(93) Minerva
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Sep 2026	13.0	2.395 AU	2.856 AU	15h09m	-24°33'	53.3°	19.6°
Opposition	13 Sep 2027	11.1	2.575 AU	1.570 AU	23h31m	-06°33'	176.7°	1.3°

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)                : 0.1430229
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7532854
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.53944
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 3.81268
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 275.90302
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 316.28553
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -80.21860
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -8.49382
            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.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   15 09 18.0   -24 33 20     2.856    2.395   53.3   19.6   111   13.0 
2026-09-22 12:15 UT   15 10 14.0   -24 36 37     2.860    2.394   53.0   19.6   111   13.0 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   15 11 07.8   -24 39 46     2.865    2.394   52.7   19.5   111   13.0 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   15 12 58.1   -24 46 11     2.873    2.393   52.2   19.3   111   13.0 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   15 14 49.0   -24 52 33     2.882    2.393   51.7   19.2   111   13.0 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   15 16 40.5   -24 58 53     2.891    2.392   51.1   19.0   111   13.0 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   15 18 32.5   -25 05 11     2.899    2.391   50.6   18.9   110   13.0 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   15 20 25.1   -25 11 27     2.907    2.391   50.0   18.7   110   13.0 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   15 22 18.3   -25 17 41     2.916    2.390   49.5   18.6   110   13.0 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   15 24 12.0   -25 23 52     2.924    2.389   49.0   18.4   110   13.0 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   15 26 06.3   -25 30 00     2.932    2.389   48.4   18.3   110   13.0 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   15 28 01.1   -25 36 06     2.941    2.388   47.9   18.1   110   13.0 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   15 29 56.5   -25 42 09     2.949    2.387   47.4   18.0   110   13.0 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   15 31 52.4   -25 48 10     2.957    2.387   46.9   17.8   110   13.0 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   15 33 48.9   -25 54 07     2.965    2.386   46.3   17.6   110   13.0 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   15 35 45.9   -26 00 02     2.972    2.386   45.8   17.5   110   13.0 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   15 37 43.4   -26 05 53     2.980    2.385   45.3   17.3   110   13.0 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   15 39 41.5   -26 11 41     2.988    2.384   44.7   17.2   110   13.0 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   15 41 40.1   -26 17 26     2.996    2.384   44.2   17.0   110   13.0 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   15 43 39.2   -26 23 08     3.003    2.383   43.7   16.8   110   13.0 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   15 45 38.9   -26 28 46     3.011    2.383   43.2   16.7   110   13.0 

    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.