(134) Sophrosyne
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	29 Oct 2026	14.0	2.384 AU	2.661 AU	10h25m	+16°22'	63.2°	21.8°
Opposition	3 Mar 2027	12.0	2.533 AU	1.542 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)                : 0.1153263
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5634716
            i (Inclination)                 : 11.61229
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 345.83086
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 85.82923
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 13.23172
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 71.57326
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 11.58111
            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
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   10 25 53.0   +16 22 42     2.661    2.384   63.2   21.8   295   14.0 
2026-10-29 22:44 UT   10 27 15.2   +16 14 03     2.652    2.385   63.7   21.9   295   14.0 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   10 27 19.8   +16 13 34     2.651    2.385   63.8   21.9   295   14.0 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   10 28 45.9   +16 04 27     2.641    2.386   64.4   22.0   295   14.0 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   10 30 11.3   +15 55 22     2.630    2.387   65.0   22.1   295   14.0 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   10 31 36.1   +15 46 19     2.620    2.388   65.6   22.2   294   14.0 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   10 33 00.1   +15 37 18     2.609    2.389   66.3   22.3   294   14.0 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   10 34 23.4   +15 28 19     2.599    2.390   66.9   22.4   294   14.0 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   10 35 46.0   +15 19 22     2.588    2.391   67.5   22.5   294   14.0 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   10 37 07.9   +15 10 28     2.577    2.392   68.2   22.6   294   14.0 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   10 38 29.0   +15 01 35     2.566    2.393   68.8   22.7   294   14.0 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   10 39 49.4   +14 52 45     2.556    2.395   69.4   22.8   294   14.0 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   10 41 09.0   +14 43 58     2.545    2.396   70.1   22.9   294   14.0 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   10 42 27.8   +14 35 13     2.534    2.397   70.7   23.0   294   14.0 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   10 43 45.8   +14 26 31     2.523    2.398   71.4   23.0   294   14.0 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   10 45 03.1   +14 17 52     2.512    2.399   72.0   23.1   294   14.0 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   10 46 19.5   +14 09 15     2.501    2.400   72.7   23.2   294   14.0 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   10 47 35.1   +14 00 42     2.489    2.401   73.4   23.3   294   13.9 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   10 48 49.9   +13 52 12     2.478    2.402   74.0   23.3   294   13.9 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   10 50 03.9   +13 43 45     2.467    2.403   74.7   23.4   294   13.9 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   10 51 17.1   +13 35 21     2.456    2.404   75.4   23.4   294   13.9 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   10 52 29.3   +13 27 01     2.444    2.406   76.0   23.5   294   13.9 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   10 53 40.7   +13 18 44     2.433    2.407   76.7   23.6   294   13.9 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   10 54 51.3   +13 10 30     2.421    2.408   77.4   23.6   294   13.9 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   10 56 01.0   +13 02 20     2.410    2.409   78.1   23.7   294   13.9 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   10 57 09.7   +12 54 14     2.399    2.410   78.8   23.7   294   13.9 

    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.