(346) Hermentaria
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Aug 2026	12.9	2.936 AU	2.847 AU	15h46m	-17°43'	84.9°	20.0°
Opposition	1 Sep 2027	10.8	2.575 AU	1.582 AU	23h01m	-20°30'	166.8°	5.1°

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 Hermentaria are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1025552
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7955455
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.75772
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 91.84900
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 290.64483
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 229.21118
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 22.71650
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -8.19133
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.67            
        

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
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   15 46 14.5   -17 43 03     2.847    2.936   84.9   20.0   102   12.9 
2026-08-27 22:00 UT   15 47 00.5   -17 47 42     2.859    2.935   84.2   20.0   102   12.9 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   15 47 04.7   -17 48 08     2.860    2.935   84.2   20.0   102   12.9 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   15 47 55.9   -17 53 13     2.873    2.934   83.4   20.0   102   12.9 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   15 48 48.0   -17 58 19     2.885    2.933   82.7   20.0   102   13.0 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   15 49 41.1   -18 03 26     2.898    2.932   81.9   19.9   102   13.0 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   15 50 35.1   -18 08 33     2.911    2.931   81.2   19.9   102   13.0 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   15 51 30.0   -18 13 41     2.923    2.930   80.5   19.9   102   13.0 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   15 52 25.8   -18 18 48     2.936    2.929   79.7   19.8   102   13.0 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   15 53 22.5   -18 23 57     2.949    2.929   79.0   19.8   102   13.0 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   15 54 20.1   -18 29 05     2.961    2.928   78.3   19.7   102   13.0 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   15 55 18.6   -18 34 14     2.974    2.927   77.5   19.7   102   13.0 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   15 56 17.9   -18 39 22     2.986    2.926   76.8   19.6   101   13.0 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   15 57 18.2   -18 44 31     2.999    2.925   76.1   19.5   101   13.0 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   15 58 19.2   -18 49 39     3.011    2.924   75.4   19.5   101   13.0 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   15 59 21.1   -18 54 48     3.023    2.923   74.7   19.4   101   13.0 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   16 00 23.9   -18 59 56     3.036    2.922   74.0   19.3   101   13.0 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   16 01 27.5   -19 05 03     3.048    2.921   73.2   19.3   101   13.0 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   16 02 31.9   -19 10 11     3.060    2.920   72.5   19.2   101   13.0 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   16 03 37.0   -19 15 18     3.072    2.920   71.8   19.1   101   13.1 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   16 04 43.0   -19 20 24     3.085    2.919   71.1   19.0   101   13.1 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   16 05 49.8   -19 25 30     3.097    2.918   70.4   18.9   100   13.1 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   16 06 57.4   -19 30 34     3.109    2.917   69.7   18.9   100   13.1 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   16 08 05.7   -19 35 39     3.120    2.916   69.0   18.8   100   13.1 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   16 09 14.8   -19 40 42     3.132    2.915   68.3   18.7   100   13.1 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   16 10 24.6   -19 45 44     3.144    2.914   67.6   18.6   100   13.1 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   16 11 35.1   -19 50 45     3.156    2.913   67.0   18.5   100   13.1 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   16 12 46.4   -19 55 46     3.167    2.912   66.3   18.4   100   13.1 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   16 13 58.4   -20 00 45     3.179    2.911   65.6   18.3   100   13.1 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   16 15 11.1   -20 05 43     3.191    2.910   64.9   18.2   100   13.1 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   16 16 24.5   -20 10 39     3.202    2.909   64.2   18.1    99   13.1 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   16 17 38.6   -20 15 34     3.213    2.909   63.5   18.0    99   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.