(674) Rachele
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	7 Nov 2025	13.2	3.089 AU	4.071 AU	14h30m	-10°55'	6.7°	2.1°
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)                : 99.16170
            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
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   14 30 52.0   -10 55 31     4.071    3.089    6.7    2.1   322   13.2 
2025-11-07 13:51 UT   14 31 40.4   -11 00 25     4.071    3.090    7.0    2.2   320   13.2 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   14 32 15.8   -11 04 00     4.071    3.091    7.2    2.3   319   13.2 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   14 33 39.6   -11 12 27     4.071    3.092    7.8    2.5   316   13.2 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   14 35 03.4   -11 20 51     4.071    3.094    8.3    2.7   314   13.2 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   14 36 27.2   -11 29 13     4.070    3.096    8.9    2.8   312   13.2 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   14 37 51.0   -11 37 31     4.070    3.098    9.5    3.0   310   13.2 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   14 39 14.7   -11 45 47     4.069    3.099   10.0    3.2   308   13.3 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   14 40 38.5   -11 53 59     4.068    3.101   10.6    3.4   307   13.3 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   14 42 02.2   -12 02 09     4.067    3.103   11.2    3.6   306   13.3 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   14 43 25.9   -12 10 16     4.066    3.105   11.8    3.7   304   13.3 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   14 44 49.6   -12 18 19     4.065    3.106   12.4    3.9   303   13.3 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   14 46 13.2   -12 26 20     4.063    3.108   13.1    4.1   302   13.3 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   14 47 36.8   -12 34 18     4.061    3.110   13.7    4.3   301   13.3 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   14 49 00.3   -12 42 12     4.060    3.112   14.3    4.5   301   13.3 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   14 50 23.8   -12 50 04     4.058    3.113   14.9    4.7   300   13.3 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   14 51 47.3   -12 57 52     4.055    3.115   15.5    4.9   299   13.4 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   14 53 10.6   -13 05 38     4.053    3.117   16.2    5.1   298   13.4 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   14 54 34.0   -13 13 20     4.051    3.118   16.8    5.2   298   13.4 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   14 55 57.2   -13 20 59     4.048    3.120   17.4    5.4   297   13.4 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   14 57 20.3   -13 28 35     4.045    3.122   18.1    5.6   297   13.4 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   14 58 43.4   -13 36 08     4.042    3.124   18.7    5.8   296   13.4 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   15 00 06.4   -13 43 37     4.039    3.125   19.3    6.0   295   13.4 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   15 01 29.3   -13 51 04     4.036    3.127   20.0    6.2   295   13.4 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   15 02 52.1   -13 58 27     4.032    3.129   20.6    6.4   295   13.4 

    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.