(306) Unitas
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 Dec 2025	13.5	2.238 AU	3.181 AU	15h41m	-14°23'	14.2°	6.2°
Opposition	10 Aug 2026	10.4	2.002 AU	0.988 AU	21h23m	-14°19'	178.5°	0.8°

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 Unitas are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1520789
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3574680
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.27810
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 141.78206
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 167.92146
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 294.61935
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 129.79801
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.51904
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.62            
        

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
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   15 41 29.9   -14 23 03     3.181    2.238   14.2    6.2   304   13.5 
2025-12-02 05:00 UT   15 41 55.9   -14 24 28     3.180    2.238   14.3    6.2   304   13.5 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   15 43 35.0   -14 29 48     3.177    2.237   14.6    6.4   303   13.5 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   15 45 40.3   -14 36 28     3.172    2.235   15.1    6.6   302   13.5 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   15 47 45.9   -14 43 02     3.167    2.233   15.6    6.8   301   13.5 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   15 49 51.7   -14 49 31     3.162    2.232   16.0    7.0   301   13.5 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   15 51 57.8   -14 55 54     3.157    2.230   16.5    7.2   300   13.5 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   15 54 04.1   -15 02 12     3.152    2.228   17.0    7.4   299   13.5 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   15 56 10.6   -15 08 24     3.147    2.227   17.5    7.6   298   13.5 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   15 58 17.3   -15 14 30     3.141    2.225   17.9    7.8   298   13.5 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   16 00 24.2   -15 20 30     3.136    2.223   18.4    8.0   297   13.5 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   16 02 31.4   -15 26 25     3.130    2.222   18.9    8.2   297   13.5 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   16 04 38.8   -15 32 13     3.125    2.220   19.3    8.4   296   13.5 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   16 06 46.3   -15 37 56     3.119    2.218   19.8    8.7   295   13.6 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   16 08 54.1   -15 43 32     3.113    2.217   20.3    8.9   295   13.6 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   16 11 02.1   -15 49 02     3.107    2.215   20.8    9.1   294   13.6 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   16 13 10.2   -15 54 26     3.101    2.213   21.3    9.3   294   13.6 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   16 15 18.6   -15 59 44     3.095    2.212   21.7    9.5   293   13.6 

    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.