(47) Aglaja
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Oct 2025	14.4	3.258 AU	3.667 AU	09h50m	+16°49'	58.4°	15.1°
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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-10-16 00:00 UT   09 50 47.3   +16 49 32     3.667    3.258   58.4   15.1   292   14.4 
2025-10-16 17:59 UT   09 51 35.3   +16 45 40     3.658    3.258   59.0   15.2   292   14.4 
2025-10-17 00:00 UT   09 51 51.3   +16 44 22     3.654    3.258   59.2   15.2   292   14.4 
2025-10-18 00:00 UT   09 52 54.8   +16 39 14     3.642    3.258   59.9   15.3   292   14.4 
2025-10-19 00:00 UT   09 53 57.7   +16 34 08     3.629    3.258   60.6   15.4   292   14.4 
2025-10-20 00:00 UT   09 55 00.1   +16 29 05     3.617    3.259   61.3   15.6   292   14.4 
2025-10-21 00:00 UT   09 56 01.9   +16 24 03     3.604    3.259   62.1   15.7   292   14.4 
2025-10-22 00:00 UT   09 57 03.2   +16 19 03     3.591    3.259   62.8   15.8   292   14.4 
2025-10-23 00:00 UT   09 58 03.9   +16 14 06     3.578    3.259   63.5   15.9   292   14.4 
2025-10-24 00:00 UT   09 59 04.0   +16 09 12     3.565    3.259   64.3   16.0   292   14.4 
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   10 00 03.5   +16 04 19     3.552    3.260   65.0   16.1   292   14.4 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   10 01 02.4   +15 59 30     3.539    3.260   65.8   16.1   292   14.4 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   10 02 00.7   +15 54 43     3.526    3.260   66.5   16.2   292   14.3 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   10 02 58.4   +15 49 59     3.513    3.260   67.3   16.3   292   14.3 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   10 03 55.4   +15 45 17     3.499    3.260   68.0   16.4   292   14.3 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   10 04 51.8   +15 40 39     3.486    3.261   68.8   16.5   292   14.3 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   10 05 47.6   +15 36 03     3.472    3.261   69.5   16.6   292   14.3 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   10 06 42.7   +15 31 31     3.459    3.261   70.3   16.7   292   14.3 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   10 07 37.2   +15 27 01     3.445    3.261   71.1   16.7   292   14.3 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   10 08 31.0   +15 22 35     3.431    3.261   71.8   16.8   292   14.3 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   10 09 24.1   +15 18 12     3.417    3.261   72.6   16.9   292   14.3 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   10 10 16.5   +15 13 52     3.404    3.262   73.4   16.9   292   14.3 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   10 11 08.3   +15 09 36     3.390    3.262   74.2   17.0   292   14.3 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   10 11 59.3   +15 05 23     3.376    3.262   75.0   17.1   292   14.3 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   10 12 49.6   +15 01 14     3.362    3.262   75.7   17.1   292   14.3 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   10 13 39.2   +14 57 08     3.347    3.262   76.5   17.2   292   14.3 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   10 14 28.1   +14 53 06     3.333    3.262   77.3   17.2   292   14.3 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   10 15 16.2   +14 49 08     3.319    3.263   78.1   17.3   292   14.3 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   10 16 03.6   +14 45 14     3.305    3.263   78.9   17.3   292   14.2 
2025-11-13 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 

    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.