(690) Wratislavia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	8 Sep 2026	11.8	2.627 AU	1.651 AU	22h38m	+10°58'	161.9°	6.8°
Today	16 Sep 2026	11.9	2.622 AU	1.654 AU	22h33m	+10°18'	160.1°	7.5°

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 Wratislavia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1757666
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.1522383
            i (Inclination)                 : 11.24352
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 253.02541
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 114.62064
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 328.50367
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 188.06923
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 10.20980
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 5.60            
        

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
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   22 33 40.7   +10 18 38     1.654    2.622  160.1    7.5   131   11.9 
2026-09-16 20:37 UT   22 33 06.6   +10 13 32     1.656    2.622  159.7    7.6   128   11.9 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   22 33 01.1   +10 12 41     1.656    2.622  159.6    7.7   128   11.9 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   22 32 22.3   +10 06 37     1.658    2.621  159.1    7.9   125   11.9 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   22 31 44.2   +10 00 27     1.660    2.621  158.5    8.1   122   11.9 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   22 31 07.1   +09 54 11     1.662    2.620  157.8    8.3   119   11.9 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   22 30 30.8   +09 47 50     1.665    2.620  157.2    8.5   117   11.9 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   22 29 55.5   +09 41 23     1.668    2.619  156.5    8.8   115   11.9 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   22 29 21.2   +09 34 53     1.671    2.618  155.7    9.1   112   11.9 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   22 28 47.9   +09 28 18     1.674    2.618  155.0    9.3   110   12.0 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   22 28 15.7   +09 21 39     1.678    2.617  154.2    9.6   108   12.0 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   22 27 44.6   +09 14 58     1.681    2.617  153.4    9.9   107   12.0 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   22 27 14.6   +09 08 14     1.685    2.616  152.6   10.2   105   12.0 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   22 26 45.8   +09 01 28     1.690    2.616  151.7   10.5   103   12.0 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   22 26 18.3   +08 54 40     1.694    2.615  150.9   10.7   102   12.0 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   22 25 51.9   +08 47 51     1.699    2.615  150.0   11.0   100   12.1 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   22 25 26.9   +08 41 01     1.704    2.614  149.1   11.3    99   12.1 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   22 25 03.1   +08 34 10     1.709    2.614  148.3   11.6    98   12.1 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   22 24 40.7   +08 27 20     1.714    2.613  147.4   11.9    96   12.1 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   22 24 19.6   +08 20 30     1.720    2.613  146.5   12.2    95   12.1 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   22 23 59.9   +08 13 41     1.726    2.612  145.5   12.5    94   12.1 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   22 23 41.6   +08 06 53     1.732    2.612  144.6   12.8    93   12.2 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   22 23 24.7   +08 00 07     1.738    2.611  143.7   13.1    92   12.2 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   22 23 09.3   +07 53 23     1.744    2.611  142.8   13.4    91   12.2 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   22 22 55.3   +07 46 42     1.751    2.611  141.8   13.7    90   12.2 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   22 22 42.8   +07 40 03     1.758    2.610  140.9   14.0    89   12.2 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   22 22 31.9   +07 33 28     1.765    2.610  140.0   14.2    88   12.3 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   22 22 22.4   +07 26 57     1.772    2.609  139.1   14.5    88   12.3 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   22 22 14.4   +07 20 30     1.779    2.609  138.1   14.8    87   12.3 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   22 22 08.0   +07 14 08     1.787    2.608  137.2   15.1    86   12.3 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   22 22 03.1   +07 07 50     1.795    2.608  136.2   15.3    85   12.3 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   22 21 59.8   +07 01 37     1.803    2.608  135.3   15.6    85   12.3 

    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.