(487) Venetia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 Sep 2026	13.9	2.630 AU	3.449 AU	09h01m	+17°53'	30.4°	11.2°
Opposition	28 Feb 2027	12.3	2.783 AU	1.804 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)                : 0.0865936
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6707315
            i (Inclination)                 : 10.25353
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 114.75114
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 282.06661
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 54.83354
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 37.00771
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -10.02461
            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
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   09 01 31.2   +17 53 51     3.449    2.630   30.4   11.2   288   13.9 
2026-09-06 23:05 UT   09 03 08.9   +17 48 58     3.443    2.631   31.0   11.4   288   13.9 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   09 03 12.7   +17 48 46     3.443    2.631   31.0   11.4   288   13.9 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   09 04 53.9   +17 43 40     3.437    2.632   31.6   11.6   288   13.9 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   09 06 34.8   +17 38 32     3.431    2.633   32.1   11.7   288   13.9 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   09 08 15.4   +17 33 22     3.424    2.633   32.7   11.9   289   13.9 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   09 09 55.7   +17 28 11     3.418    2.634   33.3   12.1   289   13.9 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   09 11 35.6   +17 22 59     3.411    2.635   33.8   12.3   289   13.9 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   09 13 15.2   +17 17 45     3.405    2.636   34.4   12.5   289   13.9 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   09 14 54.5   +17 12 30     3.398    2.637   35.0   12.6   289   13.9 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   09 16 33.4   +17 07 14     3.391    2.638   35.5   12.8   289   13.9 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   09 18 12.0   +17 01 57     3.384    2.639   36.1   13.0   289   13.9 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   09 19 50.3   +16 56 39     3.377    2.640   36.7   13.1   289   13.9 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   09 21 28.2   +16 51 20     3.370    2.641   37.3   13.3   290   13.9 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   09 23 05.8   +16 46 00     3.362    2.642   37.8   13.5   290   13.9 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   09 24 43.0   +16 40 40     3.355    2.643   38.4   13.7   290   13.9 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   09 26 19.9   +16 35 19     3.347    2.644   39.0   13.8   290   13.9 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   09 27 56.4   +16 29 57     3.340    2.644   39.6   14.0   290   13.9 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   09 29 32.6   +16 24 35     3.332    2.645   40.2   14.2   290   13.9 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   09 31 08.4   +16 19 13     3.324    2.646   40.8   14.3   290   13.9 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   09 32 43.8   +16 13 50     3.316    2.647   41.3   14.5   290   13.9 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   09 34 18.9   +16 08 27     3.308    2.648   41.9   14.7   290   13.9 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   09 35 53.6   +16 03 03     3.300    2.649   42.5   14.8   291   13.9 

    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.