(737) Arequipa
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 Jul 2025	14.4	2.581 AU	3.425 AU	04h47m	+14°30'	28.7°	10.9°
Opposition	29 Dec 2025	13.3	2.986 AU	2.036 AU	06h30m	+04°57'	161.7°	5.9°

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 Arequipa are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2440442
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5909275
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.36659
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 184.60575
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 134.31824
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 61.39295
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 139.59647
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 8.81411
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.17            
        

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
2025-07-02 00:00 UT   04 47 26.6   +14 30 16     3.425    2.581   28.7   10.9   248   14.4 
2025-07-02 03:00 UT   04 47 39.4   +14 30 23     3.425    2.581   28.8   10.9   248   14.4 
2025-07-03 00:00 UT   04 49 09.1   +14 31 10     3.422    2.583   29.3   11.1   249   14.4 
2025-07-04 00:00 UT   04 50 51.4   +14 31 60     3.418    2.586   29.8   11.3   249   14.4 
2025-07-05 00:00 UT   04 52 33.3   +14 32 43     3.415    2.589   30.3   11.4   250   14.4 
2025-07-06 00:00 UT   04 54 15.0   +14 33 21     3.411    2.591   30.9   11.6   250   14.4 
2025-07-07 00:00 UT   04 55 56.3   +14 33 54     3.407    2.594   31.4   11.8   250   14.4 
2025-07-08 00:00 UT   04 57 37.4   +14 34 21     3.403    2.596   31.9   11.9   251   14.4 
2025-07-09 00:00 UT   04 59 18.1   +14 34 43     3.399    2.599   32.4   12.1   251   14.4 
2025-07-10 00:00 UT   05 00 58.5   +14 34 59     3.395    2.602   33.0   12.3   251   14.4 
2025-07-11 00:00 UT   05 02 38.6   +14 35 10     3.390    2.604   33.5   12.4   252   14.4 
2025-07-12 00:00 UT   05 04 18.4   +14 35 15     3.386    2.607   34.1   12.6   252   14.4 
2025-07-13 00:00 UT   05 05 57.8   +14 35 15     3.381    2.609   34.6   12.8   253   14.4 
2025-07-14 00:00 UT   05 07 36.9   +14 35 10     3.377    2.612   35.1   12.9   253   14.4 
2025-07-15 00:00 UT   05 09 15.7   +14 34 59     3.372    2.615   35.7   13.1   253   14.4 
2025-07-16 00:00 UT   05 10 54.1   +14 34 42     3.367    2.617   36.2   13.3   254   14.4 
2025-07-17 00:00 UT   05 12 32.1   +14 34 21     3.362    2.620   36.8   13.4   254   14.4 
2025-07-18 00:00 UT   05 14 09.8   +14 33 54     3.357    2.622   37.3   13.6   254   14.4 
2025-07-19 00:00 UT   05 15 47.1   +14 33 21     3.352    2.625   37.9   13.8   255   14.5 
2025-07-20 00:00 UT   05 17 24.1   +14 32 44     3.346    2.627   38.4   13.9   255   14.5 
2025-07-21 00:00 UT   05 19 00.6   +14 32 01     3.341    2.630   39.0   14.1   255   14.5 
2025-07-22 00:00 UT   05 20 36.8   +14 31 12     3.335    2.633   39.5   14.2   256   14.5 
2025-07-23 00:00 UT   05 22 12.6   +14 30 18     3.330    2.635   40.1   14.4   256   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.