(397) Vienna
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Oct 2026	13.0	2.040 AU	1.510 AU	20h29m	-02°00'	107.1°	27.9°
Opposition	24 Jan 2028	13.4	2.782 AU	1.833 AU	08h08m	+00°31'	160.8°	6.7°

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 Vienna are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2472416
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6353056
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.86691
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 227.87896
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 139.91867
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 312.22971
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 188.51382
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 8.24363
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.28            
        

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
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   20 29 10.9   -02 00 45     1.510    2.040  107.1   27.9    81   13.0 
2026-10-15 14:50 UT   20 29 49.6   -02 03 47     1.516    2.039  106.7   27.9    80   13.0 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   20 30 13.9   -02 05 38     1.519    2.039  106.4   28.0    80   13.0 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   20 31 18.5   -02 10 22     1.527    2.038  105.7   28.1    80   13.1 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   20 32 24.6   -02 14 56     1.536    2.036  105.0   28.2    80   13.1 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   20 33 32.2   -02 19 21     1.545    2.035  104.3   28.3    79   13.1 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   20 34 41.3   -02 23 36     1.553    2.034  103.7   28.4    79   13.1 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   20 35 51.8   -02 27 42     1.562    2.032  103.0   28.5    79   13.1 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   20 37 03.8   -02 31 38     1.571    2.031  102.3   28.6    78   13.1 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   20 38 17.1   -02 35 25     1.580    2.030  101.6   28.7    78   13.1 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   20 39 31.8   -02 39 01     1.589    2.029  101.0   28.8    78   13.2 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   20 40 47.9   -02 42 28     1.598    2.027  100.3   28.9    77   13.2 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   20 42 05.2   -02 45 45     1.607    2.026   99.6   28.9    77   13.2 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   20 43 23.9   -02 48 52     1.616    2.025   99.0   29.0    77   13.2 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   20 44 43.8   -02 51 49     1.625    2.024   98.3   29.1    76   13.2 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   20 46 05.0   -02 54 36     1.634    2.023   97.7   29.1    76   13.2 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   20 47 27.4   -02 57 14     1.643    2.021   97.0   29.2    76   13.2 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   20 48 51.0   -02 59 41     1.652    2.020   96.4   29.2    76   13.2 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   20 50 15.8   -03 01 58     1.661    2.019   95.8   29.3    75   13.3 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   20 51 41.7   -03 04 05     1.671    2.018   95.1   29.3    75   13.3 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   20 53 08.8   -03 06 02     1.680    2.017   94.5   29.4    75   13.3 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   20 54 37.1   -03 07 49     1.689    2.016   93.9   29.4    75   13.3 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   20 56 06.4   -03 09 26     1.699    2.015   93.3   29.4    74   13.3 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   20 57 36.8   -03 10 53     1.708    2.014   92.6   29.5    74   13.3 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   20 59 08.3   -03 12 09     1.717    2.013   92.0   29.5    74   13.3 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   21 00 40.9   -03 13 15     1.727    2.012   91.4   29.5    73   13.3 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   21 02 14.4   -03 14 11     1.736    2.011   90.8   29.5    73   13.4 

    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.