(47) Aglaja
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Nov 2025	14.2	3.263 AU	3.305 AU	10h16m	+14°45'	78.9°	17.3°
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
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   10 16 03.6   +14 45 14     3.305    3.263   78.9   17.3   292   14.2 
2025-11-12 19:50 UT   10 16 42.1   +14 42 04     3.293    3.263   79.6   17.4   292   14.2 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   10 16 50.2   +14 41 25     3.290    3.263   79.7   17.4   292   14.2 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   10 17 36.0   +14 37 39     3.276    3.263   80.5   17.4   292   14.2 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   10 18 21.0   +14 33 57     3.262    3.263   81.4   17.4   292   14.2 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   10 19 05.2   +14 30 20     3.247    3.263   82.2   17.5   292   14.2 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   10 19 48.6   +14 26 47     3.233    3.263   83.0   17.5   292   14.2 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   10 20 31.1   +14 23 19     3.218    3.263   83.8   17.5   292   14.2 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   10 21 12.8   +14 19 55     3.204    3.264   84.7   17.6   292   14.2 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   10 21 53.7   +14 16 36     3.189    3.264   85.5   17.6   292   14.2 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   10 22 33.6   +14 13 22     3.175    3.264   86.3   17.6   292   14.2 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   10 23 12.7   +14 10 13     3.160    3.264   87.2   17.6   292   14.1 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   10 23 50.9   +14 07 09     3.145    3.264   88.0   17.6   291   14.1 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   10 24 28.2   +14 04 10     3.131    3.264   88.9   17.6   291   14.1 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   10 25 04.6   +14 01 16     3.116    3.264   89.7   17.6   291   14.1 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   10 25 40.0   +13 58 27     3.102    3.264   90.6   17.6   291   14.1 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   10 26 14.5   +13 55 43     3.087    3.264   91.4   17.6   291   14.1 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   10 26 48.0   +13 53 05     3.072    3.264   92.3   17.6   291   14.1 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   10 27 20.6   +13 50 32     3.058    3.264   93.2   17.6   291   14.1 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   10 27 52.2   +13 48 05     3.043    3.265   94.1   17.5   291   14.1 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   10 28 22.8   +13 45 44     3.028    3.265   94.9   17.5   291   14.1 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   10 28 52.4   +13 43 28     3.014    3.265   95.8   17.5   291   14.0 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   10 29 20.9   +13 41 17     2.999    3.265   96.7   17.5   291   14.0 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   10 29 48.5   +13 39 13     2.985    3.265   97.6   17.4   291   14.0 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   10 30 15.0   +13 37 14     2.970    3.265   98.5   17.4   291   14.0 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   10 30 40.5   +13 35 22     2.956    3.265   99.4   17.3   291   14.0 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   10 31 04.9   +13 33 35     2.941    3.265  100.3   17.3   291   14.0 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   10 31 28.3   +13 31 55     2.927    3.265  101.2   17.2   291   14.0 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   10 31 50.5   +13 30 21     2.913    3.265  102.1   17.2   291   14.0 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   10 32 11.7   +13 28 53     2.898    3.265  103.1   17.1   291   13.9 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   10 32 31.7   +13 27 31     2.884    3.265  104.0   17.0   291   13.9 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   10 32 50.6   +13 26 16     2.870    3.265  104.9   16.9   291   13.9 

    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.