(90377) Sedna
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Jul 2025	20.8	82.992 AU	83.737 AU	04h07m	+08°57'	42.7°	0.5°
Opposition	23 Nov 2025	20.7	82.893 AU	81.927 AU	04h06m	+08°40'	168.0°	0.1°

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 Sedna are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.8618240
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 551.9180231
            i (Inclination)                 : 11.92676
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 144.44087
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 310.93869
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 358.60498
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 95.99940
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -8.98142
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 12966.17            
        

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
2025-07-05 00:00 UT   04 07 20.9   +08 57 37    83.737   82.992   42.7    0.5   246   20.8 
2025-07-05 23:26 UT   04 07 23.4   +08 57 39    83.726   82.991   43.6    0.5   246   20.8 
2025-07-06 00:00 UT   04 07 23.4   +08 57 39    83.725   82.991   43.6    0.5   246   20.8 
2025-07-07 00:00 UT   04 07 25.9   +08 57 41    83.713   82.991   44.5    0.5   247   20.8 
2025-07-08 00:00 UT   04 07 28.4   +08 57 42    83.701   82.990   45.4    0.5   247   20.8 
2025-07-09 00:00 UT   04 07 30.8   +08 57 43    83.689   82.989   46.3    0.5   248   20.8 
2025-07-10 00:00 UT   04 07 33.3   +08 57 44    83.676   82.989   47.2    0.5   248   20.8 
2025-07-11 00:00 UT   04 07 35.6   +08 57 45    83.664   82.988   48.1    0.5   248   20.8 
2025-07-12 00:00 UT   04 07 38.0   +08 57 45    83.651   82.987   49.0    0.5   249   20.8 
2025-07-13 00:00 UT   04 07 40.3   +08 57 46    83.638   82.987   49.9    0.5   249   20.8 
2025-07-14 00:00 UT   04 07 42.6   +08 57 46    83.624   82.986   50.8    0.5   249   20.8 
2025-07-15 00:00 UT   04 07 44.8   +08 57 46    83.611   82.985   51.7    0.6   250   20.8 
2025-07-16 00:00 UT   04 07 47.0   +08 57 46    83.597   82.984   52.7    0.6   250   20.8 
2025-07-17 00:00 UT   04 07 49.2   +08 57 45    83.584   82.984   53.6    0.6   250   20.8 
2025-07-18 00:00 UT   04 07 51.4   +08 57 45    83.570   82.983   54.5    0.6   250   20.8 
2025-07-19 00:00 UT   04 07 53.5   +08 57 44    83.556   82.982   55.4    0.6   251   20.8 
2025-07-20 00:00 UT   04 07 55.5   +08 57 43    83.541   82.982   56.3    0.6   251   20.8 
2025-07-21 00:00 UT   04 07 57.6   +08 57 42    83.527   82.981   57.2    0.6   251   20.8 
2025-07-22 00:00 UT   04 07 59.6   +08 57 40    83.512   82.980   58.2    0.6   252   20.8 
2025-07-23 00:00 UT   04 08 01.5   +08 57 39    83.497   82.980   59.1    0.6   252   20.8 
2025-07-24 00:00 UT   04 08 03.5   +08 57 37    83.482   82.979   60.0    0.6   252   20.8 
2025-07-25 00:00 UT   04 08 05.3   +08 57 35    83.467   82.978   60.9    0.6   252   20.8 
2025-07-26 00:00 UT   04 08 07.2   +08 57 33    83.452   82.977   61.8    0.6   253   20.8 
2025-07-27 00:00 UT   04 08 09.0   +08 57 30    83.437   82.977   62.8    0.6   253   20.8 
2025-07-28 00:00 UT   04 08 10.7   +08 57 28    83.421   82.976   63.7    0.6   253   20.8 
2025-07-29 00:00 UT   04 08 12.5   +08 57 25    83.406   82.975   64.6    0.6   253   20.8 
2025-07-30 00:00 UT   04 08 14.2   +08 57 22    83.390   82.975   65.5    0.6   254   20.8 
2025-07-31 00:00 UT   04 08 15.8   +08 57 19    83.374   82.974   66.5    0.6   254   20.8 
2025-08-01 00:00 UT   04 08 17.4   +08 57 16    83.358   82.973   67.4    0.6   254   20.8 
2025-08-02 00:00 UT   04 08 18.9   +08 57 13    83.342   82.972   68.3    0.7   254   20.8 
2025-08-03 00:00 UT   04 08 20.5   +08 57 09    83.326   82.972   69.2    0.7   254   20.8 
2025-08-04 00:00 UT   04 08 21.9   +08 57 05    83.310   82.971   70.2    0.7   255   20.8 

    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.