(92) Undina
ephemeris date magn radius delta ra dec elong phase
Today21 Jan 202613.03.335 AU3.572 AU15h29m-10°17'68.2°15.9°
Opposition16 May 202611.43.227 AU2.228 AU15h42m-08°58'169.6°3.2°
(92) Undina - 2026-01-21
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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 Undina are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1048647
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.1854746
            i (Inclination)                 : 9.92326
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 101.39208
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 236.68467
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 238.16041
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 157.67917
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -8.27987
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 5.69            
        

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
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   15 29 24.5   -10 17 06     3.572    3.335   68.2   15.9   288   13.0 
2026-01-21 07:38 UT   15 29 43.7   -10 17 53     3.568    3.335   68.5   15.9   288   13.0 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   15 30 24.7   -10 19 32     3.558    3.334   69.0   16.0   287   13.0 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   15 31 24.3   -10 21 53     3.544    3.334   69.8   16.1   287   13.0 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   15 32 23.4   -10 24 10     3.529    3.333   70.5   16.2   287   13.0 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   15 33 21.9   -10 26 23     3.515    3.332   71.3   16.3   287   13.0 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   15 34 19.9   -10 28 32     3.500    3.331   72.1   16.3   287   13.0 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   15 35 17.2   -10 30 36     3.485    3.330   72.8   16.4   286   13.0 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   15 36 13.9   -10 32 35     3.471    3.329   73.6   16.5   286   12.9 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   15 37 10.1   -10 34 31     3.456    3.328   74.4   16.6   286   12.9 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   15 38 05.6   -10 36 22     3.441    3.327   75.1   16.6   286   12.9 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   15 39 00.4   -10 38 09     3.426    3.327   75.9   16.7   286   12.9 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   15 39 54.7   -10 39 51     3.411    3.326   76.7   16.8   285   12.9 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   15 40 48.3   -10 41 29     3.396    3.325   77.5   16.8   285   12.9 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   15 41 41.2   -10 43 03     3.381    3.324   78.3   16.9   285   12.9 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   15 42 33.4   -10 44 33     3.366    3.323   79.1   16.9   285   12.9 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   15 43 25.0   -10 45 58     3.351    3.322   79.9   17.0   285   12.9 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   15 44 15.8   -10 47 19     3.336    3.321   80.6   17.0   284   12.9 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   15 45 05.9   -10 48 35     3.321    3.320   81.4   17.1   284   12.9 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   15 45 55.3   -10 49 48     3.305    3.319   82.2   17.1   284   12.9 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   15 46 44.0   -10 50 56     3.290    3.319   83.0   17.2   284   12.8 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   15 47 31.8   -10 51 60     3.275    3.318   83.9   17.2   284   12.8 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   15 48 18.9   -10 52 59     3.260    3.317   84.7   17.2   283   12.8 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   15 49 05.3   -10 53 54     3.245    3.316   85.5   17.3   283   12.8 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   15 49 50.8   -10 54 45     3.229    3.315   86.3   17.3   283   12.8 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   15 50 35.5   -10 55 32     3.214    3.314   87.1   17.3   283   12.8 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   15 51 19.4   -10 56 14     3.199    3.313   87.9   17.3   283   12.8 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   15 52 02.4   -10 56 53     3.183    3.312   88.7   17.3   283   12.8 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   15 52 44.6   -10 57 27     3.168    3.311   89.6   17.4   282   12.8 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   15 53 25.8   -10 57 57     3.153    3.311   90.4   17.4   282   12.8 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   15 54 06.2   -10 58 22     3.137    3.310   91.2   17.4   282   12.7 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   15 54 45.7   -10 58 44     3.122    3.309   92.1   17.4   282   12.7 


    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.