(579) Sidonia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	31 Oct 2025	12.3	2.980 AU	2.001 AU	02h40m	+03°31'	168.4°	3.8°
Today	10 Nov 2025	12.3	2.987 AU	2.020 AU	02h32m	+03°20'	164.7°	5.0°

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 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)                : 81.53748
            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
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   02 32 35.1   +03 20 37     2.020    2.987  164.7    5.0    26   12.3 
2025-11-10 22:42 UT   02 31 47.7   +03 20 04     2.024    2.988  164.0    5.3    29   12.4 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   02 31 45.0   +03 20 02     2.024    2.988  163.9    5.3    29   12.4 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   02 30 55.3   +03 19 34     2.028    2.989  163.1    5.5    32   12.4 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   02 30 06.1   +03 19 13     2.032    2.989  162.2    5.8    35   12.4 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   02 29 17.4   +03 18 59     2.036    2.990  161.2    6.1    37   12.4 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   02 28 29.3   +03 18 53     2.041    2.991  160.3    6.4    39   12.4 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   02 27 41.9   +03 18 55     2.046    2.992  159.3    6.7    41   12.5 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   02 26 55.1   +03 19 04     2.051    2.992  158.3    7.0    43   12.5 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   02 26 09.1   +03 19 21     2.057    2.993  157.3    7.3    45   12.5 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   02 25 23.8   +03 19 46     2.062    2.994  156.3    7.6    46   12.5 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   02 24 39.4   +03 20 18     2.069    2.995  155.2    7.9    47   12.5 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   02 23 55.8   +03 20 59     2.075    2.995  154.2    8.3    49   12.6 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   02 23 13.2   +03 21 47     2.081    2.996  153.1    8.6    50   12.6 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   02 22 31.5   +03 22 44     2.088    2.997  152.1    8.9    51   12.6 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   02 21 50.7   +03 23 49     2.095    2.998  151.0    9.2    52   12.6 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   02 21 11.0   +03 25 02     2.103    2.998  150.0    9.5    53   12.6 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   02 20 32.4   +03 26 22     2.110    2.999  148.9    9.8    54   12.7 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   02 19 54.8   +03 27 51     2.118    3.000  147.8   10.1    55   12.7 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   02 19 18.3   +03 29 28     2.126    3.001  146.8   10.4    55   12.7 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   02 18 43.0   +03 31 14     2.135    3.001  145.7   10.7    56   12.7 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   02 18 08.8   +03 33 07     2.143    3.002  144.6   11.0    57   12.7 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   02 17 35.9   +03 35 08     2.152    3.003  143.6   11.2    57   12.8 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   02 17 04.1   +03 37 17     2.161    3.004  142.5   11.5    58   12.8 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   02 16 33.6   +03 39 33     2.170    3.005  141.4   11.8    58   12.8 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   02 16 04.3   +03 41 58     2.180    3.005  140.4   12.1    59   12.8 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   02 15 36.2   +03 44 30     2.189    3.006  139.3   12.3    59   12.8 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   02 15 09.5   +03 47 10     2.199    3.007  138.3   12.6    60   12.9 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   02 14 44.0   +03 49 58     2.209    3.008  137.2   12.9    60   12.9 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   02 14 19.8   +03 52 53     2.219    3.008  136.1   13.1    61   12.9 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   02 13 57.0   +03 55 55     2.230    3.009  135.1   13.4    61   12.9 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   02 13 35.4   +03 59 05     2.241    3.010  134.1   13.6    62   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.