(674) Rachele
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Apr 2026	12.9	3.328 AU	2.590 AU	16h55m	-23°51'	130.3°	13.3°
Opposition	29 May 2026	12.1	3.376 AU	2.364 AU	16h24m	-25°10'	176.4°	1.1°

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 Rachele are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1930678
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.9240991
            i (Inclination)                 : 13.51317
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 58.06981
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 41.14724
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 99.16169
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 98.42165
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 8.84450
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 5.00            
        

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
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   16 55 48.6   -23 51 28     2.590    3.328  130.3   13.3   277   12.9 
2026-04-16 20:29 UT   16 55 32.4   -23 53 39     2.581    3.329  131.2   13.1   277   12.9 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   16 55 29.5   -23 54 01     2.580    3.329  131.3   13.1   277   12.9 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   16 55 09.0   -23 56 32     2.570    3.330  132.4   12.9   278   12.8 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   16 54 47.1   -23 59 02     2.560    3.331  133.4   12.6   278   12.8 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   16 54 23.8   -24 01 31     2.551    3.333  134.5   12.4   278   12.8 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   16 53 59.1   -24 03 59     2.541    3.334  135.6   12.2   278   12.8 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   16 53 33.0   -24 06 24     2.532    3.335  136.6   11.9   278   12.8 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   16 53 05.6   -24 08 49     2.523    3.336  137.7   11.7   278   12.8 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   16 52 36.8   -24 11 12     2.514    3.337  138.8   11.5   279   12.7 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   16 52 06.7   -24 13 33     2.506    3.339  139.9   11.2   279   12.7 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   16 51 35.4   -24 15 53     2.498    3.340  140.9   10.9   279   12.7 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   16 51 02.7   -24 18 10     2.490    3.341  142.0   10.7   279   12.7 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   16 50 28.7   -24 20 26     2.482    3.342  143.1   10.4   279   12.7 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   16 49 53.5   -24 22 40     2.474    3.343  144.2   10.1   280   12.7 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   16 49 17.1   -24 24 52     2.467    3.344  145.3    9.9   280   12.6 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   16 48 39.4   -24 27 02     2.459    3.345  146.4    9.6   280   12.6 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   16 48 00.6   -24 29 10     2.452    3.346  147.5    9.3   280   12.6 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   16 47 20.6   -24 31 16     2.446    3.348  148.6    9.0   281   12.6 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   16 46 39.5   -24 33 19     2.439    3.349  149.8    8.7   281   12.6 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   16 45 57.2   -24 35 20     2.433    3.350  150.9    8.4   281   12.6 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   16 45 13.9   -24 37 18     2.427    3.351  152.0    8.1   282   12.5 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   16 44 29.6   -24 39 14     2.421    3.352  153.1    7.8   282   12.5 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   16 43 44.2   -24 41 08     2.415    3.353  154.2    7.5   282   12.5 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   16 42 57.8   -24 42 59     2.410    3.354  155.4    7.2   283   12.5 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   16 42 10.5   -24 44 47     2.405    3.355  156.5    6.9   283   12.5 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   16 41 22.2   -24 46 32     2.401    3.356  157.6    6.6   284   12.4 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   16 40 33.1   -24 48 14     2.396    3.358  158.8    6.3   284   12.4 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   16 39 43.2   -24 49 54     2.392    3.359  159.9    5.9   285   12.4 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   16 38 52.4   -24 51 31     2.388    3.360  161.0    5.6   286   12.4 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   16 38 00.9   -24 53 04     2.384    3.361  162.2    5.3   287   12.4 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   16 37 08.7   -24 54 35     2.381    3.362  163.3    5.0   288   12.4 

    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.