(512) Taurinensis
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Apr 2026	14.9	2.370 AU	1.726 AU	17h03m	-13°09'	118.3°	21.8°
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
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   17 03 50.5   -13 09 21     1.726    2.370  118.3   21.8   270   14.9 
2026-04-05 21:38 UT   17 04 08.9   -13 07 56     1.714    2.367  119.1   21.7   270   14.9 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   17 04 10.9   -13 07 47     1.712    2.367  119.2   21.7   270   14.9 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   17 04 29.6   -13 06 11     1.699    2.364  120.1   21.5   270   14.8 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   17 04 46.7   -13 04 34     1.686    2.362  120.9   21.3   270   14.8 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   17 05 02.0   -13 02 55     1.672    2.359  121.8   21.1   269   14.8 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   17 05 15.7   -13 01 15     1.659    2.357  122.8   20.9   269   14.8 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   17 05 27.5   -12 59 34     1.646    2.354  123.7   20.7   269   14.7 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   17 05 37.6   -12 57 52     1.633    2.351  124.6   20.5   269   14.7 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   17 05 45.9   -12 56 08     1.620    2.349  125.5   20.3   268   14.7 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   17 05 52.4   -12 54 24     1.607    2.346  126.4   20.1   268   14.6 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   17 05 57.0   -12 52 39     1.595    2.343  127.4   19.9   268   14.6 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   17 05 59.8   -12 50 54     1.582    2.341  128.3   19.7   267   14.6 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   17 06 00.7   -12 49 08     1.570    2.338  129.3   19.4   267   14.6 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   17 05 59.6   -12 47 22     1.558    2.335  130.2   19.2   267   14.5 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   17 05 56.7   -12 45 35     1.546    2.333  131.2   18.9   266   14.5 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   17 05 51.9   -12 43 49     1.534    2.330  132.2   18.6   266   14.5 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   17 05 45.1   -12 42 03     1.522    2.327  133.1   18.4   266   14.5 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   17 05 36.4   -12 40 17     1.510    2.325  134.1   18.1   265   14.4 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   17 05 25.8   -12 38 32     1.499    2.322  135.1   17.8   265   14.4 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   17 05 13.2   -12 36 48     1.488    2.319  136.1   17.5   265   14.4 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   17 04 58.7   -12 35 04     1.476    2.317  137.1   17.2   264   14.3 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   17 04 42.2   -12 33 21     1.465    2.314  138.1   16.9   264   14.3 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   17 04 23.8   -12 31 40     1.455    2.311  139.1   16.6   264   14.3 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   17 04 03.4   -12 29 59     1.444    2.308  140.1   16.2   263   14.3 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   17 03 41.1   -12 28 21     1.433    2.306  141.1   15.9   263   14.2 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   17 03 16.8   -12 26 43     1.423    2.303  142.2   15.6   262   14.2 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   17 02 50.5   -12 25 07     1.413    2.300  143.2   15.2   262   14.2 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   17 02 22.3   -12 23 34     1.403    2.297  144.2   14.9   261   14.1 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   17 01 52.2   -12 22 02     1.393    2.295  145.3   14.5   261   14.1 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   17 01 20.1   -12 20 32     1.384    2.292  146.3   14.1   260   14.1 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   17 00 46.1   -12 19 05     1.374    2.289  147.3   13.7   259   14.0 

    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.