(47) Aglaja
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	16 Feb 2026	12.7	3.259 AU	2.273 AU	10h08m	+15°44'	175.8°	1.3°
Today	10 Mar 2026	13.1	3.253 AU	2.326 AU	09h51m	+16°50'	154.9°	7.4°

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) : 2.69450
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 316.20621
            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
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   09 51 08.4   +16 50 02     2.326    3.253  154.9    7.4   117   13.1 
2026-03-10 14:45 UT   09 50 42.0   +16 51 18     2.330    3.253  154.2    7.6   117   13.1 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   09 50 25.6   +16 52 05     2.332    3.253  153.8    7.8   117   13.1 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   09 49 43.7   +16 54 01     2.338    3.253  152.6    8.1   116   13.1 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   09 49 02.7   +16 55 51     2.344    3.252  151.5    8.4   116   13.1 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   09 48 22.7   +16 57 35     2.351    3.252  150.3    8.7   116   13.2 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   09 47 43.7   +16 59 12     2.357    3.252  149.2    9.0   115   13.2 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   09 47 05.8   +17 00 43     2.364    3.251  148.1    9.3   115   13.2 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   09 46 28.9   +17 02 07     2.372    3.251  146.9    9.6   115   13.2 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   09 45 53.0   +17 03 24     2.379    3.251  145.8    9.9   114   13.2 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   09 45 18.3   +17 04 35     2.387    3.250  144.7   10.2   114   13.3 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   09 44 44.8   +17 05 38     2.395    3.250  143.5   10.5   114   13.3 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   09 44 12.4   +17 06 36     2.403    3.250  142.4   10.8   114   13.3 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   09 43 41.2   +17 07 26     2.411    3.249  141.3   11.0   113   13.3 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   09 43 11.2   +17 08 09     2.420    3.249  140.2   11.3   113   13.3 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   09 42 42.5   +17 08 46     2.429    3.249  139.1   11.6   113   13.3 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   09 42 15.0   +17 09 16     2.438    3.248  138.0   11.8   113   13.4 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   09 41 48.7   +17 09 39     2.447    3.248  136.9   12.1   113   13.4 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   09 41 23.7   +17 09 55     2.456    3.248  135.9   12.4   112   13.4 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   09 41 00.0   +17 10 04     2.466    3.247  134.8   12.6   112   13.4 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   09 40 37.6   +17 10 07     2.476    3.247  133.7   12.8   112   13.4 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   09 40 16.5   +17 10 03     2.486    3.246  132.7   13.1   112   13.4 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   09 39 56.7   +17 09 53     2.496    3.246  131.6   13.3   112   13.5 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   09 39 38.2   +17 09 36     2.506    3.246  130.5   13.5   112   13.5 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   09 39 21.1   +17 09 12     2.517    3.245  129.5   13.7   111   13.5 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   09 39 05.2   +17 08 42     2.527    3.245  128.5   14.0   111   13.5 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   09 38 50.6   +17 08 06     2.538    3.245  127.4   14.2   111   13.5 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   09 38 37.4   +17 07 23     2.549    3.244  126.4   14.4   111   13.5 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   09 38 25.5   +17 06 34     2.560    3.244  125.4   14.6   111   13.6 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   09 38 14.9   +17 05 39     2.572    3.243  124.4   14.8   111   13.6 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   09 38 05.6   +17 04 37     2.583    3.243  123.4   14.9   111   13.6 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   09 37 57.7   +17 03 29     2.595    3.243  122.3   15.1   111   13.6 

    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.