(42) Isis
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Sep 2026	13.6	2.988 AU	3.845 AU	10h20m	+16°21'	27.2°	8.8°
Opposition	13 Mar 2027	11.8	2.872 AU	1.895 AU	11h53m	+14°47'	167.0°	4.4°

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 Isis are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2220266
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4448243
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.50335
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 84.14515
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 237.61696
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 154.35787
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 141.47499
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -7.17336
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.82            
        

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
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   10 20 25.4   +16 21 51     3.845    2.988   27.2    8.8   302   13.6 
2026-09-21 16:10 UT   10 21 22.4   +16 17 24     3.840    2.988   27.6    9.0   302   13.6 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   10 21 50.0   +16 15 14     3.838    2.988   27.8    9.0   302   13.6 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   10 23 14.3   +16 08 38     3.831    2.987   28.4    9.2   302   13.6 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   10 24 38.4   +16 02 01     3.824    2.987   29.1    9.4   302   13.6 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   10 26 02.2   +15 55 25     3.817    2.987   29.7    9.6   302   13.6 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   10 27 25.9   +15 48 50     3.810    2.987   30.3    9.7   301   13.6 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   10 28 49.3   +15 42 15     3.803    2.987   30.9    9.9   301   13.6 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   10 30 12.5   +15 35 40     3.795    2.987   31.5   10.1   301   13.6 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   10 31 35.5   +15 29 06     3.787    2.987   32.1   10.3   301   13.6 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   10 32 58.2   +15 22 33     3.780    2.987   32.8   10.5   301   13.6 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   10 34 20.7   +15 16 00     3.772    2.987   33.4   10.6   301   13.6 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   10 35 43.0   +15 09 29     3.763    2.987   34.0   10.8   301   13.6 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   10 37 05.0   +15 02 58     3.755    2.987   34.7   11.0   301   13.6 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   10 38 26.8   +14 56 28     3.747    2.987   35.3   11.2   300   13.6 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   10 39 48.3   +14 49 59     3.738    2.986   35.9   11.3   300   13.6 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   10 41 09.6   +14 43 31     3.730    2.986   36.5   11.5   300   13.6 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   10 42 30.6   +14 37 04     3.721    2.986   37.2   11.7   300   13.6 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   10 43 51.4   +14 30 38     3.712    2.986   37.8   11.8   300   13.6 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   10 45 11.9   +14 24 14     3.703    2.986   38.5   12.0   300   13.6 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   10 46 32.1   +14 17 51     3.694    2.986   39.1   12.2   300   13.6 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   10 47 52.1   +14 11 29     3.684    2.985   39.7   12.3   300   13.6 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   10 49 11.8   +14 05 09     3.675    2.985   40.4   12.5   300   13.6 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   10 50 31.1   +13 58 51     3.665    2.985   41.0   12.7   300   13.6 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   10 51 50.2   +13 52 34     3.655    2.985   41.7   12.8   299   13.6 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   10 53 09.0   +13 46 19     3.646    2.985   42.3   13.0   299   13.6 

    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.