(487) Venetia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 Nov 2026	13.9	2.682 AU	2.940 AU	10h27m	+13°00'	65.3°	19.7°
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) : 114.75115
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 282.06661
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 54.83354
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 37.00772
            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
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   10 27 55.9   +13 00 24     2.940    2.682   65.3   19.7   293   13.9 
2026-11-02 08:35 UT   10 28 23.7   +12 58 49     2.936    2.682   65.6   19.7   293   13.9 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   10 29 13.3   +12 56 02     2.928    2.683   66.0   19.7   293   13.9 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   10 30 30.2   +12 51 44     2.917    2.684   66.7   19.8   293   13.9 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   10 31 46.4   +12 47 29     2.905    2.685   67.4   19.9   293   13.9 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   10 33 02.1   +12 43 19     2.893    2.685   68.1   20.0   293   13.9 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   10 34 17.1   +12 39 12     2.881    2.686   68.8   20.1   293   13.9 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   10 35 31.5   +12 35 10     2.870    2.687   69.5   20.2   293   13.9 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   10 36 45.2   +12 31 13     2.858    2.688   70.2   20.3   293   13.8 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   10 37 58.3   +12 27 19     2.846    2.689   70.9   20.4   293   13.8 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   10 39 10.8   +12 23 31     2.834    2.690   71.6   20.4   293   13.8 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   10 40 22.5   +12 19 47     2.821    2.691   72.3   20.5   293   13.8 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   10 41 33.6   +12 16 08     2.809    2.692   73.0   20.6   293   13.8 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   10 42 44.0   +12 12 34     2.797    2.693   73.7   20.7   293   13.8 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   10 43 53.7   +12 09 04     2.785    2.694   74.4   20.7   293   13.8 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   10 45 02.7   +12 05 41     2.772    2.695   75.2   20.8   293   13.8 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   10 46 11.0   +12 02 22     2.760    2.695   75.9   20.8   293   13.8 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   10 47 18.6   +11 59 09     2.748    2.696   76.6   20.9   293   13.8 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   10 48 25.4   +11 56 01     2.735    2.697   77.4   21.0   293   13.8 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   10 49 31.5   +11 52 60     2.723    2.698   78.1   21.0   293   13.8 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   10 50 36.8   +11 50 03     2.710    2.699   78.8   21.0   293   13.8 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   10 51 41.4   +11 47 13     2.698    2.700   79.6   21.1   293   13.8 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   10 52 45.1   +11 44 29     2.685    2.701   80.3   21.1   293   13.7 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   10 53 48.1   +11 41 51     2.672    2.702   81.1   21.2   293   13.7 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   10 54 50.3   +11 39 19     2.660    2.703   81.8   21.2   293   13.7 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   10 55 51.7   +11 36 54     2.647    2.703   82.6   21.2   293   13.7 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   10 56 52.3   +11 34 35     2.634    2.704   83.4   21.3   293   13.7 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   10 57 52.0   +11 32 23     2.622    2.705   84.1   21.3   293   13.7 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   10 58 50.9   +11 30 18     2.609    2.706   84.9   21.3   293   13.7 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   10 59 48.9   +11 28 20     2.596    2.707   85.7   21.3   293   13.7 
2026-12-01 00:00 UT   11 00 46.0   +11 26 28     2.583    2.708   86.5   21.3   293   13.7 
2026-12-02 00:00 UT   11 01 42.3   +11 24 45     2.570    2.709   87.3   21.3   293   13.7 

    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.