(512) Taurinensis
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Dec 2025	16.2	2.616 AU	3.339 AU	14h41m	-08°36'	36.7°	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) : 106.99431
            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
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   14 41 17.3   -08 36 19     3.339    2.616   36.7   13.0   297   16.2 
2025-12-09 08:07 UT   14 41 49.1   -08 38 36     3.335    2.616   36.9   13.1   297   16.2 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   14 42 51.4   -08 43 02     3.329    2.615   37.3   13.2   297   16.2 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   14 44 25.5   -08 49 42     3.319    2.613   37.9   13.4   296   16.2 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   14 45 59.6   -08 56 18     3.309    2.611   38.5   13.6   296   16.2 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   14 47 33.6   -09 02 50     3.299    2.610   39.1   13.8   296   16.2 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   14 49 07.6   -09 09 18     3.288    2.608   39.7   14.0   295   16.2 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   14 50 41.6   -09 15 42     3.278    2.606   40.3   14.1   295   16.2 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   14 52 15.4   -09 22 01     3.267    2.605   40.9   14.3   295   16.2 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   14 53 49.2   -09 28 17     3.257    2.603   41.5   14.5   295   16.2 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   14 55 22.9   -09 34 28     3.246    2.601   42.1   14.7   294   16.2 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   14 56 56.6   -09 40 35     3.235    2.600   42.8   14.9   294   16.2 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   14 58 30.2   -09 46 38     3.224    2.598   43.4   15.1   294   16.2 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   15 00 03.6   -09 52 37     3.213    2.596   44.0   15.3   294   16.2 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   15 01 37.0   -09 58 31     3.202    2.595   44.6   15.4   293   16.2 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   15 03 10.3   -10 04 21     3.190    2.593   45.2   15.6   293   16.2 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   15 04 43.4   -10 10 06     3.179    2.591   45.8   15.8   293   16.2 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   15 06 16.5   -10 15 47     3.167    2.590   46.4   16.0   293   16.2 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   15 07 49.4   -10 21 24     3.156    2.588   47.1   16.2   292   16.2 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   15 09 22.2   -10 26 56     3.144    2.586   47.7   16.3   292   16.2 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   15 10 54.8   -10 32 24     3.132    2.584   48.3   16.5   292   16.2 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   15 12 27.3   -10 37 47     3.120    2.583   48.9   16.7   292   16.2 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   15 13 59.7   -10 43 05     3.108    2.581   49.5   16.9   291   16.2 

    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.