(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° |
(487) Venetia - 2025-10-23
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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
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.