(741537) 2006 HV5
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Jul 2026	21.1	0.760 AU	0.625 AU	09h29m	-15°02'	48.3°	93.9°

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 2006 HV5 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3155800
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 0.8424871
            i (Inclination)                 : 32.01561
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 35.94023
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 317.50724
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 8.22152
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -1.89853
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -20.98447
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 0.77            
        

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
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   09 29 43.6   -15 02 38     0.625    0.760   48.3   93.9   140   21.1 
2026-07-12 11:45 UT   09 29 08.3   -15 15 56     0.625    0.757   48.0   94.2   140   21.1 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   09 28 30.3   -15 29 28     0.624    0.754   47.7   94.6   141   21.1 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   09 27 12.0   -15 55 04     0.623    0.748   47.1   95.3   142   21.2 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   09 25 48.8   -16 19 19     0.622    0.742   46.5   96.0   144   21.2 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   09 24 20.4   -16 42 10     0.621    0.735   45.9   96.7   145   21.2 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   09 22 46.9   -17 03 33     0.620    0.729   45.4   97.4   147   21.2 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   09 21 08.2   -17 23 20     0.618    0.723   44.8   98.2   148   21.2 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   09 19 24.4   -17 41 29     0.617    0.717   44.2   99.0   150   21.2 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   09 17 35.3   -17 57 51     0.615    0.711   43.6   99.8   152   21.2 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   09 15 41.2   -18 12 22     0.614    0.705   43.0  100.6   154   21.2 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   09 13 42.0   -18 24 56     0.612    0.699   42.4  101.4   155   21.3 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   09 11 37.9   -18 35 25     0.611    0.693   41.8  102.2   157   21.3 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   09 09 29.1   -18 43 44     0.609    0.687   41.2  103.1   159   21.3 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   09 07 15.8   -18 49 46     0.607    0.681   40.6  103.9   161   21.3 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   09 04 58.3   -18 53 23     0.606    0.675   40.0  104.8   163   21.3 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   09 02 36.9   -18 54 31     0.604    0.670   39.4  105.6   165   21.4 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   09 00 11.9   -18 53 01     0.602    0.664   38.8  106.5   168   21.4 

    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.