(760) Massinga
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	4 Jun 2026	14.7	3.841 AU	4.348 AU	01h01m	+13°31'	54.0°	12.3°
Opposition	16 Oct 2026	13.2	3.715 AU	2.738 AU	01h03m	+21°17'	166.6°	3.6°

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 Massinga are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2344975
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.1473413
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.54217
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 331.52644
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 200.24590
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 170.08980
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 351.32716
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.30970
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 5.58            
        

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
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   01 01 04.3   +13 31 34     4.348    3.841   54.0   12.3   252   14.7 
2026-06-04 17:21 UT   01 01 40.2   +13 36 54     4.339    3.841   54.6   12.4   252   14.7 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   01 01 54.0   +13 38 56     4.335    3.841   54.8   12.5   252   14.7 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   01 02 43.2   +13 46 17     4.323    3.840   55.5   12.6   252   14.7 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   01 03 32.1   +13 53 37     4.310    3.839   56.2   12.7   252   14.7 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   01 04 20.6   +14 00 55     4.297    3.839   56.9   12.8   252   14.7 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   01 05 08.7   +14 08 12     4.284    3.838   57.7   12.9   252   14.7 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   01 05 56.4   +14 15 27     4.271    3.837   58.4   13.0   252   14.7 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   01 06 43.6   +14 22 41     4.258    3.837   59.1   13.1   251   14.7 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   01 07 30.5   +14 29 53     4.244    3.836   59.8   13.2   251   14.7 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   01 08 16.9   +14 37 03     4.231    3.835   60.6   13.3   251   14.7 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   01 09 02.9   +14 44 12     4.217    3.835   61.3   13.4   251   14.7 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   01 09 48.5   +14 51 19     4.204    3.834   62.0   13.5   251   14.7 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   01 10 33.6   +14 58 24     4.190    3.833   62.8   13.6   251   14.7 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   01 11 18.2   +15 05 28     4.176    3.833   63.5   13.7   251   14.7 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   01 12 02.3   +15 12 30     4.162    3.832   64.3   13.8   251   14.7 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   01 12 46.0   +15 19 29     4.148    3.831   65.0   13.9   251   14.7 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   01 13 29.2   +15 26 27     4.134    3.830   65.7   14.0   251   14.7 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   01 14 11.8   +15 33 24     4.120    3.830   66.5   14.1   251   14.7 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   01 14 54.0   +15 40 18     4.106    3.829   67.2   14.2   251   14.7 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   01 15 35.7   +15 47 10     4.092    3.828   68.0   14.2   251   14.7 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   01 16 16.8   +15 54 00     4.077    3.828   68.7   14.3   251   14.6 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   01 16 57.4   +16 00 49     4.063    3.827   69.5   14.4   251   14.6 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   01 17 37.4   +16 07 35     4.048    3.826   70.2   14.5   250   14.6 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   01 18 17.0   +16 14 19     4.034    3.825   71.0   14.6   250   14.6 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   01 18 55.9   +16 21 01     4.019    3.825   71.8   14.6   250   14.6 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   01 19 34.3   +16 27 41     4.004    3.824   72.5   14.7   250   14.6 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   01 20 12.1   +16 34 19     3.989    3.823   73.3   14.8   250   14.6 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   01 20 49.4   +16 40 55     3.975    3.822   74.1   14.8   250   14.6 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   01 21 26.0   +16 47 28     3.960    3.822   74.8   14.9   250   14.6 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   01 22 02.0   +16 53 60     3.945    3.821   75.6   14.9   250   14.6 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   01 22 37.5   +17 00 29     3.930    3.820   76.4   15.0   250   14.6 

    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.