(81) Terpsichore
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	13 Aug 2026	15.0	3.452 AU	3.645 AU	13h47m	-16°48'	71.1°	16.1°
Opposition	23 Jun 2027	13.3	3.254 AU	2.251 AU	18h09m	-34°44'	168.7°	3.5°

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 Terpsichore are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2115948
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.8518803
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.80051
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 0.89287
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 51.22995
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 159.60693
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 51.86251
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 6.07439
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.82            
        

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
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   13 47 26.1   -16 48 29     3.645    3.452   71.1   16.1   113   15.0 
2026-08-13 13:24 UT   13 47 54.6   -16 50 47     3.652    3.452   70.7   16.1   113   15.0 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   13 48 17.2   -16 52 38     3.658    3.452   70.4   16.0   113   15.0 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   13 49 08.8   -16 56 49     3.672    3.453   69.6   16.0   113   15.0 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   13 50 01.1   -17 01 04     3.686    3.453   68.9   15.9   113   15.0 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   13 50 53.9   -17 05 22     3.699    3.453   68.1   15.8   113   15.0 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   13 51 47.3   -17 09 43     3.713    3.453   67.4   15.7   113   15.0 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   13 52 41.4   -17 14 06     3.726    3.453   66.7   15.6   113   15.1 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   13 53 36.0   -17 18 33     3.740    3.453   66.0   15.5   113   15.1 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   13 54 31.1   -17 23 02     3.753    3.453   65.2   15.4   113   15.1 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   13 55 26.8   -17 27 33     3.766    3.454   64.5   15.3   113   15.1 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   13 56 23.1   -17 32 08     3.779    3.454   63.8   15.2   113   15.1 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   13 57 19.9   -17 36 44     3.792    3.454   63.1   15.1   113   15.1 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   13 58 17.2   -17 41 23     3.805    3.454   62.3   15.0   113   15.1 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   13 59 15.1   -17 46 05     3.818    3.454   61.6   14.9   113   15.1 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   14 00 13.5   -17 50 48     3.831    3.454   60.9   14.8   113   15.1 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   14 01 12.4   -17 55 34     3.843    3.454   60.2   14.7   113   15.1 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   14 02 11.8   -18 00 22     3.856    3.454   59.5   14.6   113   15.1 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   14 03 11.7   -18 05 12     3.868    3.455   58.8   14.5   113   15.1 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   14 04 12.1   -18 10 05     3.881    3.455   58.1   14.4   113   15.1 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   14 05 13.0   -18 14 59     3.893    3.455   57.4   14.2   113   15.1 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   14 06 14.4   -18 19 55     3.905    3.455   56.7   14.1   113   15.1 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   14 07 16.2   -18 24 53     3.917    3.455   55.9   14.0   113   15.1 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   14 08 18.6   -18 29 53     3.929    3.455   55.2   13.9   113   15.1 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   14 09 21.4   -18 34 54     3.941    3.455   54.5   13.8   113   15.1 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   14 10 24.7   -18 39 58     3.953    3.455   53.8   13.6   113   15.1 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   14 11 28.5   -18 45 03     3.964    3.455   53.1   13.5   114   15.1 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   14 12 32.7   -18 50 09     3.976    3.455   52.4   13.4   114   15.1 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   14 13 37.4   -18 55 17     3.987    3.455   51.7   13.2   114   15.1 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   14 14 42.5   -19 00 27     3.998    3.455   51.1   13.1   114   15.1 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   14 15 48.1   -19 05 38     4.009    3.455   50.4   13.0   114   15.1 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   14 16 54.1   -19 10 50     4.021    3.455   49.7   12.8   114   15.1 

    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.