|
(487) Venetia |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 26 Jul 2026 | 13.6 | 2.592 AU | 3.594 AU | 07h46m | +20°46' | 7.9° | 3.1° |
| Opposition | 28 Feb 2027 | 12.3 | 2.781 AU | 1.803 AU | 11h02m | +18°19' | 168.8° | 4.0° |
(487) Venetia - 2026-07-26
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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 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
2026-07-26 00:00 UT 07 46 35.9 +20 46 38 3.594 2.592 7.9 3.1 277 13.6
2026-07-26 18:36 UT 07 48 02.2 +20 44 24 3.593 2.593 8.3 3.2 278 13.6
2026-07-27 00:00 UT 07 48 27.2 +20 43 44 3.593 2.593 8.4 3.3 278 13.6
2026-07-28 00:00 UT 07 50 18.4 +20 40 46 3.592 2.594 8.9 3.5 279 13.6
2026-07-29 00:00 UT 07 52 09.4 +20 37 43 3.591 2.595 9.5 3.7 279 13.6
2026-07-30 00:00 UT 07 54 00.2 +20 34 36 3.589 2.595 10.0 3.9 279 13.6
2026-07-31 00:00 UT 07 55 50.9 +20 31 25 3.588 2.596 10.5 4.1 280 13.6
2026-08-01 00:00 UT 07 57 41.3 +20 28 10 3.586 2.597 11.0 4.3 280 13.6
2026-08-02 00:00 UT 07 59 31.6 +20 24 51 3.584 2.598 11.5 4.5 281 13.6
2026-08-03 00:00 UT 08 01 21.7 +20 21 28 3.583 2.599 12.1 4.7 281 13.7
2026-08-04 00:00 UT 08 03 11.6 +20 18 01 3.581 2.600 12.6 4.9 281 13.7
2026-08-05 00:00 UT 08 05 01.4 +20 14 30 3.578 2.601 13.1 5.1 282 13.7
2026-08-06 00:00 UT 08 06 50.9 +20 10 55 3.576 2.602 13.6 5.3 282 13.7
2026-08-07 00:00 UT 08 08 40.3 +20 07 16 3.574 2.602 14.2 5.5 282 13.7
2026-08-08 00:00 UT 08 10 29.4 +20 03 34 3.571 2.603 14.7 5.7 282 13.7
2026-08-09 00:00 UT 08 12 18.3 +19 59 48 3.569 2.604 15.2 5.9 283 13.7
2026-08-10 00:00 UT 08 14 07.1 +19 55 59 3.566 2.605 15.8 6.1 283 13.7
2026-08-11 00:00 UT 08 15 55.6 +19 52 06 3.563 2.606 16.3 6.3 283 13.7
2026-08-12 00:00 UT 08 17 43.9 +19 48 09 3.560 2.607 16.8 6.5 283 13.7
2026-08-13 00:00 UT 08 19 32.0 +19 44 09 3.557 2.608 17.4 6.7 284 13.7
2026-08-14 00:00 UT 08 21 19.9 +19 40 06 3.554 2.609 17.9 6.8 284 13.8
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.
