(487) Venetia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	31 May 2026	13.7	2.545 AU	3.465 AU	06h00m	+21°17'	21.0°	8.2°
Opposition	28 Feb 2027	12.3	2.781 AU	1.803 AU	11h02m	+18°19'	168.8°	4.0°

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 Venetia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.0862307
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6694593
            i (Inclination)                 : 10.25349
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 114.75177
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 281.88871
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 9.83146
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 36.82781
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -10.03125
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.36            
        

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
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   06 00 27.9   +21 17 00     3.465    2.545   21.0    8.2    96   13.7 
2026-05-31 15:27 UT   06 01 41.0   +21 18 16     3.468    2.545   20.7    8.1    96   13.7 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   06 02 21.5   +21 18 58     3.470    2.545   20.5    8.0    96   13.7 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   06 04 15.1   +21 20 49     3.476    2.546   20.0    7.8    96   13.7 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   06 06 08.8   +21 22 35     3.481    2.547   19.4    7.6    96   13.7 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   06 08 02.7   +21 24 16     3.486    2.548   18.9    7.4    97   13.7 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   06 09 56.6   +21 25 50     3.491    2.549   18.4    7.2    97   13.7 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   06 11 50.6   +21 27 19     3.496    2.549   17.9    7.0    97   13.7 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   06 13 44.6   +21 28 43     3.501    2.550   17.4    6.8    97   13.7 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   06 15 38.8   +21 30 00     3.505    2.551   16.9    6.6    98   13.7 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   06 17 33.0   +21 31 12     3.510    2.552   16.4    6.4    98   13.7 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   06 19 27.2   +21 32 19     3.514    2.553   15.8    6.2    98   13.7 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   06 21 21.5   +21 33 19     3.519    2.553   15.3    6.0    99   13.7 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   06 23 15.9   +21 34 14     3.523    2.554   14.8    5.8    99   13.6 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   06 25 10.3   +21 35 04     3.527    2.555   14.3    5.6    99   13.6 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   06 27 04.8   +21 35 47     3.531    2.556   13.8    5.4   100   13.6 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   06 28 59.2   +21 36 25     3.535    2.557   13.3    5.2   100   13.6 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   06 30 53.7   +21 36 58     3.538    2.558   12.8    5.0   100   13.6 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   06 32 48.3   +21 37 25     3.542    2.558   12.2    4.8   101   13.6 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   06 34 42.8   +21 37 46     3.546    2.559   11.7    4.6   101   13.6 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   06 36 37.3   +21 38 02     3.549    2.560   11.2    4.4   101   13.6 

    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.