|
(50) Virginia |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 26 Jul 2026 | 14.3 | 2.236 AU | 3.103 AU | 06h28m | +21°13' | 26.1° | 11.5° |
| Opposition | 31 Jan 2027 | 13.1 | 2.811 AU | 1.826 AU | 08h53m | +14°27' | 177.0° | 1.1° |
(50) Virginia - 2026-07-26
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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 Virginia are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.2845556
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.6511193
i (Inclination) : 2.83914
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 173.44807
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 200.08209
M (Mean anomaly) : 346.61847
Epoch : 2025 Nov 21
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 193.50748
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -0.97451
P (Orbital period in years) : 4.32
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
2026-07-26 00:00 UT 06 28 40.2 +21 13 40 3.103 2.236 26.1 11.5 269 14.3
2026-07-26 05:53 UT 06 29 10.8 +21 13 15 3.103 2.237 26.2 11.6 269 14.3
2026-07-27 00:00 UT 06 30 45.0 +21 11 56 3.101 2.239 26.5 11.7 269 14.4
2026-07-28 00:00 UT 06 32 49.4 +21 10 07 3.099 2.242 27.0 11.9 269 14.4
2026-07-29 00:00 UT 06 34 53.4 +21 08 11 3.096 2.245 27.5 12.0 270 14.4
2026-07-30 00:00 UT 06 36 57.0 +21 06 09 3.094 2.248 28.0 12.2 270 14.4
2026-07-31 00:00 UT 06 39 00.1 +21 04 02 3.091 2.251 28.4 12.4 270 14.4
2026-08-01 00:00 UT 06 41 02.8 +21 01 49 3.089 2.254 28.9 12.6 270 14.4
2026-08-02 00:00 UT 06 43 05.0 +20 59 30 3.086 2.257 29.4 12.7 271 14.4
2026-08-03 00:00 UT 06 45 06.8 +20 57 06 3.083 2.260 29.9 12.9 271 14.4
2026-08-04 00:00 UT 06 47 08.2 +20 54 36 3.080 2.263 30.3 13.1 271 14.4
2026-08-05 00:00 UT 06 49 09.1 +20 52 00 3.077 2.266 30.8 13.3 271 14.4
2026-08-06 00:00 UT 06 51 09.5 +20 49 20 3.074 2.269 31.3 13.4 272 14.4
2026-08-07 00:00 UT 06 53 09.5 +20 46 33 3.070 2.272 31.8 13.6 272 14.4
2026-08-08 00:00 UT 06 55 09.0 +20 43 42 3.067 2.275 32.3 13.8 272 14.4
2026-08-09 00:00 UT 06 57 08.0 +20 40 45 3.064 2.278 32.8 13.9 272 14.4
2026-08-10 00:00 UT 06 59 06.6 +20 37 44 3.060 2.281 33.3 14.1 273 14.5
2026-08-11 00:00 UT 07 01 04.6 +20 34 37 3.056 2.284 33.8 14.3 273 14.5
2026-08-12 00:00 UT 07 03 02.2 +20 31 25 3.053 2.287 34.3 14.4 273 14.5
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.
