(24) Themis
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Nov 2025	13.0	2.978 AU	3.894 AU	14h32m	-14°58'	19.0°	6.2°
Opposition	30 May 2026	11.5	3.188 AU	2.174 AU	16h29m	-22°24'	179.3°	0.2°

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 Themis are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1153430
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.1432542
            i (Inclination)                 : 0.73670
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 36.39207
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 109.10768
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 56.76453
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -34.49878
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.69611
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 5.57            
        

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
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   14 32 38.1   -14 58 26     3.894    2.978   19.0    6.2   288   13.0 
2025-11-22 22:05 UT   14 34 02.3   -15 05 13     3.891    2.979   19.6    6.4   288   13.0 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   14 34 09.6   -15 05 48     3.890    2.979   19.6    6.4   288   13.0 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   14 35 41.0   -15 13 08     3.886    2.980   20.3    6.6   288   13.0 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   14 37 12.4   -15 20 24     3.882    2.981   20.9    6.8   288   13.0 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   14 38 43.7   -15 27 37     3.878    2.982   21.5    7.0   288   13.1 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   14 40 14.9   -15 34 47     3.874    2.983   22.1    7.2   288   13.1 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   14 41 46.1   -15 41 54     3.869    2.984   22.8    7.3   288   13.1 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   14 43 17.2   -15 48 57     3.865    2.985   23.4    7.5   288   13.1 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   14 44 48.2   -15 55 57     3.860    2.986   24.0    7.7   287   13.1 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   14 46 19.0   -16 02 54     3.855    2.987   24.6    7.9   287   13.1 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   14 47 49.8   -16 09 48     3.850    2.988   25.3    8.1   287   13.1 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   14 49 20.5   -16 16 39     3.845    2.989   25.9    8.3   287   13.1 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   14 50 51.1   -16 23 26     3.839    2.990   26.5    8.5   287   13.1 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   14 52 21.6   -16 30 10     3.834    2.991   27.2    8.7   287   13.1 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   14 53 52.0   -16 36 50     3.828    2.992   27.8    8.8   287   13.1 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   14 55 22.2   -16 43 27     3.823    2.994   28.5    9.0   287   13.1 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   14 56 52.4   -16 50 01     3.817    2.995   29.1    9.2   287   13.1 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   14 58 22.4   -16 56 31     3.811    2.996   29.7    9.4   286   13.1 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   14 59 52.2   -17 02 58     3.805    2.997   30.4    9.6   286   13.1 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   15 01 22.0   -17 09 22     3.798    2.998   31.0    9.7   286   13.1 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   15 02 51.6   -17 15 42     3.792    2.999   31.7    9.9   286   13.1 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   15 04 21.0   -17 21 58     3.786    3.000   32.3   10.1   286   13.1 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   15 05 50.3   -17 28 11     3.779    3.001   33.0   10.3   286   13.2 

    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.