(116) Sirona
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Dec 2025	12.9	2.431 AU	2.691 AU	13h58m	-09°20'	64.2°	21.4°
Opposition	3 May 2026	10.9	2.567 AU	1.559 AU	14h44m	-13°44'	177.9°	0.8°

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 Sirona are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1380527
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7683960
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.56136
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 63.67471
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 93.95980
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 16.48866
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -22.35785
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 3.55285
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.61            
        

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
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   13 58 52.0   -09 20 57     2.691    2.431   64.2   21.4   291   12.9 
2025-12-27 07:46 UT   13 59 20.5   -09 23 29     2.688    2.431   64.4   21.4   291   12.9 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   14 00 20.1   -09 28 47     2.680    2.431   64.9   21.5   291   12.9 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   14 01 47.7   -09 36 33     2.670    2.432   65.5   21.6   291   12.9 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   14 03 14.8   -09 44 14     2.659    2.433   66.1   21.7   291   12.9 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   14 04 41.5   -09 51 51     2.648    2.434   66.8   21.8   291   12.9 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   14 06 07.6   -09 59 22     2.637    2.434   67.4   21.9   291   12.9 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   14 07 33.2   -10 06 48     2.626    2.435   68.1   22.0   291   12.9 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   14 08 58.3   -10 14 09     2.614    2.436   68.7   22.1   291   12.9 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   14 10 22.9   -10 21 26     2.603    2.437   69.3   22.2   291   12.9 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   14 11 46.9   -10 28 37     2.592    2.438   70.0   22.3   290   12.9 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   14 13 10.3   -10 35 43     2.581    2.439   70.7   22.4   290   12.8 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   14 14 33.2   -10 42 45     2.569    2.439   71.3   22.5   290   12.8 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   14 15 55.5   -10 49 41     2.558    2.440   72.0   22.5   290   12.8 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   14 17 17.2   -10 56 31     2.547    2.441   72.6   22.6   290   12.8 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   14 18 38.3   -11 03 17     2.535    2.442   73.3   22.7   290   12.8 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   14 19 58.8   -11 09 57     2.524    2.443   74.0   22.8   290   12.8 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   14 21 18.6   -11 16 32     2.512    2.444   74.7   22.8   290   12.8 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   14 22 37.7   -11 23 02     2.501    2.444   75.3   22.9   290   12.8 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   14 23 56.2   -11 29 26     2.489    2.445   76.0   23.0   289   12.8 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   14 25 14.0   -11 35 45     2.477    2.446   76.7   23.0   289   12.8 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   14 26 31.1   -11 41 58     2.466    2.447   77.4   23.1   289   12.8 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   14 27 47.5   -11 48 06     2.454    2.448   78.1   23.2   289   12.8 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   14 29 03.1   -11 54 08     2.442    2.449   78.8   23.2   289   12.8 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   14 30 18.0   -12 00 05     2.430    2.450   79.5   23.3   289   12.8 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   14 31 32.1   -12 05 56     2.419    2.451   80.2   23.3   289   12.7 

    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.