(30) Urania
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 Oct 2026	12.2	2.179 AU	2.231 AU	08h02m	+21°38'	74.0°	26.2°
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
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   08 02 54.0   +21 38 45     2.231    2.179   74.0   26.2   282   12.2 
2026-10-06 03:36 UT   08 03 08.3   +21 38 01     2.229    2.179   74.1   26.2   282   12.2 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   08 04 29.1   +21 33 56     2.221    2.181   74.6   26.2   282   12.2 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   08 06 03.2   +21 29 07     2.210    2.182   75.3   26.3   282   12.2 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   08 07 36.4   +21 24 16     2.200    2.183   75.9   26.3   282   12.2 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   08 09 08.6   +21 19 25     2.190    2.184   76.5   26.4   283   12.2 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   08 10 39.9   +21 14 34     2.179    2.185   77.1   26.4   283   12.2 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   08 12 10.2   +21 09 42     2.169    2.187   77.7   26.5   283   12.1 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   08 13 39.6   +21 04 50     2.158    2.188   78.4   26.5   283   12.1 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   08 15 07.9   +20 59 58     2.148    2.189   79.0   26.6   283   12.1 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   08 16 35.2   +20 55 07     2.137    2.190   79.7   26.6   283   12.1 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   08 18 01.5   +20 50 15     2.127    2.192   80.3   26.6   283   12.1 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   08 19 26.8   +20 45 23     2.116    2.193   81.0   26.7   283   12.1 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   08 20 51.0   +20 40 33     2.106    2.194   81.6   26.7   283   12.1 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   08 22 14.2   +20 35 42     2.095    2.195   82.3   26.7   284   12.1 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   08 23 36.3   +20 30 53     2.084    2.197   82.9   26.7   284   12.1 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   08 24 57.3   +20 26 04     2.074    2.198   83.6   26.8   284   12.1 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   08 26 17.2   +20 21 17     2.063    2.199   84.3   26.8   284   12.1 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   08 27 36.0   +20 16 31     2.052    2.200   84.9   26.8   284   12.0 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   08 28 53.6   +20 11 46     2.041    2.202   85.6   26.8   284   12.0 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   08 30 10.1   +20 07 02     2.031    2.203   86.3   26.8   284   12.0 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   08 31 25.5   +20 02 21     2.020    2.204   87.0   26.8   284   12.0 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   08 32 39.7   +19 57 41     2.009    2.205   87.7   26.8   284   12.0 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   08 33 52.7   +19 53 02     1.998    2.207   88.4   26.8   284   12.0 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   08 35 04.5   +19 48 26     1.987    2.208   89.1   26.7   284   12.0 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   08 36 15.0   +19 43 53     1.977    2.209   89.8   26.7   285   12.0 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   08 37 24.4   +19 39 21     1.966    2.211   90.5   26.7   285   12.0 

    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.