(804) Hispania
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Aug 2025	14.1	3.084 AU	3.726 AU	12h01m	-07°00'	44.3°	13.3°
Opposition	7 Jun 2026	11.9	2.681 AU	1.724 AU	16h47m	-46°58'	155.6°	9.0°

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 Hispania are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1416554
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.8365901
            i (Inclination)                 : 15.38802
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 347.54528
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 343.90404
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 218.05025
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 331.99796
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.21899
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.78            
        

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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-08-12 00:00 UT   12 01 35.2   -07 00 24     3.726    3.084   44.3   13.3   120   14.1 
2025-08-12 21:06 UT   12 02 36.3   -07 07 58     3.734    3.083   43.8   13.1   120   14.1 
2025-08-13 00:00 UT   12 02 44.7   -07 09 01     3.735    3.083   43.7   13.1   120   14.1 
2025-08-14 00:00 UT   12 03 54.6   -07 17 41     3.743    3.081   43.1   13.0   120   14.1 
2025-08-15 00:00 UT   12 05 04.8   -07 26 23     3.751    3.080   42.4   12.8   121   14.1 
2025-08-16 00:00 UT   12 06 15.4   -07 35 08     3.759    3.079   41.8   12.7   121   14.1 
2025-08-17 00:00 UT   12 07 26.3   -07 43 54     3.767    3.078   41.2   12.5   121   14.1 
2025-08-18 00:00 UT   12 08 37.5   -07 52 44     3.775    3.077   40.6   12.4   121   14.1 
2025-08-19 00:00 UT   12 09 49.1   -08 01 35     3.783    3.076   40.0   12.2   121   14.1 
2025-08-20 00:00 UT   12 11 01.0   -08 10 28     3.790    3.075   39.3   12.0   121   14.1 
2025-08-21 00:00 UT   12 12 13.3   -08 19 24     3.798    3.074   38.7   11.9   122   14.1 
2025-08-22 00:00 UT   12 13 25.8   -08 28 22     3.805    3.073   38.1   11.7   122   14.1 
2025-08-23 00:00 UT   12 14 38.7   -08 37 22     3.812    3.072   37.5   11.6   122   14.1 
2025-08-24 00:00 UT   12 15 51.9   -08 46 23     3.819    3.071   36.9   11.4   122   14.0 
2025-08-25 00:00 UT   12 17 05.4   -08 55 27     3.826    3.070   36.3   11.2   122   14.0 
2025-08-26 00:00 UT   12 18 19.2   -09 04 33     3.833    3.069   35.7   11.1   123   14.0 
2025-08-27 00:00 UT   12 19 33.3   -09 13 41     3.839    3.067   35.1   10.9   123   14.0 
2025-08-28 00:00 UT   12 20 47.7   -09 22 50     3.846    3.066   34.4   10.7   123   14.0 
2025-08-29 00:00 UT   12 22 02.4   -09 32 02     3.852    3.065   33.8   10.6   123   14.0 
2025-08-30 00:00 UT   12 23 17.4   -09 41 15     3.858    3.064   33.2   10.4   124   14.0 
2025-08-31 00:00 UT   12 24 32.7   -09 50 29     3.864    3.063   32.6   10.2   124   14.0 
2025-09-01 00:00 UT   12 25 48.3   -09 59 46     3.870    3.062   32.0   10.1   124   14.0 
2025-09-02 00:00 UT   12 27 04.1   -10 09 04     3.876    3.061   31.4    9.9   124   14.0 
2025-09-03 00:00 UT   12 28 20.3   -10 18 24     3.882    3.060   30.8    9.7   125   14.0 
2025-09-04 00:00 UT   12 29 36.7   -10 27 45     3.888    3.059   30.2    9.6   125   14.0 
2025-09-05 00:00 UT   12 30 53.3   -10 37 08     3.893    3.058   29.6    9.4   125   14.0 
2025-09-06 00:00 UT   12 32 10.3   -10 46 33     3.898    3.056   29.0    9.2   126   14.0 

    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.