   12 10 00.4   +16 36 25     3.522    3.105   57.5   15.6   305   15.2 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   12 11 13.2   +16 34 50     3.512    3.107   58.2   15.7   305   15.2 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   12 12 25.5   +16 33 22     3.502    3.109   58.9   15.8   305   15.2 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   12 13 37.4   +16 31 60     3.492    3.111   59.6   15.9   304   15.2 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   12 14 48.8   +16 30 44     3.482    3.113   60.3   16.0   304   15.2 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   12 15 59.7   +16 29 35     3.472    3.115   61.0   16.1   304   15.2 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   12 17 10.2   +16 28 33     3.461    3.118   61.7   16.2   304   15.2 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   12 18 20.2   +16 27 38     3.451    3.120   62.5   16.3   304   15.2 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   12 19 29.7   +16 26 49     3.440    3.122   63.2   16.4   303   15.2 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   12 20 38.7   +16 26 07     3.430    3.124   63.9   16.5   303   15.2 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   12 21 47.2   +16 25 33     3.419    3.126   64.6   16.6   303   15.2 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   12 22 55.2   +16 25 06     3.408    3.128   65.3   16.7   303   15.2 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   12 24 02.6   +16 24 46     3.397    3.130   66.1   16.8   302   15.2 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   12 25 09.5   +16 24 33     3.386    3.132   66.8   16.8   302   15.2 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   12 26 15.9   +16 24 28     3.375    3.134   67.5   16.9   302   15.2 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   12 27 21.7   +16 24 30     3.364    3.136   68.3   17.0   302   15.2 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   12 28 27.0   +16 24 40     3.353    3.138   69.0   17.1   302   15.2 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   12 29 31.7   +16 24 58     3.342    3.140   69.7   17.1   301   15.2 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   12 30 35.8   +16 25 23     3.331    3.142   70.5   17.2   301   15.1 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   12 31 39.3   +16 25 56     3.319    3.144   71.2   17.3   301   15.1 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   12 32 42.3   +16 26 37     3.308    3.146   72.0   17.3   301   15.1 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   12 33 44.6   +16 27 26     3.297    3.148   72.7   17.4   300   15.1 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   12 34 46.4   +16 28 23     3.285    3.150   73.5   17.5   300   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.