(93) Minerva
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	7 Jun 2025	13.9	3.002 AU	3.502 AU	08h50m	+22°28'	53.0°	15.7°
Opposition	20 Apr 2026	11.2	2.567 AU	1.566 AU	13h44m	-17°33'	173.7°	2.5°

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 Minerva are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1427190
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7533698
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.53882
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 3.81776
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 275.88747
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 229.96933
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -80.22925
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -8.49345
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.57            
        

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
2025-06-07 00:00 UT   08 50 57.9   +22 28 44     3.502    3.002   53.0   15.7   102   13.9 
2025-06-07 10:14 UT   08 51 29.9   +22 25 47     3.506    3.002   52.7   15.6   102   13.9 
2025-06-08 00:00 UT   08 52 13.1   +22 21 48     3.512    3.001   52.3   15.5   102   13.9 
2025-06-09 00:00 UT   08 53 28.5   +22 14 50     3.522    3.000   51.7   15.4   102   13.9 
2025-06-10 00:00 UT   08 54 44.4   +22 07 49     3.531    2.999   51.0   15.3   102   13.9 
2025-06-11 00:00 UT   08 56 00.5   +22 00 46     3.541    2.998   50.4   15.1   102   13.9 
2025-06-12 00:00 UT   08 57 17.0   +21 53 40     3.551    2.997   49.8   15.0   102   13.9 
2025-06-13 00:00 UT   08 58 33.8   +21 46 32     3.560    2.996   49.1   14.9   102   13.9 
2025-06-14 00:00 UT   08 59 50.9   +21 39 21     3.569    2.995   48.5   14.7   102   13.9 
2025-06-15 00:00 UT   09 01 08.3   +21 32 08     3.579    2.993   47.9   14.6   102   13.9 
2025-06-16 00:00 UT   09 02 26.0   +21 24 52     3.588    2.992   47.2   14.4   103   13.9 
2025-06-17 00:00 UT   09 03 44.0   +21 17 34     3.597    2.991   46.6   14.3   103   13.9 
2025-06-18 00:00 UT   09 05 02.3   +21 10 13     3.606    2.990   46.0   14.1   103   13.9 
2025-06-19 00:00 UT   09 06 20.9   +21 02 49     3.614    2.989   45.4   14.0   103   13.9 
2025-06-20 00:00 UT   09 07 39.7   +20 55 23     3.623    2.988   44.7   13.8   103   13.9 
2025-06-21 00:00 UT   09 08 58.8   +20 47 54     3.632    2.987   44.1   13.7   103   13.9 
2025-06-22 00:00 UT   09 10 18.2   +20 40 22     3.640    2.986   43.5   13.5   103   13.9 
2025-06-23 00:00 UT   09 11 37.8   +20 32 48     3.648    2.985   42.9   13.4   103   13.9 
2025-06-24 00:00 UT   09 12 57.6   +20 25 12     3.657    2.984   42.3   13.2   103   13.9 
2025-06-25 00:00 UT   09 14 17.8   +20 17 33     3.665    2.983   41.6   13.1   103   13.9 
2025-06-26 00:00 UT   09 15 38.1   +20 09 51     3.673    2.981   41.0   12.9   103   13.9 
2025-06-27 00:00 UT   09 16 58.7   +20 02 07     3.680    2.980   40.4   12.8   103   13.9 
2025-06-28 00:00 UT   09 18 19.5   +19 54 20     3.688    2.979   39.8   12.6   103   13.9 
2025-06-29 00:00 UT   09 19 40.5   +19 46 31     3.696    2.978   39.2   12.5   103   13.9 
2025-06-30 00:00 UT   09 21 01.7   +19 38 39     3.703    2.977   38.6   12.3   103   13.8 
2025-07-01 00:00 UT   09 22 23.1   +19 30 44     3.711    2.976   38.0   12.1   103   13.8 
2025-07-02 00:00 UT   09 23 44.7   +19 22 47     3.718    2.975   37.4   12.0   103   13.8 

    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.