(30) Urania
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 Nov 2026	11.9	2.213 AU	1.944 AU	08h39m	+19°30'	92.0°	26.6°
Opposition	25 Jan 2027	10.1	2.331 AU	1.346 AU	08h31m	+19°02'	179.4°	0.3°

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 Urania are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1266410
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3653591
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.09369
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 307.39538
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 87.22807
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 13.67313
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 34.62160
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 2.09124
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.64            
        

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
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   08 39 39.2   +19 30 27     1.944    2.213   92.0   26.6   285   11.9 
2026-11-02 08:32 UT   08 40 02.6   +19 28 53     1.940    2.214   92.2   26.6   285   11.9 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   08 40 44.7   +19 26 03     1.933    2.215   92.7   26.6   285   11.9 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   08 41 48.8   +19 21 44     1.923    2.216   93.5   26.5   285   11.9 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   08 42 51.6   +19 17 27     1.912    2.217   94.2   26.5   285   11.9 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   08 43 53.0   +19 13 14     1.901    2.218   95.0   26.4   285   11.9 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   08 44 53.1   +19 09 04     1.890    2.220   95.7   26.4   285   11.9 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   08 45 51.7   +19 04 58     1.879    2.221   96.5   26.3   285   11.9 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   08 46 48.9   +19 00 56     1.868    2.222   97.2   26.2   285   11.9 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   08 47 44.6   +18 56 58     1.858    2.224   98.0   26.2   285   11.8 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   08 48 38.9   +18 53 05     1.847    2.225   98.8   26.1   285   11.8 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   08 49 31.7   +18 49 16     1.836    2.226   99.6   26.0   285   11.8 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   08 50 22.9   +18 45 31     1.825    2.228  100.4   25.9   285   11.8 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   08 51 12.7   +18 41 52     1.815    2.229  101.2   25.8   285   11.8 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   08 52 00.8   +18 38 17     1.804    2.230  102.0   25.7   286   11.8 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   08 52 47.5   +18 34 47     1.793    2.232  102.8   25.6   286   11.8 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   08 53 32.5   +18 31 22     1.783    2.233  103.6   25.5   286   11.7 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   08 54 15.9   +18 28 03     1.772    2.234  104.4   25.4   286   11.7 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   08 54 57.7   +18 24 49     1.762    2.236  105.3   25.2   286   11.7 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   08 55 37.9   +18 21 41     1.751    2.237  106.1   25.1   286   11.7 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   08 56 16.3   +18 18 38     1.741    2.239  107.0   25.0   286   11.7 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   08 56 53.1   +18 15 41     1.730    2.240  107.8   24.8   286   11.7 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   08 57 28.3   +18 12 51     1.720    2.241  108.7   24.7   286   11.6 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   08 58 01.6   +18 10 06     1.710    2.243  109.6   24.5   286   11.6 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   08 58 33.3   +18 07 28     1.700    2.244  110.4   24.3   286   11.6 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   08 59 03.2   +18 04 56     1.689    2.245  111.3   24.2   286   11.6 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   08 59 31.2   +18 02 30     1.679    2.247  112.2   24.0   286   11.6 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   08 59 57.5   +18 00 12     1.669    2.248  113.1   23.8   286   11.6 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   09 00 22.0   +17 57 60     1.659    2.249  114.0   23.6   286   11.5 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   09 00 44.6   +17 55 55     1.649    2.251  114.9   23.4   286   11.5 
2026-12-01 00:00 UT   09 01 05.3   +17 53 57     1.640    2.252  115.9   23.2   286   11.5 
2026-12-02 00:00 UT   09 01 24.1   +17 52 07     1.630    2.254  116.8   23.0   286   11.5 

    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.