(375) Ursula
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Oct 2026	11.9	3.018 AU	2.066 AU	01h38m	+31°23'	159.4°	6.7°
Opposition	26 Oct 2026	11.9	3.022 AU	2.068 AU	01h34m	+31°13'	160.1°	6.4°

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 Ursula are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1022269
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.1267529
            i (Inclination)                 : 15.94157
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 336.38254
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 341.34465
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 40.50014
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 318.39760
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -5.04027
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 5.53            
        

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
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   01 38 25.2   +31 23 57     2.066    3.018  159.4    6.7   175   11.9 
2026-10-22 10:49 UT   01 37 59.0   +31 23 05     2.066    3.018  159.5    6.6   174   11.9 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   01 37 27.1   +31 21 60     2.066    3.019  159.7    6.6   172   11.9 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   01 36 29.0   +31 19 52     2.066    3.020  159.9    6.5   169   11.9 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   01 35 31.3   +31 17 32     2.067    3.021  160.0    6.5   165   11.9 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   01 34 33.8   +31 15 02     2.068    3.022  160.1    6.4   161   11.9 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   01 33 36.6   +31 12 21     2.069    3.023  160.1    6.4   158   11.9 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   01 32 39.9   +31 09 29     2.070    3.024  160.0    6.4   154   11.9 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   01 31 43.7   +31 06 28     2.072    3.025  159.9    6.5   151   11.9 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   01 30 48.0   +31 03 16     2.074    3.026  159.7    6.5   147   12.0 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   01 29 52.9   +30 59 55     2.077    3.027  159.5    6.6   144   12.0 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   01 28 58.4   +30 56 25     2.079    3.028  159.2    6.7   140   12.0 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   01 28 04.6   +30 52 47     2.082    3.029  158.8    6.8   137   12.0 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   01 27 11.6   +30 48 60     2.085    3.029  158.3    6.9   134   12.0 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   01 26 19.4   +30 45 04     2.089    3.030  157.9    7.1   131   12.0 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   01 25 28.1   +30 41 02     2.092    3.031  157.3    7.2   128   12.0 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   01 24 37.7   +30 36 52     2.096    3.032  156.7    7.4   125   12.0 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   01 23 48.3   +30 32 35     2.100    3.033  156.1    7.6   123   12.0 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   01 22 59.9   +30 28 12     2.105    3.034  155.5    7.8   120   12.1 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   01 22 12.6   +30 23 43     2.110    3.035  154.8    8.0   118   12.1 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   01 21 26.4   +30 19 09     2.115    3.036  154.1    8.2   115   12.1 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   01 20 41.4   +30 14 29     2.120    3.037  153.3    8.4   113   12.1 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   01 19 57.6   +30 09 45     2.125    3.038  152.5    8.6   111   12.1 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   01 19 15.0   +30 04 57     2.131    3.039  151.7    8.9   109   12.1 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   01 18 33.7   +30 00 06     2.137    3.040  150.9    9.1   108   12.1 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   01 17 53.8   +29 55 11     2.144    3.041  150.1    9.3   106   12.2 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   01 17 15.1   +29 50 14     2.150    3.042  149.2    9.6   104   12.2 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   01 16 37.9   +29 45 14     2.157    3.043  148.4    9.8   103   12.2 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   01 16 02.0   +29 40 12     2.164    3.044  147.5   10.1   101   12.2 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   01 15 27.6   +29 35 09     2.171    3.045  146.6   10.3   100   12.2 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   01 14 54.6   +29 30 06     2.179    3.046  145.7   10.5    98   12.2 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   01 14 23.1   +29 25 01     2.186    3.047  144.8   10.8    97   12.3 

    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.