(134) Sophrosyne
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Dec 2025	13.2	2.313 AU	1.845 AU	00h21m	+14°32'	105.6°	24.2°
Opposition	3 Mar 2027	12.0	2.532 AU	1.541 AU	10h57m	+07°57'	178.8°	0.5°

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 Sophrosyne are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1151201
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5629153
            i (Inclination)                 : 11.61241
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 345.83618
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 85.80152
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 325.20987
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 71.55029
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 11.58082
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.10            
        

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
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   00 21 55.3   +14 32 14     1.845    2.313  105.6   24.2    69   13.2 
2025-12-17 18:34 UT   00 22 27.8   +14 34 30     1.854    2.312  105.0   24.3    69   13.3 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   00 22 37.5   +14 35 11     1.856    2.312  104.8   24.3    69   13.3 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   00 23 21.3   +14 38 16     1.867    2.311  104.0   24.4    69   13.3 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   00 24 06.5   +14 41 30     1.879    2.311  103.2   24.5    69   13.3 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   00 24 53.1   +14 44 51     1.890    2.310  102.4   24.6    69   13.3 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   00 25 41.1   +14 48 21     1.901    2.309  101.6   24.7    69   13.3 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   00 26 30.5   +14 51 58     1.913    2.309  100.8   24.7    68   13.3 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   00 27 21.2   +14 55 43     1.924    2.308  100.0   24.8    68   13.4 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   00 28 13.3   +14 59 36     1.936    2.307   99.2   24.9    68   13.4 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   00 29 06.7   +15 03 36     1.947    2.306   98.4   24.9    68   13.4 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   00 30 01.4   +15 07 44     1.959    2.306   97.7   25.0    68   13.4 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   00 30 57.4   +15 11 59     1.970    2.305   96.9   25.1    68   13.4 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   00 31 54.6   +15 16 22     1.982    2.304   96.1   25.1    68   13.4 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   00 32 53.0   +15 20 51     1.993    2.304   95.4   25.1    67   13.4 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   00 33 52.6   +15 25 28     2.005    2.303   94.6   25.2    67   13.5 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   00 34 53.5   +15 30 11     2.016    2.303   93.9   25.2    67   13.5 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   00 35 55.5   +15 35 01     2.028    2.302   93.1   25.2    67   13.5 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   00 36 58.6   +15 39 58     2.040    2.301   92.4   25.3    67   13.5 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   00 38 02.9   +15 45 02     2.051    2.301   91.7   25.3    67   13.5 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   00 39 08.3   +15 50 12     2.063    2.300   91.0   25.3    67   13.5 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   00 40 14.8   +15 55 28     2.075    2.299   90.2   25.3    67   13.5 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   00 41 22.3   +16 00 50     2.086    2.299   89.5   25.3    66   13.5 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   00 42 31.0   +16 06 19     2.098    2.298   88.8   25.3    66   13.5 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   00 43 40.7   +16 11 53     2.109    2.298   88.1   25.3    66   13.6 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   00 44 51.4   +16 17 33     2.121    2.297   87.4   25.3    66   13.6 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   00 46 03.2   +16 23 19     2.133    2.296   86.7   25.3    66   13.6 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   00 47 16.0   +16 29 11     2.144    2.296   86.0   25.3    66   13.6 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   00 48 29.7   +16 35 09     2.156    2.295   85.3   25.3    66   13.6 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   00 49 44.5   +16 41 12     2.167    2.295   84.6   25.3    66   13.6 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   00 51 00.3   +16 47 20     2.179    2.294   83.9   25.2    66   13.6 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   00 52 17.0   +16 53 34     2.191    2.293   83.2   25.2    66   13.6 

    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.