(487) Venetia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	23 Oct 2025	11.9	2.440 AU	1.501 AU	03h22m	+01°46'	155.2°	9.9°
Opposition	7 Nov 2025	11.7	2.441 AU	1.474 AU	03h08m	+00°55'	163.9°	6.5°

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
2025-10-23 00:00 UT   03 22 05.0   +01 46 30     1.501    2.440  155.2    9.9   294   11.9 
2025-10-23 10:24 UT   03 21 45.9   +01 44 41     1.499    2.440  155.6    9.7   294   11.9 
2025-10-24 00:00 UT   03 21 20.6   +01 42 21     1.497    2.440  156.1    9.5   295   11.9 
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   03 20 35.0   +01 38 19     1.494    2.440  156.9    9.2   298   11.9 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   03 19 48.3   +01 34 22     1.491    2.440  157.7    8.9   300   11.8 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   03 19 00.6   +01 30 32     1.488    2.440  158.5    8.6   302   11.8 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   03 18 12.0   +01 26 48     1.485    2.440  159.3    8.3   305   11.8 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   03 17 22.4   +01 23 11     1.483    2.440  160.0    8.0   308   11.8 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   03 16 32.0   +01 19 42     1.481    2.440  160.7    7.7   310   11.8 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   03 15 40.9   +01 16 21     1.479    2.440  161.3    7.5   314   11.8 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   03 14 49.0   +01 13 08     1.477    2.440  161.9    7.3   317   11.7 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   03 13 56.5   +01 10 04     1.476    2.441  162.4    7.1   321   11.7 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   03 13 03.4   +01 07 08     1.475    2.441  162.9    6.9   324   11.7 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   03 12 09.8   +01 04 21     1.474    2.441  163.2    6.7   328   11.7 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   03 11 15.8   +01 01 44     1.474    2.441  163.5    6.6   333   11.7 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   03 10 21.4   +00 59 17     1.473    2.441  163.8    6.5   337   11.7 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   03 09 26.8   +00 56 59     1.473    2.441  163.9    6.5   341   11.7 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   03 08 31.9   +00 54 52     1.474    2.441  163.9    6.5   346   11.7 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   03 07 36.8   +00 52 55     1.474    2.441  163.9    6.5   350   11.7 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   03 06 41.7   +00 51 08     1.475    2.442  163.7    6.5   354   11.7 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   03 05 46.5   +00 49 33     1.476    2.442  163.5    6.6   359   11.7 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   03 04 51.4   +00 48 09     1.477    2.442  163.2    6.7     3   11.7 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   03 03 56.4   +00 46 56     1.479    2.442  162.8    6.9     7   11.7 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   03 03 01.6   +00 45 55     1.481    2.442  162.3    7.1    10   11.7 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   03 02 07.1   +00 45 06     1.483    2.442  161.8    7.3    14   11.8 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   03 01 13.0   +00 44 29     1.485    2.442  161.2    7.5    17   11.8 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   03 00 19.3   +00 44 03     1.488    2.443  160.6    7.7    21   11.8 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   02 59 26.1   +00 43 50     1.491    2.443  159.9    8.0    23   11.8 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   02 58 33.4   +00 43 50     1.494    2.443  159.1    8.3    26   11.8 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   02 57 41.4   +00 44 02     1.497    2.443  158.3    8.6    29   11.8 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   02 56 50.1   +00 44 27     1.501    2.443  157.5    8.9    31   11.9 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   02 55 59.5   +00 45 04     1.505    2.443  156.7    9.2    33   11.9 

    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.