(116) Sirona
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Feb 2026	12.3	2.486 AU	1.994 AU	15h05m	-14°32'	108.1°	22.2°
Opposition	3 May 2026	10.9	2.567 AU	1.559 AU	14h44m	-13°44'	177.9°	0.8°

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 Sirona are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1380527
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7683960
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.56136
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 63.67472
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 93.95979
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 16.48865
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -22.35785
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 3.55285
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.61            
        

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
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   15 05 04.3   -14 32 56     1.994    2.486  108.1   22.2   285   12.3 
2026-02-25 08:34 UT   15 05 16.4   -14 33 45     1.990    2.486  108.4   22.2   285   12.3 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   15 05 37.5   -14 35 12     1.983    2.487  108.9   22.1   285   12.3 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   15 06 09.2   -14 37 22     1.972    2.488  109.8   22.0   285   12.3 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   15 06 39.5   -14 39 26     1.961    2.489  110.7   21.9   285   12.3 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   15 07 08.2   -14 41 24     1.950    2.490  111.6   21.7   285   12.3 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   15 07 35.4   -14 43 16     1.939    2.491  112.4   21.6   285   12.2 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   15 08 01.1   -14 45 02     1.928    2.492  113.3   21.4   285   12.2 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   15 08 25.3   -14 46 42     1.917    2.494  114.2   21.3   284   12.2 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   15 08 47.8   -14 48 17     1.906    2.495  115.1   21.1   284   12.2 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   15 09 08.8   -14 49 45     1.896    2.496  116.1   20.9   284   12.2 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   15 09 28.2   -14 51 07     1.885    2.497  117.0   20.7   284   12.2 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   15 09 45.9   -14 52 24     1.875    2.498  117.9   20.6   284   12.1 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   15 10 02.0   -14 53 34     1.864    2.499  118.8   20.4   284   12.1 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   15 10 16.5   -14 54 39     1.854    2.500  119.8   20.2   284   12.1 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   15 10 29.3   -14 55 37     1.844    2.501  120.7   20.0   284   12.1 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   15 10 40.4   -14 56 30     1.834    2.503  121.7   19.8   284   12.1 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   15 10 49.8   -14 57 16     1.824    2.504  122.6   19.5   284   12.1 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   15 10 57.5   -14 57 57     1.814    2.505  123.6   19.3   284   12.0 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   15 11 03.5   -14 58 31     1.804    2.506  124.6   19.1   284   12.0 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   15 11 07.8   -14 58 60     1.795    2.507  125.5   18.8   284   12.0 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   15 11 10.3   -14 59 23     1.785    2.508  126.5   18.6   284   12.0 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   15 11 11.1   -14 59 39     1.776    2.509  127.5   18.3   283   12.0 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   15 11 10.1   -14 59 50     1.767    2.511  128.5   18.1   283   11.9 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   15 11 07.4   -14 59 55     1.758    2.512  129.5   17.8   283   11.9 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   15 11 02.9   -14 59 54     1.749    2.513  130.5   17.5   283   11.9 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   15 10 56.7   -14 59 48     1.740    2.514  131.5   17.3   283   11.9 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   15 10 48.8   -14 59 35     1.732    2.515  132.5   17.0   283   11.9 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   15 10 39.1   -14 59 17     1.723    2.516  133.6   16.7   283   11.8 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   15 10 27.7   -14 58 53     1.715    2.518  134.6   16.4   283   11.8 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   15 10 14.6   -14 58 24     1.707    2.519  135.7   16.1   283   11.8 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   15 09 59.8   -14 57 49     1.699    2.520  136.7   15.8   283   11.8 

    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.