(579) Sidonia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Aug 2026	14.2	3.178 AU	3.813 AU	07h00m	+24°02'	44.9°	13.0°
Opposition	15 Jan 2027	12.6	3.230 AU	2.254 AU	07h53m	+29°31'	171.5°	2.6°

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 Sidonia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.0761880
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.0118595
            i (Inclination)                 : 11.01735
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 82.62080
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 229.09026
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 81.53747
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 131.18289
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -8.30410
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 5.23            
        

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
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   07 00 07.9   +24 02 11     3.813    3.178   44.9   13.0   277   14.2 
2026-08-22 08:04 UT   07 00 35.5   +24 02 08     3.810    3.178   45.1   13.0   277   14.2 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   07 01 30.1   +24 02 02     3.803    3.178   45.5   13.1   277   14.2 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   07 02 51.9   +24 01 52     3.794    3.179   46.2   13.3   278   14.2 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   07 04 13.3   +24 01 40     3.784    3.179   46.8   13.4   278   14.2 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   07 05 34.4   +24 01 28     3.774    3.180   47.5   13.6   278   14.2 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   07 06 55.1   +24 01 14     3.764    3.180   48.2   13.7   278   14.2 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   07 08 15.4   +24 00 59     3.753    3.180   48.8   13.8   278   14.2 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   07 09 35.2   +24 00 43     3.743    3.181   49.5   14.0   278   14.2 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   07 10 54.7   +24 00 26     3.733    3.181   50.2   14.1   278   14.2 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   07 12 13.8   +24 00 08     3.722    3.182   50.8   14.2   278   14.2 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   07 13 32.4   +23 59 49     3.711    3.182   51.5   14.4   279   14.2 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   07 14 50.6   +23 59 29     3.701    3.183   52.2   14.5   279   14.2 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   07 16 08.4   +23 59 09     3.690    3.183   52.8   14.6   279   14.2 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   07 17 25.7   +23 58 48     3.679    3.184   53.5   14.8   279   14.2 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   07 18 42.6   +23 58 26     3.668    3.184   54.2   14.9   279   14.2 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   07 19 59.0   +23 58 04     3.656    3.185   54.9   15.0   279   14.2 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   07 21 14.9   +23 57 41     3.645    3.185   55.6   15.1   279   14.2 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   07 22 30.4   +23 57 18     3.634    3.186   56.2   15.2   279   14.2 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   07 23 45.3   +23 56 55     3.622    3.186   56.9   15.4   279   14.2 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   07 24 59.8   +23 56 31     3.610    3.187   57.6   15.5   280   14.2 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   07 26 13.7   +23 56 07     3.599    3.187   58.3   15.6   280   14.2 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   07 27 27.1   +23 55 44     3.587    3.188   59.0   15.7   280   14.2 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   07 28 40.0   +23 55 20     3.575    3.188   59.7   15.8   280   14.2 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   07 29 52.4   +23 54 57     3.563    3.188   60.4   15.9   280   14.2 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   07 31 04.1   +23 54 33     3.551    3.189   61.1   16.0   280   14.1 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   07 32 15.4   +23 54 10     3.539    3.189   61.8   16.1   280   14.1 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   07 33 26.0   +23 53 48     3.527    3.190   62.5   16.2   280   14.1 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   07 34 36.1   +23 53 26     3.514    3.190   63.2   16.3   280   14.1 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   07 35 45.6   +23 53 04     3.502    3.191   63.9   16.4   280   14.1 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   07 36 54.5   +23 52 43     3.489    3.191   64.7   16.5   280   14.1 

    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.