(1685) Toro
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 Apr 2026	16.5	1.963 AU	1.012 AU	14h53m	-32°19'	153.6°	13.2°

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 Toro are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4360487
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.3678387
            i (Inclination)                 : 9.38184
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 274.20774
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 127.27531
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 82.68163
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 221.85555
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 7.45314
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.60            
        

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
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   14 53 51.9   -32 19 50     1.012    1.963  153.6   13.2   320   16.5 
2026-04-19 04:40 UT   14 53 31.1   -32 18 42     1.011    1.963  153.8   13.1   321   16.5 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   14 52 04.0   -32 13 52     1.008    1.963  154.7   12.6   322   16.5 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   14 50 14.3   -32 07 27     1.003    1.963  155.8   12.1   324   16.5 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   14 48 23.1   -32 00 35     1.000    1.964  156.8   11.6   327   16.4 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   14 46 30.4   -31 53 17     0.996    1.964  157.9   11.1   329   16.4 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   14 44 36.4   -31 45 33     0.992    1.964  158.9   10.6   332   16.4 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   14 42 41.3   -31 37 22     0.989    1.964  159.8   10.2   335   16.4 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   14 40 45.3   -31 28 45     0.986    1.964  160.7    9.7   339   16.3 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   14 38 48.5   -31 19 42     0.984    1.964  161.6    9.3   342   16.3 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   14 36 51.2   -31 10 14     0.981    1.964  162.4    8.9   346   16.3 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   14 34 53.4   -31 00 21     0.979    1.964  163.1    8.6   351   16.3 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   14 32 55.3   -30 50 04     0.977    1.964  163.7    8.3   355   16.3 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   14 30 57.2   -30 39 23     0.975    1.964  164.2    8.0     0   16.2 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   14 28 59.1   -30 28 19     0.974    1.964  164.7    7.8     6   16.2 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   14 27 01.4   -30 16 52     0.973    1.964  165.0    7.7    11   16.2 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   14 25 04.0   -30 05 04     0.972    1.964  165.1    7.6    17   16.2 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   14 23 07.3   -29 52 55     0.972    1.963  165.2    7.6    23   16.2 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   14 21 11.3   -29 40 27     0.971    1.963  165.1    7.6    29   16.2 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   14 19 16.3   -29 27 40     0.971    1.963  164.9    7.7    34   16.2 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   14 17 22.3   -29 14 36     0.972    1.963  164.5    7.9    40   16.2 

    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.