(481) Emita
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 Apr 2026	14.3	3.166 AU	2.650 AU	17h15m	-22°12'	112.2°	17.0°
Opposition	3 Jun 2026	13.0	3.145 AU	2.131 AU	16h44m	-23°49'	178.5°	0.5°

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 Emita are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1572148
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7401326
            i (Inclination)                 : 9.84886
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 66.69363
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 348.90848
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 160.83652
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 55.76161
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.88571
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.54            
        

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
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   17 15 21.2   -22 12 36     2.650    3.166  112.2   17.0   274   14.3 
2026-04-02 09:29 UT   17 15 25.7   -22 13 22     2.645    3.166  112.6   16.9   274   14.3 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   17 15 32.1   -22 14 31     2.637    3.166  113.2   16.9   274   14.3 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   17 15 41.7   -22 16 27     2.623    3.166  114.1   16.8   274   14.3 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   17 15 49.9   -22 18 21     2.610    3.166  115.1   16.6   274   14.3 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   17 15 56.7   -22 20 16     2.596    3.166  116.0   16.5   274   14.2 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   17 16 02.1   -22 22 10     2.583    3.165  117.0   16.4   274   14.2 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   17 16 06.1   -22 24 04     2.570    3.165  117.9   16.2   274   14.2 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   17 16 08.7   -22 25 58     2.557    3.165  118.9   16.1   274   14.2 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   17 16 09.9   -22 27 51     2.544    3.165  119.9   15.9   274   14.2 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   17 16 09.5   -22 29 44     2.531    3.164  120.9   15.8   274   14.2 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   17 16 07.8   -22 31 37     2.519    3.164  121.9   15.6   274   14.2 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   17 16 04.6   -22 33 30     2.506    3.164  122.8   15.4   274   14.1 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   17 15 59.9   -22 35 22     2.494    3.164  123.8   15.3   274   14.1 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   17 15 53.7   -22 37 14     2.481    3.163  124.8   15.1   274   14.1 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   17 15 46.1   -22 39 06     2.469    3.163  125.9   14.9   274   14.1 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   17 15 36.9   -22 40 58     2.457    3.163  126.9   14.7   274   14.1 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   17 15 26.3   -22 42 49     2.445    3.163  127.9   14.5   274   14.0 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   17 15 14.2   -22 44 40     2.434    3.162  128.9   14.3   274   14.0 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   17 15 00.6   -22 46 30     2.422    3.162  129.9   14.1   274   14.0 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   17 14 45.6   -22 48 20     2.411    3.162  131.0   13.9   274   14.0 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   17 14 29.0   -22 50 09     2.400    3.162  132.0   13.7   274   14.0 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   17 14 11.0   -22 51 59     2.389    3.161  133.0   13.4   274   14.0 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   17 13 51.5   -22 53 47     2.378    3.161  134.1   13.2   274   13.9 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   17 13 30.6   -22 55 35     2.367    3.161  135.1   13.0   275   13.9 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   17 13 08.2   -22 57 23     2.356    3.160  136.2   12.7   275   13.9 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   17 12 44.4   -22 59 10     2.346    3.160  137.3   12.5   275   13.9 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   17 12 19.1   -23 00 56     2.336    3.160  138.3   12.2   275   13.9 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   17 11 52.4   -23 02 41     2.326    3.159  139.4   12.0   275   13.8 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   17 11 24.3   -23 04 26     2.316    3.159  140.5   11.7   275   13.8 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   17 10 54.8   -23 06 10     2.307    3.159  141.6   11.4   275   13.8 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   17 10 24.0   -23 07 53     2.298    3.158  142.6   11.2   275   13.8 

    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.