(487) Venetia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Jul 2025	13.5	2.456 AU	2.545 AU	02h29m	+04°30'	73.4°	23.4°
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)                : 0.0861912
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6694033
            i (Inclination)                 : 10.25348
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 114.75215
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 281.81824
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 324.69292
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 36.75667
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -10.03385
            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
2025-07-12 00:00 UT   02 29 06.9   +04 30 16     2.545    2.456   73.4   23.4   248   13.5 
2025-07-12 11:11 UT   02 29 45.8   +04 31 59     2.539    2.456   73.7   23.4   248   13.5 
2025-07-13 00:00 UT   02 30 30.2   +04 33 55     2.533    2.455   74.0   23.4   249   13.5 
2025-07-14 00:00 UT   02 31 53.0   +04 37 27     2.521    2.455   74.6   23.5   249   13.5 
2025-07-15 00:00 UT   02 33 15.4   +04 40 52     2.509    2.455   75.2   23.6   249   13.5 
2025-07-16 00:00 UT   02 34 37.2   +04 44 12     2.497    2.454   75.8   23.7   249   13.5 
2025-07-17 00:00 UT   02 35 58.4   +04 47 25     2.485    2.454   76.4   23.7   249   13.5 
2025-07-18 00:00 UT   02 37 19.2   +04 50 32     2.474    2.454   77.0   23.8   249   13.5 
2025-07-19 00:00 UT   02 38 39.3   +04 53 32     2.462    2.453   77.6   23.9   250   13.5 
2025-07-20 00:00 UT   02 39 58.9   +04 56 26     2.450    2.453   78.2   23.9   250   13.5 
2025-07-21 00:00 UT   02 41 17.9   +04 59 13     2.438    2.453   78.8   24.0   250   13.4 
2025-07-22 00:00 UT   02 42 36.3   +05 01 54     2.426    2.452   79.5   24.0   250   13.4 
2025-07-23 00:00 UT   02 43 54.0   +05 04 28     2.414    2.452   80.1   24.1   250   13.4 
2025-07-24 00:00 UT   02 45 11.1   +05 06 56     2.401    2.452   80.7   24.1   251   13.4 
2025-07-25 00:00 UT   02 46 27.6   +05 09 16     2.389    2.451   81.3   24.2   251   13.4 
2025-07-26 00:00 UT   02 47 43.4   +05 11 30     2.377    2.451   82.0   24.2   251   13.4 
2025-07-27 00:00 UT   02 48 58.5   +05 13 38     2.365    2.451   82.6   24.3   251   13.4 
2025-07-28 00:00 UT   02 50 13.0   +05 15 38     2.353    2.450   83.2   24.3   251   13.4 
2025-07-29 00:00 UT   02 51 26.7   +05 17 32     2.341    2.450   83.9   24.3   252   13.4 
2025-07-30 00:00 UT   02 52 39.7   +05 19 19     2.329    2.450   84.5   24.4   252   13.4 
2025-07-31 00:00 UT   02 53 51.9   +05 20 60     2.317    2.449   85.2   24.4   252   13.3 
2025-08-01 00:00 UT   02 55 03.4   +05 22 33     2.305    2.449   85.8   24.4   252   13.3 
2025-08-02 00:00 UT   02 56 14.2   +05 23 60     2.292    2.449   86.5   24.4   252   13.3 
2025-08-03 00:00 UT   02 57 24.2   +05 25 20     2.280    2.449   87.1   24.4   253   13.3 
2025-08-04 00:00 UT   02 58 33.3   +05 26 32     2.268    2.448   87.8   24.5   253   13.3 
2025-08-05 00:00 UT   02 59 41.7   +05 27 39     2.256    2.448   88.4   24.5   253   13.3 
2025-08-06 00:00 UT   03 00 49.2   +05 28 38     2.244    2.448   89.1   24.5   253   13.3 
2025-08-07 00:00 UT   03 01 55.9   +05 29 30     2.232    2.448   89.8   24.5   253   13.3 

    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.