(487) Venetia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Oct 2026	13.9	2.656 AU	3.230 AU	09h48m	+15°20'	47.3°	16.1°
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
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   09 48 17.5   +15 20 01     3.230    2.656   47.3   16.1   291   13.9 
2026-10-05 05:04 UT   09 48 36.8   +15 18 53     3.228    2.657   47.5   16.1   291   13.9 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   09 49 48.7   +15 14 39     3.221    2.657   48.0   16.2   291   13.9 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   09 51 19.5   +15 09 19     3.212    2.658   48.6   16.4   291   13.9 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   09 52 49.9   +15 03 60     3.203    2.659   49.2   16.5   292   13.9 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   09 54 19.8   +14 58 41     3.193    2.660   49.8   16.7   292   13.9 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   09 55 49.3   +14 53 24     3.184    2.661   50.4   16.8   292   13.9 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   09 57 18.4   +14 48 07     3.174    2.662   51.0   17.0   292   13.9 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   09 58 47.1   +14 42 52     3.164    2.663   51.7   17.1   292   13.9 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   10 00 15.2   +14 37 39     3.154    2.664   52.3   17.2   292   13.9 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   10 01 43.0   +14 32 26     3.144    2.665   52.9   17.4   292   13.9 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   10 03 10.2   +14 27 16     3.134    2.665   53.5   17.5   292   13.9 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   10 04 37.0   +14 22 07     3.124    2.666   54.2   17.7   292   13.9 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   10 06 03.3   +14 16 59     3.114    2.667   54.8   17.8   292   13.9 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   10 07 29.2   +14 11 54     3.104    2.668   55.5   17.9   292   13.9 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   10 08 54.5   +14 06 51     3.094    2.669   56.1   18.0   292   13.9 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   10 10 19.4   +14 01 49     3.083    2.670   56.7   18.2   292   13.9 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   10 11 43.8   +13 56 50     3.073    2.671   57.4   18.3   292   13.9 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   10 13 07.7   +13 51 53     3.062    2.672   58.0   18.4   292   13.9 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   10 14 31.1   +13 46 58     3.051    2.673   58.7   18.5   293   13.9 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   10 15 53.9   +13 42 06     3.040    2.674   59.3   18.7   293   13.9 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   10 17 16.3   +13 37 17     3.030    2.675   60.0   18.8   293   13.9 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   10 18 38.1   +13 32 30     3.019    2.676   60.6   18.9   293   13.9 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   10 19 59.4   +13 27 45     3.008    2.676   61.3   19.0   293   13.9 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   10 21 20.2   +13 23 04     2.997    2.677   62.0   19.1   293   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.