(674) Rachele
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Mar 2026	13.4	3.274 AU	3.111 AU	16h48m	-21°51'	90.6°	17.6°
Opposition	29 May 2026	12.1	3.376 AU	2.364 AU	16h24m	-25°10'	176.4°	1.1°

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 Rachele are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1930678
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.9240991
            i (Inclination)                 : 13.51317
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 58.06981
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 41.14725
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 99.16169
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 98.42166
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 8.84450
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 5.00            
        

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
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   16 48 41.1   -21 51 52     3.111    3.274   90.6   17.6   277   13.4 
2026-03-05 15:06 UT   16 49 03.4   -21 53 51     3.102    3.275   91.1   17.6   277   13.4 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   16 49 16.5   -21 55 01     3.097    3.276   91.4   17.6   277   13.4 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   16 49 50.8   -21 58 08     3.084    3.277   92.3   17.6   277   13.4 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   16 50 24.1   -22 01 15     3.070    3.278   93.2   17.6   277   13.4 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   16 50 56.3   -22 04 20     3.057    3.280   94.0   17.6   277   13.4 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   16 51 27.4   -22 07 25     3.044    3.281   94.9   17.6   277   13.3 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   16 51 57.4   -22 10 28     3.030    3.282   95.8   17.5   277   13.3 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   16 52 26.2   -22 13 30     3.017    3.284   96.7   17.5   277   13.3 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   16 52 53.9   -22 16 31     3.003    3.285   97.5   17.5   277   13.3 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   16 53 20.4   -22 19 32     2.990    3.286   98.4   17.4   277   13.3 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   16 53 45.8   -22 22 31     2.977    3.288   99.3   17.4   276   13.3 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   16 54 10.0   -22 25 30     2.963    3.289  100.2   17.3   276   13.3 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   16 54 32.9   -22 28 27     2.950    3.290  101.1   17.3   276   13.3 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   16 54 54.7   -22 31 24     2.937    3.292  102.0   17.2   276   13.3 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   16 55 15.2   -22 34 20     2.924    3.293  102.9   17.1   276   13.3 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   16 55 34.5   -22 37 15     2.911    3.294  103.9   17.1   276   13.2 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   16 55 52.5   -22 40 10     2.898    3.296  104.8   17.0   276   13.2 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   16 56 09.2   -22 43 03     2.885    3.297  105.7   16.9   276   13.2 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   16 56 24.6   -22 45 56     2.872    3.298  106.6   16.8   276   13.2 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   16 56 38.8   -22 48 48     2.859    3.299  107.6   16.7   276   13.2 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   16 56 51.6   -22 51 40     2.846    3.301  108.5   16.6   276   13.2 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   16 57 03.2   -22 54 31     2.833    3.302  109.4   16.5   276   13.2 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   16 57 13.4   -22 57 21     2.820    3.303  110.4   16.4   276   13.2 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   16 57 22.3   -23 00 10     2.808    3.305  111.3   16.3   276   13.1 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   16 57 29.8   -23 02 59     2.795    3.306  112.3   16.2   276   13.1 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   16 57 36.1   -23 05 47     2.783    3.307  113.3   16.1   276   13.1 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   16 57 40.9   -23 08 35     2.771    3.308  114.2   16.0   276   13.1 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   16 57 44.4   -23 11 22     2.758    3.310  115.2   15.9   276   13.1 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   16 57 46.5   -23 14 08     2.746    3.311  116.2   15.7   276   13.1 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   16 57 47.3   -23 16 53     2.734    3.312  117.1   15.6   276   13.1 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   16 57 46.6   -23 19 38     2.722    3.313  118.1   15.4   276   13.1 

    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.