(37) Fides
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Feb 2026	13.3	3.093 AU	3.445 AU	18h30m	-25°53'	61.3°	16.3°
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) : 7.23569
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 62.30601
            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
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   18 30 17.6   -25 53 51     3.445    3.093   61.3   16.3   266   13.3 
2026-02-27 05:33 UT   18 30 35.3   -25 53 48     3.442    3.093   61.4   16.3   266   13.3 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   18 31 33.8   -25 53 39     3.432    3.092   62.0   16.4   265   13.3 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   18 32 49.4   -25 53 26     3.419    3.092   62.7   16.5   265   13.3 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   18 34 04.3   -25 53 11     3.406    3.092   63.4   16.7   265   13.3 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   18 35 18.7   -25 52 55     3.392    3.091   64.1   16.8   265   13.3 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   18 36 32.6   -25 52 38     3.379    3.091   64.9   16.9   265   13.3 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   18 37 45.8   -25 52 20     3.366    3.091   65.6   17.0   265   13.3 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   18 38 58.4   -25 52 01     3.352    3.090   66.3   17.1   265   13.3 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   18 40 10.3   -25 51 41     3.339    3.090   67.0   17.2   265   13.3 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   18 41 21.6   -25 51 20     3.325    3.089   67.8   17.3   265   13.3 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   18 42 32.3   -25 50 59     3.311    3.089   68.5   17.4   265   13.3 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   18 43 42.3   -25 50 36     3.298    3.089   69.2   17.5   265   13.2 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   18 44 51.7   -25 50 13     3.284    3.088   70.0   17.6   265   13.2 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   18 46 00.3   -25 49 49     3.270    3.088   70.7   17.7   264   13.2 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   18 47 08.3   -25 49 25     3.256    3.087   71.5   17.8   264   13.2 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   18 48 15.5   -25 49 00     3.242    3.087   72.2   17.9   264   13.2 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   18 49 22.1   -25 48 35     3.228    3.086   73.0   17.9   264   13.2 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   18 50 27.9   -25 48 10     3.214    3.086   73.7   18.0   264   13.2 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   18 51 32.9   -25 47 44     3.199    3.086   74.5   18.1   264   13.2 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   18 52 37.2   -25 47 18     3.185    3.085   75.2   18.2   264   13.2 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   18 53 40.7   -25 46 52     3.171    3.085   76.0   18.2   264   13.2 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   18 54 43.5   -25 46 26     3.157    3.084   76.7   18.3   264   13.2 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   18 55 45.4   -25 46 00     3.142    3.084   77.5   18.4   264   13.2 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   18 56 46.5   -25 45 34     3.128    3.083   78.3   18.4   264   13.2 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   18 57 46.8   -25 45 09     3.113    3.083   79.0   18.5   264   13.2 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   18 58 46.3   -25 44 43     3.099    3.082   79.8   18.6   264   13.1 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   18 59 44.9   -25 44 19     3.084    3.082   80.6   18.6   264   13.1 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   19 00 42.7   -25 43 54     3.070    3.081   81.3   18.7   264   13.1 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   19 01 39.6   -25 43 30     3.055    3.081   82.1   18.7   264   13.1 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   19 02 35.6   -25 43 07     3.040    3.080   82.9   18.8   263   13.1 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   19 03 30.7   -25 42 44     3.026    3.080   83.7   18.8   263   13.1 

    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.