(512) Taurinensis
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	7 May 2026	14.0	2.284 AU	1.356 AU	16h59m	-12°16'	149.5°	13.0°
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) : 106.99432
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 249.25200
            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
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   16 59 32.4   -12 16 17     1.356    2.284  149.5   13.0   258   14.0 
2026-05-07 02:59 UT   16 59 27.6   -12 16 07     1.355    2.283  149.6   12.9   258   14.0 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   16 58 52.8   -12 14 58     1.348    2.281  150.5   12.6   257   13.9 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   16 58 11.2   -12 13 42     1.339    2.278  151.6   12.2   256   13.9 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   16 57 27.9   -12 12 28     1.331    2.275  152.6   11.8   256   13.9 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   16 56 42.7   -12 11 18     1.323    2.272  153.7   11.4   255   13.9 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   16 55 55.8   -12 10 12     1.315    2.269  154.7   10.9   254   13.8 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   16 55 07.1   -12 09 09     1.307    2.267  155.8   10.5   252   13.8 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   16 54 16.7   -12 08 11     1.300    2.264  156.9   10.1   251   13.8 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   16 53 24.7   -12 07 16     1.292    2.261  157.9    9.7   250   13.7 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   16 52 31.1   -12 06 25     1.285    2.258  158.9    9.3   248   13.7 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   16 51 35.9   -12 05 39     1.279    2.255  160.0    8.8   247   13.7 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   16 50 39.2   -12 04 58     1.272    2.252  161.0    8.4   245   13.6 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   16 49 41.1   -12 04 22     1.266    2.250  162.0    8.0   243   13.6 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   16 48 41.6   -12 03 50     1.260    2.247  163.0    7.6   241   13.6 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   16 47 40.8   -12 03 24     1.254    2.244  163.9    7.2   238   13.5 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   16 46 38.8   -12 03 03     1.248    2.241  164.9    6.8   235   13.5 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   16 45 35.7   -12 02 47     1.243    2.238  165.8    6.4   232   13.5 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   16 44 31.4   -12 02 37     1.238    2.235  166.6    6.0   229   13.4 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   16 43 26.1   -12 02 33     1.233    2.232  167.4    5.7   225   13.4 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   16 42 19.9   -12 02 34     1.229    2.229  168.1    5.4   220   13.4 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   16 41 12.8   -12 02 42     1.224    2.227  168.7    5.1   215   13.4 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   16 40 05.0   -12 02 56     1.220    2.224  169.3    4.9   209   13.3 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   16 38 56.4   -12 03 16     1.216    2.221  169.7    4.7   203   13.3 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   16 37 47.2   -12 03 42     1.213    2.218  170.0    4.6   196   13.3 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   16 36 37.5   -12 04 14     1.209    2.215  170.1    4.5   189   13.3 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   16 35 27.3   -12 04 54     1.206    2.212  170.1    4.5   182   13.3 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   16 34 16.8   -12 05 40     1.204    2.209  169.9    4.6   175   13.3 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   16 33 05.9   -12 06 32     1.201    2.206  169.6    4.7   168   13.3 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   16 31 54.9   -12 07 32     1.199    2.203  169.2    5.0   162   13.3 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   16 30 43.8   -12 08 38     1.197    2.200  168.6    5.2   156   13.3 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   16 29 32.7   -12 09 52     1.195    2.197  168.0    5.5   151   13.3 

    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.