(512) Taurinensis
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Aug 2026	14.4	2.004 AU	1.469 AU	16h03m	-17°25'	106.1°	29.1°
Opposition	27 Jan 2028	13.8	2.461 AU	1.478 AU	08h46m	+23°15'	174.8°	2.1°

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)                : 0.2542671
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.1892955
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.74981
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 106.99454
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 249.22080
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 284.65320
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 175.99189
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -8.17664
            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
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   16 03 20.4   -17 25 58     1.469    2.004  106.1   29.1   102   14.4 
2026-08-09 10:07 UT   16 03 37.3   -17 29 08     1.473    2.002  105.8   29.2   102   14.4 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   16 04 01.1   -17 33 30     1.477    2.001  105.4   29.2   102   14.4 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   16 04 43.7   -17 41 03     1.485    1.998  104.6   29.4   102   14.4 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   16 05 28.3   -17 48 39     1.493    1.995  103.8   29.6   102   14.4 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   16 06 14.7   -17 56 15     1.500    1.992  103.1   29.7   102   14.4 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   16 07 03.1   -18 03 53     1.508    1.988  102.3   29.8   101   14.4 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   16 07 53.3   -18 11 32     1.516    1.985  101.6   30.0   101   14.5 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   16 08 45.3   -18 19 12     1.524    1.982  100.9   30.1   101   14.5 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   16 09 39.2   -18 26 53     1.532    1.979  100.1   30.2   101   14.5 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   16 10 35.0   -18 34 34     1.540    1.976   99.4   30.4   101   14.5 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   16 11 32.5   -18 42 16     1.548    1.973   98.7   30.5   101   14.5 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   16 12 31.7   -18 49 58     1.556    1.970   98.0   30.6   101   14.5 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   16 13 32.8   -18 57 40     1.564    1.967   97.3   30.7   101   14.5 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   16 14 35.5   -19 05 22     1.572    1.964   96.6   30.8   100   14.5 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   16 15 40.0   -19 13 04     1.580    1.961   95.9   30.9   100   14.5 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   16 16 46.2   -19 20 46     1.587    1.958   95.2   30.9   100   14.5 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   16 17 54.0   -19 28 27     1.595    1.955   94.5   31.0   100   14.6 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   16 19 03.5   -19 36 08     1.603    1.952   93.9   31.1   100   14.6 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   16 20 14.6   -19 43 48     1.611    1.949   93.2   31.2   100   14.6 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   16 21 27.3   -19 51 26     1.619    1.946   92.5   31.2   100   14.6 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   16 22 41.7   -19 59 04     1.627    1.943   91.9   31.3    99   14.6 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   16 23 57.6   -20 06 40     1.635    1.940   91.2   31.4    99   14.6 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   16 25 15.1   -20 14 15     1.643    1.937   90.6   31.4    99   14.6 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   16 26 34.1   -20 21 49     1.651    1.934   90.0   31.5    99   14.6 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   16 27 54.7   -20 29 21     1.659    1.931   89.3   31.5    99   14.6 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   16 29 16.8   -20 36 50     1.667    1.928   88.7   31.5    99   14.6 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   16 30 40.4   -20 44 18     1.675    1.925   88.1   31.6    99   14.6 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   16 32 05.6   -20 51 44     1.683    1.922   87.4   31.6    99   14.7 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   16 33 32.2   -20 59 07     1.690    1.920   86.8   31.6    98   14.7 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   16 35 00.3   -21 06 28     1.698    1.917   86.2   31.6    98   14.7 

    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.