(375) Ursula
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	30 Sep 2026	12.2	2.997 AU	2.130 AU	01h58m	+31°13'	143.7°	11.4°
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
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   01 58 20.1   +31 13 57     2.130    2.997  143.7   11.4   223   12.2 
2026-09-30 19:27 UT   01 57 42.7   +31 16 09     2.126    2.997  144.4   11.2   222   12.2 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   01 57 33.9   +31 16 38     2.125    2.998  144.6   11.2   221   12.2 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   01 56 46.6   +31 19 07     2.119    2.999  145.5   10.9   220   12.2 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   01 55 58.2   +31 21 23     2.114    3.000  146.4   10.6   219   12.2 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   01 55 08.8   +31 23 27     2.110    3.001  147.3   10.4   217   12.1 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   01 54 18.4   +31 25 18     2.105    3.001  148.2   10.1   216   12.1 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   01 53 27.0   +31 26 56     2.101    3.002  149.0    9.9   214   12.1 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   01 52 34.8   +31 28 22     2.096    3.003  149.9    9.6   213   12.1 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   01 51 41.8   +31 29 34     2.093    3.004  150.7    9.4   211   12.1 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   01 50 47.9   +31 30 34     2.089    3.005  151.5    9.1   209   12.1 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   01 49 53.4   +31 31 20     2.086    3.006  152.3    8.9   207   12.1 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   01 48 58.2   +31 31 54     2.082    3.007  153.1    8.6   205   12.0 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   01 48 02.3   +31 32 14     2.080    3.008  153.9    8.4   203   12.0 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   01 47 06.0   +31 32 21     2.077    3.009  154.6    8.2   201   12.0 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   01 46 09.2   +31 32 16     2.075    3.010  155.3    8.0   199   12.0 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   01 45 11.9   +31 31 57     2.073    3.011  156.0    7.8   196   12.0 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   01 44 14.4   +31 31 26     2.071    3.012  156.6    7.6   194   12.0 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   01 43 16.5   +31 30 42     2.069    3.013  157.2    7.4   191   12.0 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   01 42 18.4   +31 29 45     2.068    3.014  157.7    7.2   188   12.0 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   01 41 20.2   +31 28 36     2.067    3.015  158.2    7.0   185   12.0 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   01 40 21.9   +31 27 15     2.066    3.016  158.7    6.9   182   12.0 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   01 39 23.5   +31 25 42     2.066    3.017  159.1    6.8   179   12.0 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   01 38 25.2   +31 23 57     2.066    3.018  159.4    6.7   175   11.9 
2026-10-23 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 

    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.