(704) Interamnia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	4 Oct 2026	12.7	3.326 AU	3.995 AU	15h08m	-26°40'	42.4°	11.7°
Opposition	13 Jul 2027	10.3	2.924 AU	1.910 AU	19h30m	-16°30'	174.6°	1.9°

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 Interamnia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1550586
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.0568117
            i (Inclination)                 : 17.31528
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 280.16722
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 94.06176
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 221.14483
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 194.42110
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 17.27042
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 5.34            
        

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
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   15 08 53.4   -26 40 49     3.995    3.326   42.4   11.7   115   12.7 
2026-10-04 23:06 UT   15 10 13.4   -26 42 47     4.003    3.325   41.8   11.6   116   12.7 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   15 10 16.5   -26 42 52     4.003    3.325   41.8   11.6   116   12.7 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   15 11 40.0   -26 44 55     4.011    3.324   41.1   11.4   116   12.7 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   15 13 03.9   -26 46 59     4.019    3.322   40.4   11.3   116   12.7 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   15 14 28.2   -26 49 03     4.027    3.321   39.8   11.1   116   12.7 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   15 15 52.9   -26 51 08     4.035    3.320   39.1   10.9   116   12.6 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   15 17 17.9   -26 53 13     4.042    3.319   38.5   10.8   116   12.6 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   15 18 43.2   -26 55 19     4.050    3.318   37.8   10.6   116   12.6 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   15 20 08.9   -26 57 25     4.057    3.317   37.1   10.5   116   12.6 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   15 21 35.0   -26 59 32     4.064    3.315   36.5   10.3   116   12.6 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   15 23 01.4   -27 01 38     4.071    3.314   35.8   10.1   116   12.6 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   15 24 28.1   -27 03 44     4.078    3.313   35.2   10.0   116   12.6 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   15 25 55.1   -27 05 51     4.085    3.312   34.5    9.8   116   12.6 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   15 27 22.5   -27 07 57     4.092    3.311   33.9    9.7   117   12.6 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   15 28 50.2   -27 10 03     4.098    3.309   33.2    9.5   117   12.6 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   15 30 18.2   -27 12 09     4.104    3.308   32.6    9.3   117   12.6 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   15 31 46.5   -27 14 15     4.110    3.307   31.9    9.2   117   12.6 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   15 33 15.2   -27 16 20     4.116    3.306   31.3    9.0   117   12.6 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   15 34 44.1   -27 18 25     4.122    3.305   30.6    8.8   117   12.6 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   15 36 13.3   -27 20 29     4.128    3.303   30.0    8.7   117   12.6 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   15 37 42.8   -27 22 33     4.134    3.302   29.3    8.5   118   12.6 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   15 39 12.5   -27 24 36     4.139    3.301   28.7    8.3   118   12.6 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   15 40 42.6   -27 26 38     4.144    3.300   28.0    8.1   118   12.6 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   15 42 12.9   -27 28 40     4.150    3.299   27.4    8.0   118   12.6 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   15 43 43.6   -27 30 40     4.155    3.297   26.7    7.8   118   12.6 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   15 45 14.4   -27 32 40     4.159    3.296   26.1    7.6   119   12.6 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   15 46 45.6   -27 34 39     4.164    3.295   25.4    7.4   119   12.6 

    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.