(487) Venetia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Apr 2024	13.6	2.799 AU	2.352 AU	19h19m	-16°44'	105.8°	20.2°
Opposition	4 Jul 2024	12.0	2.744 AU	1.728 AU	18h58m	-19°29'	176.6°	1.3°

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)                : 0.0862600
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6704101
            i (Inclination)                 : 10.25213
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 114.75250
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 281.58242
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 234.56552
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 36.51765
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -10.04118
            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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2024-04-25 00:00 UT   19 19 30.0   -16 44 42     2.352    2.799  105.8   20.2   261   13.6 
2024-04-25 01:40 UT   19 19 32.2   -16 44 40     2.351    2.799  105.8   20.2   261   13.6 
2024-04-26 00:00 UT   19 20 00.3   -16 44 15     2.339    2.798  106.6   20.2   261   13.5 
2024-04-27 00:00 UT   19 20 29.3   -16 43 52     2.325    2.797  107.5   20.1   260   13.5 
2024-04-28 00:00 UT   19 20 57.0   -16 43 32     2.311    2.797  108.3   20.0   260   13.5 
2024-04-29 00:00 UT   19 21 23.4   -16 43 15     2.298    2.796  109.2   19.9   260   13.5 
2024-04-30 00:00 UT   19 21 48.5   -16 43 02     2.284    2.795  110.1   19.8   260   13.5 
2024-05-01 00:00 UT   19 22 12.3   -16 42 53     2.271    2.795  110.9   19.7   260   13.5 
2024-05-02 00:00 UT   19 22 34.7   -16 42 47     2.258    2.794  111.8   19.6   260   13.4 
2024-05-03 00:00 UT   19 22 55.8   -16 42 46     2.245    2.793  112.7   19.4   260   13.4 
2024-05-04 00:00 UT   19 23 15.4   -16 42 49     2.231    2.792  113.6   19.3   260   13.4 
2024-05-05 00:00 UT   19 23 33.7   -16 42 56     2.218    2.792  114.5   19.2   259   13.4 
2024-05-06 00:00 UT   19 23 50.6   -16 43 07     2.205    2.791  115.4   19.1   259   13.4 
2024-05-07 00:00 UT   19 24 06.0   -16 43 23     2.192    2.790  116.3   18.9   259   13.4 
2024-05-08 00:00 UT   19 24 20.1   -16 43 43     2.180    2.789  117.2   18.8   259   13.3 
2024-05-09 00:00 UT   19 24 32.6   -16 44 08     2.167    2.789  118.1   18.6   259   13.3 
2024-05-10 00:00 UT   19 24 43.8   -16 44 38     2.154    2.788  119.0   18.5   259   13.3 
2024-05-11 00:00 UT   19 24 53.4   -16 45 13     2.142    2.787  120.0   18.3   259   13.3 
2024-05-12 00:00 UT   19 25 01.6   -16 45 52     2.129    2.786  120.9   18.1   259   13.3 
2024-05-13 00:00 UT   19 25 08.3   -16 46 37     2.117    2.786  121.8   17.9   258   13.2 
2024-05-14 00:00 UT   19 25 13.5   -16 47 27     2.105    2.785  122.8   17.8   258   13.2 
2024-05-15 00:00 UT   19 25 17.2   -16 48 22     2.093    2.784  123.7   17.6   258   13.2 
2024-05-16 00:00 UT   19 25 19.4   -16 49 22     2.081    2.783  124.7   17.4   258   13.2 
2024-05-17 00:00 UT   19 25 20.1   -16 50 28     2.069    2.783  125.6   17.2   258   13.2 
2024-05-18 00:00 UT   19 25 19.3   -16 51 39     2.058    2.782  126.6   17.0   258   13.1 
2024-05-19 00:00 UT   19 25 17.0   -16 52 55     2.046    2.781  127.6   16.8   258   13.1 
2024-05-20 00:00 UT   19 25 13.2   -16 54 18     2.035    2.780  128.5   16.5   258   13.1 
2024-05-21 00:00 UT   19 25 07.8   -16 55 45     2.024    2.780  129.5   16.3   258   13.1 
2024-05-22 00:00 UT   19 25 00.9   -16 57 19     2.012    2.779  130.5   16.1   257   13.1 
2024-05-23 00:00 UT   19 24 52.5   -16 58 58     2.002    2.778  131.5   15.8   257   13.0 
2024-05-24 00:00 UT   19 24 42.5   -17 00 42     1.991    2.777  132.5   15.6   257   13.0 
2024-05-25 00:00 UT   19 24 31.0   -17 02 33     1.980    2.776  133.5   15.3   257   13.0 

    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.