(72) Feronia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 Oct 2026	12.1	2.233 AU	1.301 AU	03h22m	+16°23'	152.7°	11.8°
Opposition	9 Nov 2026	11.6	2.263 AU	1.273 AU	03h02m	+13°55'	176.8°	1.4°

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 Feronia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1213305
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.2659497
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.41806
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 207.92536
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 102.67821
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 38.12231
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 130.65862
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 5.28558
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.41            
        

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
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   03 22 21.3   +16 23 28     1.301    2.233  152.7   11.8   259   12.1 
2026-10-19 21:58 UT   03 21 39.4   +16 17 46     1.297    2.235  153.8   11.3   260   12.1 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   03 21 35.5   +16 17 14     1.297    2.235  153.9   11.3   260   12.1 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   03 20 48.1   +16 10 53     1.293    2.236  155.1   10.8   260   12.1 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   03 19 59.4   +16 04 28     1.290    2.237  156.3   10.3   260   12.0 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   03 19 09.2   +15 57 56     1.287    2.239  157.5    9.8   261   12.0 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   03 18 17.8   +15 51 19     1.284    2.240  158.7    9.3   261   12.0 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   03 17 25.1   +15 44 38     1.281    2.242  159.9    8.7   261   12.0 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   03 16 31.2   +15 37 51     1.279    2.243  161.2    8.2   262   11.9 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   03 15 36.3   +15 31 01     1.277    2.244  162.4    7.7   263   11.9 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   03 14 40.3   +15 24 06     1.275    2.246  163.6    7.2   263   11.9 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   03 13 43.4   +15 17 08     1.273    2.247  164.8    6.6   264   11.9 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   03 12 45.5   +15 10 07     1.272    2.249  166.1    6.1   265   11.8 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   03 11 46.9   +15 03 03     1.271    2.250  167.3    5.6   267   11.8 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   03 10 47.6   +14 55 57     1.270    2.251  168.5    5.0   268   11.8 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   03 09 47.6   +14 48 49     1.269    2.253  169.7    4.5   270   11.8 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   03 08 47.1   +14 41 40     1.269    2.254  170.9    4.0   272   11.7 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   03 07 46.2   +14 34 30     1.269    2.256  172.1    3.5   275   11.7 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   03 06 44.8   +14 27 19     1.269    2.257  173.2    3.0   280   11.7 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   03 05 43.2   +14 20 09     1.270    2.258  174.3    2.5   286   11.6 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   03 04 41.4   +14 12 59     1.270    2.260  175.3    2.0   294   11.6 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   03 03 39.6   +14 05 50     1.271    2.261  176.2    1.7   307   11.6 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   03 02 37.7   +13 58 43     1.273    2.263  176.7    1.4   326   11.6 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   03 01 35.9   +13 51 38     1.274    2.264  176.8    1.4   349   11.6 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   03 00 34.4   +13 44 35     1.276    2.265  176.4    1.6    10   11.6 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   02 59 33.1   +13 37 36     1.278    2.267  175.7    1.9    25   11.6 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   02 58 32.2   +13 30 40     1.281    2.268  174.7    2.3    35   11.7 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   02 57 31.8   +13 23 49     1.283    2.269  173.7    2.8    42   11.7 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   02 56 31.9   +13 17 02     1.286    2.271  172.5    3.2    47   11.7 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   02 55 32.7   +13 10 20     1.289    2.272  171.4    3.7    50   11.8 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   02 54 34.2   +13 03 44     1.293    2.274  170.2    4.3    53   11.8 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   02 53 36.5   +12 57 14     1.297    2.275  169.0    4.8    55   11.8 

    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.