(512) Taurinensis
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Jan 2026	16.1	2.562 AU	2.983 AU	15h29m	-11°31'	55.8°	18.5°
Opposition	30 May 2026	13.3	2.216 AU	1.211 AU	16h37m	-12°03'	170.1°	4.5°

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 Taurinensis are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2543404
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.1889840
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.74984
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 106.99431
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 249.25201
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 223.76223
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 176.02315
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -8.17837
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.24            
        

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
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   15 29 14.0   -11 31 58     2.983    2.562   55.8   18.5   289   16.1 
2026-01-09 07:46 UT   15 29 43.3   -11 33 25     2.978    2.562   56.0   18.6   289   16.1 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   15 30 44.4   -11 36 25     2.970    2.561   56.4   18.7   289   16.1 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   15 32 14.5   -11 40 48     2.956    2.559   57.1   18.8   289   16.1 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   15 33 44.4   -11 45 05     2.943    2.557   57.7   19.0   288   16.1 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   15 35 14.1   -11 49 18     2.930    2.555   58.4   19.1   288   16.1 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   15 36 43.5   -11 53 26     2.916    2.553   59.0   19.3   288   16.1 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   15 38 12.6   -11 57 29     2.903    2.551   59.6   19.4   288   16.1 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   15 39 41.4   -12 01 27     2.889    2.549   60.3   19.6   288   16.1 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   15 41 10.0   -12 05 20     2.876    2.547   60.9   19.7   287   16.1 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   15 42 38.3   -12 09 09     2.862    2.545   61.6   19.9   287   16.1 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   15 44 06.2   -12 12 52     2.848    2.543   62.2   20.0   287   16.1 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   15 45 33.9   -12 16 30     2.835    2.541   62.9   20.2   287   16.1 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   15 47 01.2   -12 20 03     2.821    2.539   63.5   20.3   286   16.0 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   15 48 28.1   -12 23 31     2.807    2.537   64.2   20.4   286   16.0 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   15 49 54.7   -12 26 55     2.793    2.535   64.8   20.6   286   16.0 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   15 51 21.0   -12 30 13     2.779    2.533   65.5   20.7   286   16.0 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   15 52 46.9   -12 33 26     2.764    2.531   66.1   20.8   286   16.0 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   15 54 12.4   -12 36 35     2.750    2.529   66.8   21.0   285   16.0 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   15 55 37.5   -12 39 38     2.736    2.527   67.4   21.1   285   16.0 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   15 57 02.2   -12 42 36     2.721    2.525   68.1   21.2   285   16.0 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   15 58 26.6   -12 45 29     2.707    2.523   68.8   21.3   285   16.0 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   15 59 50.4   -12 48 18     2.693    2.521   69.4   21.5   284   16.0 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   16 01 13.9   -12 51 01     2.678    2.519   70.1   21.6   284   16.0 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   16 02 36.9   -12 53 40     2.664    2.517   70.8   21.7   284   15.9 

    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.