(375) Ursula
ephemeris date magn radius delta ra dec elong phase
Today2 Jun 202613.32.894 AU3.418 AU01h04m+13°49'51.3°15.9°
Opposition26 Oct 202612.03.022 AU2.068 AU01h34m+31°13'160.1°6.4°
(375) Ursula - 2026-06-02
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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)                : 0.1023705
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.1274075
            i (Inclination)                 : 15.94056
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 336.38214
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 341.42449
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 4.78044
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 318.47448
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -5.01909
            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
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   01 04 32.1   +13 49 40     3.418    2.894   51.3   15.9   253   13.3 
2026-06-02 13:52 UT   01 05 13.8   +13 56 13     3.413    2.894   51.6   15.9   253   13.3 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   01 05 44.2   +14 00 60     3.409    2.895   51.9   16.0   253   13.3 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   01 06 56.0   +14 12 18     3.399    2.895   52.5   16.1   253   13.3 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   01 08 07.4   +14 23 36     3.389    2.896   53.1   16.3   252   13.3 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   01 09 18.5   +14 34 52     3.380    2.897   53.7   16.4   252   13.3 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   01 10 29.3   +14 46 06     3.370    2.898   54.3   16.5   252   13.3 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   01 11 39.7   +14 57 19     3.360    2.898   55.0   16.7   252   13.3 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   01 12 49.7   +15 08 31     3.350    2.899   55.6   16.8   252   13.3 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   01 13 59.4   +15 19 41     3.339    2.900   56.2   16.9   252   13.3 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   01 15 08.7   +15 30 50     3.329    2.901   56.8   17.0   252   13.3 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   01 16 17.6   +15 41 57     3.319    2.901   57.4   17.2   252   13.3 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   01 17 26.1   +15 53 03     3.308    2.902   58.1   17.3   252   13.3 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   01 18 34.2   +16 04 07     3.298    2.903   58.7   17.4   252   13.3 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   01 19 41.9   +16 15 09     3.287    2.904   59.3   17.5   252   13.3 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   01 20 49.2   +16 26 10     3.277    2.905   60.0   17.6   252   13.3 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   01 21 56.0   +16 37 09     3.266    2.905   60.6   17.7   252   13.3 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   01 23 02.4   +16 48 06     3.255    2.906   61.2   17.8   252   13.3 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   01 24 08.4   +16 59 02     3.244    2.907   61.9   18.0   252   13.3 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   01 25 13.8   +17 09 56     3.233    2.908   62.5   18.1   252   13.3 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   01 26 18.9   +17 20 48     3.222    2.908   63.2   18.2   252   13.3 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   01 27 23.4   +17 31 39     3.211    2.909   63.8   18.3   252   13.3 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   01 28 27.5   +17 42 28     3.200    2.910   64.4   18.4   252   13.3 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   01 29 31.0   +17 53 15     3.189    2.911   65.1   18.5   252   13.3 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   01 30 34.1   +18 04 01     3.178    2.912   65.7   18.6   252   13.3 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   01 31 36.7   +18 14 44     3.166    2.912   66.4   18.7   252   13.3 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   01 32 38.7   +18 25 26     3.155    2.913   67.1   18.7   252   13.3 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   01 33 40.3   +18 36 06     3.144    2.914   67.7   18.8   252   13.3 


    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.