(512) Taurinensis
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	13 Feb 2026	15.8	2.491 AU	2.485 AU	16h18m	-13°18'	78.9°	22.9°
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
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   16 18 34.9   -13 18 55     2.485    2.491   78.9   22.9   281   15.8 
2026-02-13 08:30 UT   16 19 01.9   -13 19 28     2.480    2.491   79.2   22.9   281   15.8 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   16 19 51.1   -13 20 29     2.470    2.489   79.6   23.0   281   15.8 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   16 21 06.6   -13 21 58     2.455    2.487   80.3   23.0   281   15.8 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   16 22 21.6   -13 23 22     2.440    2.485   81.0   23.1   281   15.8 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   16 23 35.8   -13 24 42     2.425    2.483   81.7   23.2   281   15.8 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   16 24 49.4   -13 25 57     2.410    2.480   82.4   23.3   280   15.7 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   16 26 02.3   -13 27 06     2.394    2.478   83.1   23.3   280   15.7 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   16 27 14.4   -13 28 12     2.379    2.476   83.8   23.4   280   15.7 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   16 28 25.9   -13 29 12     2.364    2.474   84.5   23.4   280   15.7 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   16 29 36.6   -13 30 08     2.349    2.471   85.2   23.5   280   15.7 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   16 30 46.5   -13 30 59     2.333    2.469   85.9   23.6   279   15.7 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   16 31 55.6   -13 31 46     2.318    2.467   86.7   23.6   279   15.7 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   16 33 04.0   -13 32 28     2.303    2.465   87.4   23.7   279   15.6 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   16 34 11.6   -13 33 05     2.288    2.462   88.1   23.7   279   15.6 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   16 35 18.3   -13 33 38     2.272    2.460   88.8   23.7   279   15.6 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   16 36 24.2   -13 34 07     2.257    2.458   89.6   23.8   278   15.6 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   16 37 29.3   -13 34 31     2.242    2.455   90.3   23.8   278   15.6 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   16 38 33.5   -13 34 51     2.226    2.453   91.0   23.8   278   15.6 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   16 39 36.8   -13 35 06     2.211    2.451   91.8   23.8   278   15.5 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   16 40 39.2   -13 35 17     2.196    2.449   92.5   23.9   277   15.5 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   16 41 40.7   -13 35 25     2.181    2.446   93.3   23.9   277   15.5 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   16 42 41.2   -13 35 27     2.165    2.444   94.0   23.9   277   15.5 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   16 43 40.8   -13 35 26     2.150    2.441   94.7   23.9   277   15.5 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   16 44 39.4   -13 35 20     2.135    2.439   95.5   23.9   277   15.5 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   16 45 37.0   -13 35 11     2.120    2.437   96.3   23.9   276   15.4 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   16 46 33.6   -13 34 57     2.105    2.434   97.0   23.9   276   15.4 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   16 47 29.1   -13 34 40     2.089    2.432   97.8   23.9   276   15.4 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   16 48 23.6   -13 34 18     2.074    2.430   98.6   23.9   276   15.4 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   16 49 17.0   -13 33 53     2.059    2.427   99.3   23.8   276   15.4 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   16 50 09.2   -13 33 24     2.044    2.425  100.1   23.8   275   15.4 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   16 51 00.3   -13 32 51     2.029    2.422  100.9   23.8   275   15.3 

    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.