(704) Interamnia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 Jul 2026	12.2	3.418 AU	2.943 AU	13h42m	-27°21'	109.4°	16.3°
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
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   13 42 31.8   -27 21 18     2.943    3.418  109.4   16.3   106   12.2 
2026-07-06 22:13 UT   13 42 51.7   -27 16 58     2.954    3.417  108.6   16.4   106   12.2 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   13 42 53.4   -27 16 38     2.955    3.417  108.5   16.4   106   12.2 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   13 43 16.1   -27 12 05     2.967    3.416  107.7   16.5   107   12.3 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   13 43 39.9   -27 07 38     2.980    3.415  106.8   16.6   107   12.3 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   13 44 04.8   -27 03 20     2.992    3.414  106.0   16.6   107   12.3 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   13 44 30.8   -26 59 08     3.004    3.413  105.1   16.7   108   12.3 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   13 44 57.8   -26 55 04     3.017    3.413  104.3   16.8   108   12.3 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   13 45 25.9   -26 51 07     3.029    3.412  103.4   16.8   108   12.3 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   13 45 55.1   -26 47 18     3.042    3.411  102.6   16.9   108   12.3 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   13 46 25.3   -26 43 35     3.054    3.410  101.8   17.0   108   12.3 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   13 46 56.6   -26 40 00     3.067    3.409  100.9   17.0   109   12.3 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   13 47 28.8   -26 36 32     3.079    3.408  100.1   17.1   109   12.3 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   13 48 02.1   -26 33 12     3.092    3.407   99.3   17.1   109   12.4 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   13 48 36.3   -26 29 58     3.105    3.406   98.5   17.2   109   12.4 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   13 49 11.5   -26 26 52     3.118    3.405   97.6   17.2   109   12.4 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   13 49 47.7   -26 23 53     3.131    3.404   96.8   17.2   110   12.4 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   13 50 24.8   -26 21 01     3.143    3.403   96.0   17.3   110   12.4 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   13 51 02.9   -26 18 16     3.156    3.402   95.2   17.3   110   12.4 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   13 51 41.9   -26 15 37     3.169    3.402   94.4   17.3   110   12.4 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   13 52 21.8   -26 13 06     3.182    3.401   93.6   17.3   110   12.4 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   13 53 02.6   -26 10 41     3.195    3.400   92.8   17.4   110   12.4 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   13 53 44.3   -26 08 23     3.208    3.399   92.0   17.4   111   12.4 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   13 54 26.8   -26 06 11     3.221    3.398   91.2   17.4   111   12.5 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   13 55 10.2   -26 04 06     3.234    3.397   90.4   17.4   111   12.5 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   13 55 54.5   -26 02 08     3.247    3.396   89.6   17.4   111   12.5 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   13 56 39.6   -26 00 16     3.260    3.395   88.9   17.4   111   12.5 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   13 57 25.6   -25 58 30     3.273    3.394   88.1   17.4   111   12.5 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   13 58 12.3   -25 56 50     3.286    3.393   87.3   17.4   111   12.5 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   13 58 59.9   -25 55 17     3.299    3.392   86.5   17.4   112   12.5 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   13 59 48.3   -25 53 50     3.312    3.391   85.7   17.4   112   12.5 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   14 00 37.4   -25 52 28     3.325    3.390   85.0   17.3   112   12.5 

    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.