(306) Unitas
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Jun 2026	12.0	2.006 AU	1.299 AU	21h34m	-09°22'	119.6°	26.1°
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)                : 0.1521156
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3577466
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.27826
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 141.77959
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 167.87702
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 349.11338
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 129.75143
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.52458
            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
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   21 34 37.5   -09 22 15     1.299    2.006  119.6   26.1   249   12.0 
2026-06-14 02:31 UT   21 34 41.4   -09 22 08     1.298    2.006  119.7   26.1   249   12.0 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   21 35 14.1   -09 21 15     1.290    2.006  120.4   25.9   248   12.0 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   21 35 49.0   -09 20 27     1.281    2.005  121.2   25.7   248   12.0 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   21 36 22.2   -09 19 51     1.271    2.005  122.0   25.4   248   11.9 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   21 36 53.7   -09 19 28     1.262    2.004  122.9   25.2   248   11.9 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   21 37 23.5   -09 19 16     1.253    2.004  123.7   24.9   248   11.9 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   21 37 51.6   -09 19 18     1.244    2.004  124.6   24.7   248   11.9 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   21 38 17.9   -09 19 32     1.236    2.003  125.4   24.4   248   11.8 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   21 38 42.5   -09 19 59     1.227    2.003  126.3   24.1   248   11.8 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   21 39 05.3   -09 20 39     1.218    2.003  127.1   23.9   248   11.8 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   21 39 26.4   -09 21 33     1.210    2.003  128.0   23.6   248   11.8 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   21 39 45.6   -09 22 40     1.201    2.002  128.9   23.3   247   11.7 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   21 40 03.1   -09 24 00     1.193    2.002  129.8   23.0   247   11.7 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   21 40 18.7   -09 25 35     1.185    2.002  130.7   22.6   247   11.7 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   21 40 32.5   -09 27 23     1.177    2.002  131.6   22.3   247   11.7 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   21 40 44.5   -09 29 26     1.169    2.001  132.5   22.0   247   11.6 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   21 40 54.6   -09 31 43     1.161    2.001  133.4   21.6   247   11.6 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   21 41 02.9   -09 34 14     1.153    2.001  134.4   21.3   247   11.6 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   21 41 09.3   -09 36 59     1.146    2.001  135.3   20.9   247   11.6 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   21 41 13.8   -09 39 59     1.139    2.001  136.3   20.6   247   11.5 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   21 41 16.4   -09 43 14     1.131    2.000  137.2   20.2   247   11.5 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   21 41 17.2   -09 46 44     1.124    2.000  138.2   19.8   247   11.5 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   21 41 16.0   -09 50 28     1.117    2.000  139.2   19.4   246   11.5 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   21 41 12.9   -09 54 28     1.110    2.000  140.2   19.0   246   11.4 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   21 41 08.0   -09 58 42     1.104    2.000  141.1   18.6   246   11.4 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   21 41 01.1   -10 03 11     1.097    2.000  142.2   18.2   246   11.4 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   21 40 52.4   -10 07 56     1.091    2.000  143.2   17.7   246   11.4 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   21 40 41.7   -10 12 55     1.085    1.999  144.2   17.3   246   11.3 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   21 40 29.2   -10 18 08     1.078    1.999  145.2   16.9   246   11.3 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   21 40 14.9   -10 23 37     1.073    1.999  146.3   16.4   246   11.3 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   21 39 58.7   -10 29 20     1.067    1.999  147.3   15.9   246   11.3 

    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.