(487) Venetia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Sep 2025	12.6	2.440 AU	1.762 AU	03h31m	+04°26'	121.3°	20.6°
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
2025-09-17 00:00 UT   03 31 31.8   +04 26 49     1.762    2.440  121.3   20.6   264   12.6 
2025-09-17 23:46 UT   03 31 45.6   +04 23 07     1.752    2.440  122.1   20.4   265   12.6 
2025-09-18 00:00 UT   03 31 45.8   +04 23 05     1.752    2.440  122.2   20.4   265   12.6 
2025-09-19 00:00 UT   03 31 58.0   +04 19 16     1.742    2.440  123.0   20.2   265   12.6 
2025-09-20 00:00 UT   03 32 08.6   +04 15 23     1.733    2.440  123.9   20.0   266   12.6 
2025-09-21 00:00 UT   03 32 17.5   +04 11 24     1.723    2.440  124.8   19.7   266   12.5 
2025-09-22 00:00 UT   03 32 24.7   +04 07 21     1.713    2.440  125.7   19.5   266   12.5 
2025-09-23 00:00 UT   03 32 30.2   +04 03 13     1.704    2.440  126.6   19.3   267   12.5 
2025-09-24 00:00 UT   03 32 33.9   +03 59 02     1.695    2.440  127.6   19.0   267   12.5 
2025-09-25 00:00 UT   03 32 35.9   +03 54 46     1.686    2.440  128.5   18.8   268   12.5 
2025-09-26 00:00 UT   03 32 36.2   +03 50 27     1.677    2.440  129.4   18.5   268   12.4 
2025-09-27 00:00 UT   03 32 34.7   +03 46 04     1.668    2.440  130.3   18.2   269   12.4 
2025-09-28 00:00 UT   03 32 31.4   +03 41 38     1.659    2.440  131.3   18.0   269   12.4 
2025-09-29 00:00 UT   03 32 26.4   +03 37 09     1.651    2.440  132.2   17.7   270   12.4 
2025-09-30 00:00 UT   03 32 19.7   +03 32 38     1.642    2.439  133.2   17.4   270   12.4 
2025-10-01 00:00 UT   03 32 11.2   +03 28 03     1.634    2.439  134.1   17.1   271   12.3 
2025-10-02 00:00 UT   03 32 01.0   +03 23 27     1.626    2.439  135.1   16.8   271   12.3 
2025-10-03 00:00 UT   03 31 49.0   +03 18 48     1.618    2.439  136.0   16.5   272   12.3 
2025-10-04 00:00 UT   03 31 35.3   +03 14 08     1.610    2.439  137.0   16.2   273   12.3 
2025-10-05 00:00 UT   03 31 19.9   +03 09 26     1.603    2.439  138.0   15.9   273   12.3 
2025-10-06 00:00 UT   03 31 02.7   +03 04 43     1.595    2.439  138.9   15.6   274   12.2 
2025-10-07 00:00 UT   03 30 43.9   +02 59 59     1.588    2.439  139.9   15.3   275   12.2 
2025-10-08 00:00 UT   03 30 23.3   +02 55 14     1.581    2.439  140.9   15.0   276   12.2 
2025-10-09 00:00 UT   03 30 01.1   +02 50 29     1.574    2.439  141.9   14.7   276   12.2 
2025-10-10 00:00 UT   03 29 37.2   +02 45 44     1.568    2.439  142.8   14.3   277   12.2 
2025-10-11 00:00 UT   03 29 11.6   +02 40 59     1.561    2.439  143.8   14.0   278   12.1 
2025-10-12 00:00 UT   03 28 44.4   +02 36 15     1.555    2.439  144.8   13.7   279   12.1 
2025-10-13 00:00 UT   03 28 15.6   +02 31 31     1.549    2.439  145.8   13.3   280   12.1 
2025-10-14 00:00 UT   03 27 45.1   +02 26 49     1.543    2.439  146.7   13.0   281   12.1 
2025-10-15 00:00 UT   03 27 13.1   +02 22 09     1.538    2.439  147.7   12.6   282   12.0 
2025-10-16 00:00 UT   03 26 39.6   +02 17 30     1.532    2.439  148.7   12.3   283   12.0 
2025-10-17 00:00 UT   03 26 04.5   +02 12 54     1.527    2.439  149.6   11.9   284   12.0 

    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.