(37) Fides
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Nov 2025	13.2	3.100 AU	4.058 AU	15h42m	-21°38'	12.9°	4.1°
Opposition	3 Jul 2026	11.4	3.006 AU	1.992 AU	18h55m	-27°28'	175.3°	1.6°

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 Fides are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1747142
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6430384
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.06763
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 7.23568
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 62.30602
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 172.87172
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 69.50788
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 2.71593
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.30            
        

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
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   15 42 04.4   -21 38 13     4.058    3.100   12.9    4.1   111   13.2 
2025-11-08 07:37 UT   15 42 33.5   -21 39 49     4.059    3.100   12.7    4.0   112   13.2 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   15 43 36.2   -21 43 16     4.061    3.100   12.3    3.9   112   13.2 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   15 45 08.1   -21 48 17     4.064    3.100   11.6    3.7   112   13.2 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   15 46 40.3   -21 53 16     4.066    3.100   11.0    3.5   113   13.2 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   15 48 12.6   -21 58 12     4.069    3.101   10.4    3.3   113   13.2 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   15 49 45.1   -22 03 06     4.072    3.101    9.8    3.1   114   13.2 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   15 51 17.7   -22 07 57     4.074    3.101    9.1    2.9   114   13.1 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   15 52 50.5   -22 12 45     4.076    3.101    8.5    2.7   115   13.1 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   15 54 23.5   -22 17 31     4.078    3.101    7.9    2.5   116   13.1 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   15 55 56.6   -22 22 14     4.080    3.102    7.3    2.3   117   13.1 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   15 57 29.9   -22 26 54     4.082    3.102    6.6    2.1   119   13.1 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   15 59 03.3   -22 31 32     4.083    3.102    6.0    1.9   120   13.1 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   16 00 36.8   -22 36 07     4.084    3.102    5.4    1.7   122   13.1 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   16 02 10.5   -22 40 39     4.086    3.102    4.8    1.5   125   13.1 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   16 03 44.3   -22 45 08     4.087    3.102    4.3    1.4   129   13.0 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   16 05 18.3   -22 49 35     4.087    3.103    3.7    1.2   133   13.0 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   16 06 52.3   -22 53 58     4.088    3.103    3.2    1.0   139   13.0 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   16 08 26.5   -22 58 19     4.089    3.103    2.7    0.9   147   13.0 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   16 10 00.7   -23 02 36     4.089    3.103    2.3    0.7   159   13.0 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   16 11 35.1   -23 06 51     4.089    3.103    2.1    0.7   174   13.0 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   16 13 09.6   -23 11 02     4.089    3.103    2.0    0.6   192   13.0 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   16 14 44.1   -23 15 11     4.089    3.103    2.1    0.7   210   13.0 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   16 16 18.7   -23 19 16     4.089    3.104    2.4    0.8   224   13.0 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   16 17 53.4   -23 23 19     4.088    3.104    2.8    0.9   235   13.0 

    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.