(47) Aglaja
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Dec 2025	13.8	3.265 AU	2.786 AU	10h34m	+13°21'	110.7°	16.4°
Opposition	16 Feb 2026	12.7	3.259 AU	2.273 AU	10h08m	+15°44'	175.8°	1.3°

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 Aglaja are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1333141
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.8811390
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.96978
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 2.69449
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 316.20622
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 174.33218
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -40.99149
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -3.43716
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.89            
        

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
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   10 34 19.5   +13 21 03     2.786    3.265  110.7   16.4   290   13.8 
2025-12-18 12:42 UT   10 34 25.3   +13 20 47     2.778    3.265  111.2   16.3   290   13.8 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   10 34 30.2   +13 20 35     2.772    3.265  111.6   16.3   290   13.8 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   10 34 39.5   +13 20 13     2.758    3.265  112.6   16.2   290   13.8 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   10 34 47.7   +13 19 58     2.745    3.265  113.6   16.0   290   13.8 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   10 34 54.6   +13 19 50     2.731    3.265  114.6   15.9   290   13.8 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   10 35 00.2   +13 19 50     2.718    3.265  115.6   15.8   290   13.8 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   10 35 04.6   +13 19 56     2.704    3.265  116.6   15.6   290   13.7 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   10 35 07.7   +13 20 09     2.691    3.265  117.6   15.5   290   13.7 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   10 35 09.5   +13 20 29     2.678    3.265  118.6   15.3   290   13.7 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   10 35 10.0   +13 20 56     2.665    3.265  119.6   15.2   289   13.7 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   10 35 09.3   +13 21 30     2.653    3.265  120.6   15.0   289   13.7 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   10 35 07.2   +13 22 11     2.640    3.265  121.7   14.9   289   13.7 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   10 35 03.8   +13 22 59     2.627    3.265  122.7   14.7   289   13.6 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   10 34 59.2   +13 23 53     2.615    3.265  123.7   14.5   289   13.6 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   10 34 53.2   +13 24 55     2.603    3.265  124.8   14.3   289   13.6 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   10 34 45.9   +13 26 03     2.591    3.265  125.8   14.1   289   13.6 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   10 34 37.3   +13 27 18     2.579    3.265  126.9   13.9   289   13.6 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   10 34 27.4   +13 28 40     2.567    3.265  127.9   13.7   289   13.6 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   10 34 16.2   +13 30 09     2.555    3.265  129.0   13.5   288   13.5 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   10 34 03.6   +13 31 44     2.544    3.265  130.1   13.3   288   13.5 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   10 33 49.7   +13 33 26     2.533    3.265  131.1   13.1   288   13.5 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   10 33 34.5   +13 35 14     2.521    3.265  132.2   12.9   288   13.5 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   10 33 18.0   +13 37 09     2.510    3.264  133.3   12.7   288   13.5 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   10 33 00.2   +13 39 10     2.500    3.264  134.4   12.4   288   13.5 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   10 32 41.1   +13 41 18     2.489    3.264  135.5   12.2   287   13.4 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   10 32 20.6   +13 43 32     2.479    3.264  136.6   11.9   287   13.4 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   10 31 58.8   +13 45 52     2.469    3.264  137.7   11.7   287   13.4 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   10 31 35.8   +13 48 17     2.459    3.264  138.8   11.4   287   13.4 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   10 31 11.4   +13 50 49     2.449    3.264  139.9   11.2   287   13.4 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   10 30 45.8   +13 53 27     2.439    3.264  141.1   10.9   286   13.3 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   10 30 18.9   +13 56 10     2.430    3.264  142.2   10.6   286   13.3 

    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.