(345) Tercidina
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	23 Mar 2026	14.2	2.467 AU	2.616 AU	19h29m	-14°04'	70.4°	22.4°
Opposition	22 Jul 2026	12.3	2.436 AU	1.445 AU	19h55m	-03°54'	163.4°	6.8°

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 Tercidina are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.0612615
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3253262
            i (Inclination)                 : 9.74347
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 212.57571
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 230.24470
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 153.75500
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 262.41059
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -7.47575
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.55            
        

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
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   19 29 14.6   -14 04 15     2.616    2.467   70.4   22.4   264   14.2 
2026-03-23 17:20 UT   19 30 14.5   -13 59 29     2.607    2.467   70.8   22.4   264   14.2 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   19 30 37.5   -13 57 39     2.604    2.467   71.0   22.5   264   14.2 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   19 31 59.7   -13 50 59     2.592    2.466   71.7   22.6   264   14.2 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   19 33 21.1   -13 44 17     2.579    2.466   72.3   22.7   263   14.2 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   19 34 41.8   -13 37 32     2.567    2.466   72.9   22.8   263   14.1 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   19 36 01.7   -13 30 43     2.555    2.466   73.6   22.8   263   14.1 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   19 37 20.9   -13 23 52     2.543    2.466   74.2   22.9   263   14.1 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   19 38 39.3   -13 16 59     2.530    2.466   74.9   23.0   263   14.1 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   19 39 56.8   -13 10 02     2.518    2.466   75.5   23.1   262   14.1 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   19 41 13.6   -13 03 03     2.506    2.466   76.2   23.2   262   14.1 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   19 42 29.6   -12 56 01     2.493    2.466   76.8   23.2   262   14.1 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   19 43 44.8   -12 48 57     2.481    2.466   77.5   23.3   262   14.1 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   19 44 59.1   -12 41 50     2.468    2.465   78.1   23.4   262   14.1 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   19 46 12.6   -12 34 41     2.456    2.465   78.8   23.5   261   14.1 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   19 47 25.2   -12 27 30     2.443    2.465   79.5   23.5   261   14.1 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   19 48 37.0   -12 20 17     2.431    2.465   80.1   23.6   261   14.0 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   19 49 47.9   -12 13 02     2.418    2.465   80.8   23.6   261   14.0 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   19 50 57.9   -12 05 44     2.406    2.465   81.5   23.7   261   14.0 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   19 52 07.0   -11 58 25     2.393    2.465   82.1   23.7   260   14.0 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   19 53 15.2   -11 51 04     2.380    2.465   82.8   23.8   260   14.0 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   19 54 22.4   -11 43 42     2.368    2.464   83.5   23.8   260   14.0 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   19 55 28.7   -11 36 17     2.355    2.464   84.2   23.9   260   14.0 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   19 56 34.1   -11 28 52     2.342    2.464   84.9   23.9   260   14.0 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   19 57 38.5   -11 21 25     2.330    2.464   85.5   23.9   259   14.0 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   19 58 41.9   -11 13 57     2.317    2.464   86.2   24.0   259   14.0 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   19 59 44.3   -11 06 27     2.304    2.464   86.9   24.0   259   13.9 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   20 00 45.7   -10 58 57     2.292    2.464   87.6   24.0   259   13.9 

    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.