(88) Thisbe
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	24 Jun 2026	13.1	2.999 AU	3.122 AU	10h59m	+00°59'	73.7°	19.0°
Opposition	15 Jun 2027	10.1	2.428 AU	1.413 AU	17h34m	-25°13'	178.0°	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 Thisbe are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1656267
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7662237
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.22622
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 276.31960
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 36.96677
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 244.36104
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 313.17176
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 3.14001
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.60            
        

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
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   10 59 46.7   +00 59 17     3.122    2.999   73.7   19.0   114   13.1 
2026-06-24 05:12 UT   10 59 58.7   +00 58 19     3.125    2.999   73.5   19.0   114   13.1 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   11 00 42.5   +00 54 48     3.134    2.998   73.0   18.9   114   13.1 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   11 01 39.0   +00 50 14     3.146    2.997   72.2   18.8   114   13.1 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   11 02 36.0   +00 45 35     3.158    2.995   71.5   18.8   114   13.1 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   11 03 33.7   +00 40 51     3.169    2.994   70.8   18.7   114   13.1 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   11 04 32.0   +00 36 02     3.181    2.993   70.2   18.6   115   13.1 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   11 05 30.8   +00 31 09     3.192    2.991   69.5   18.6   115   13.1 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   11 06 30.2   +00 26 10     3.204    2.990   68.8   18.5   115   13.1 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   11 07 30.2   +00 21 07     3.215    2.988   68.1   18.4   115   13.1 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   11 08 30.8   +00 15 59     3.226    2.987   67.4   18.3   115   13.1 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   11 09 31.9   +00 10 46     3.238    2.986   66.7   18.2   115   13.1 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   11 10 33.5   +00 05 29     3.249    2.984   66.0   18.1   115   13.1 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   11 11 35.7   +00 00 07     3.260    2.983   65.4   18.0   115   13.1 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   11 12 38.4   +00 05 19     3.271    2.981   64.7   18.0   115   13.1 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   11 13 41.7   +00 10 50     3.282    2.980   64.0   17.9   115   13.1 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   11 14 45.4   +00 16 25     3.293    2.979   63.3   17.8   115   13.1 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   11 15 49.7   +00 22 05     3.304    2.977   62.7   17.7   115   13.1 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   11 16 54.5   +00 27 49     3.314    2.976   62.0   17.6   116   13.1 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   11 17 59.8   +00 33 37     3.325    2.974   61.3   17.5   116   13.1 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   11 19 05.5   +00 39 30     3.335    2.973   60.7   17.3   116   13.1 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   11 20 11.8   +00 45 26     3.346    2.972   60.0   17.2   116   13.1 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   11 21 18.5   +00 51 27     3.356    2.970   59.4   17.1   116   13.1 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   11 22 25.7   +00 57 32     3.367    2.969   58.7   17.0   116   13.1 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   11 23 33.4   -01 03 41     3.377    2.967   58.1   16.9   116   13.1 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   11 24 41.5   -01 09 54     3.387    2.966   57.4   16.8   116   13.1 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   11 25 50.0   -01 16 11     3.397    2.964   56.8   16.7   116   13.1 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   11 26 59.0   -01 22 32     3.407    2.963   56.1   16.5   116   13.1 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   11 28 08.4   -01 28 57     3.416    2.961   55.5   16.4   116   13.1 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   11 29 18.3   -01 35 25     3.426    2.960   54.8   16.3   116   13.1 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   11 30 28.6   -01 41 57     3.436    2.959   54.2   16.2   117   13.1 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   11 31 39.2   -01 48 32     3.445    2.957   53.6   16.0   117   13.2 

    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.