(451) Patientia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	10 Mar 2026	13.0	3.261 AU	3.548 AU	18h59m	-22°24'	65.3°	16.1°
Opposition	9 Jul 2026	11.3	3.217 AU	2.206 AU	19h17m	-29°18'	173.0°	2.2°

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 Patientia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.0696360
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.0641587
            i (Inclination)                 : 15.20639
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 88.99601
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 337.19310
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 184.50430
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 66.90968
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -5.83553
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 5.36            
        

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
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   18 59 38.1   -22 24 21     3.548    3.261   65.3   16.1   264   13.0 
2026-03-10 13:04 UT   19 00 15.1   -22 24 42     3.541    3.260   65.7   16.1   264   13.0 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   19 00 45.9   -22 25 01     3.535    3.260   66.0   16.2   264   13.0 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   19 01 53.1   -22 25 40     3.521    3.260   66.8   16.3   264   13.0 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   19 02 59.7   -22 26 21     3.508    3.260   67.5   16.4   264   13.0 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   19 04 05.7   -22 27 01     3.494    3.260   68.3   16.5   264   12.9 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   19 05 11.1   -22 27 42     3.480    3.259   69.0   16.5   264   12.9 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   19 06 15.9   -22 28 23     3.467    3.259   69.8   16.6   264   12.9 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   19 07 20.0   -22 29 05     3.453    3.259   70.5   16.7   263   12.9 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   19 08 23.5   -22 29 47     3.439    3.259   71.3   16.8   263   12.9 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   19 09 26.3   -22 30 31     3.425    3.258   72.0   16.9   263   12.9 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   19 10 28.5   -22 31 15     3.411    3.258   72.8   17.0   263   12.9 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   19 11 29.9   -22 31 60     3.397    3.258   73.5   17.1   263   12.9 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   19 12 30.7   -22 32 46     3.382    3.257   74.3   17.1   263   12.9 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   19 13 30.7   -22 33 33     3.368    3.257   75.1   17.2   263   12.9 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   19 14 30.1   -22 34 21     3.354    3.257   75.8   17.3   263   12.9 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   19 15 28.7   -22 35 11     3.340    3.257   76.6   17.3   263   12.9 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   19 16 26.5   -22 36 02     3.325    3.256   77.4   17.4   262   12.9 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   19 17 23.7   -22 36 55     3.311    3.256   78.2   17.5   262   12.9 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   19 18 20.0   -22 37 49     3.296    3.256   78.9   17.5   262   12.9 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   19 19 15.6   -22 38 44     3.282    3.256   79.7   17.6   262   12.8 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   19 20 10.5   -22 39 42     3.268    3.255   80.5   17.6   262   12.8 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   19 21 04.5   -22 40 41     3.253    3.255   81.3   17.7   262   12.8 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   19 21 57.8   -22 41 42     3.238    3.255   82.1   17.7   262   12.8 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   19 22 50.3   -22 42 46     3.224    3.254   82.9   17.7   262   12.8 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   19 23 41.9   -22 43 51     3.209    3.254   83.7   17.8   262   12.8 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   19 24 32.7   -22 44 59     3.195    3.254   84.4   17.8   262   12.8 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   19 25 22.7   -22 46 08     3.180    3.253   85.2   17.8   262   12.8 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   19 26 11.8   -22 47 21     3.165    3.253   86.0   17.9   262   12.8 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   19 27 00.1   -22 48 35     3.151    3.253   86.8   17.9   261   12.8 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   19 27 47.5   -22 49 53     3.136    3.253   87.7   17.9   261   12.8 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   19 28 34.0   -22 51 13     3.121    3.252   88.5   17.9   261   12.7 

    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.