(47) Aglaja
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	4 Aug 2026	14.3	3.171 AU	3.966 AU	11h05m	+06°26'	33.6°	10.2°
Opposition	5 May 2027	12.0	2.855 AU	1.849 AU	14h43m	-21°14'	174.8°	1.8°

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)                : 0.1340448
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.8792576
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.97242
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 2.67256
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 316.28211
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 214.60887
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -40.93743
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -3.43422
            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
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   11 05 04.3   +06 26 53     3.966    3.171   33.6   10.2   112   14.3 
2026-08-04 04:25 UT   11 05 17.7   +06 25 20     3.968    3.171   33.5   10.2   112   14.3 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   11 06 17.3   +06 18 29     3.973    3.170   33.0   10.0   112   14.3 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   11 07 30.4   +06 10 03     3.980    3.169   32.3    9.9   112   14.3 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   11 08 43.8   +06 01 35     3.986    3.169   31.7    9.7   112   14.3 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   11 09 57.3   +05 53 05     3.993    3.168   31.1    9.5   112   14.3 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   11 11 11.1   +05 44 34     3.999    3.167   30.5    9.3   112   14.3 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   11 12 25.0   +05 36 01     4.005    3.166   29.8    9.2   112   14.3 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   11 13 39.2   +05 27 26     4.011    3.165   29.2    9.0   112   14.3 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   11 14 53.5   +05 18 49     4.017    3.165   28.6    8.8   112   14.3 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   11 16 08.0   +05 10 10     4.023    3.164   28.0    8.6   112   14.3 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   11 17 22.7   +05 01 30     4.028    3.163   27.4    8.5   112   14.2 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   11 18 37.5   +04 52 49     4.034    3.162   26.7    8.3   112   14.2 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   11 19 52.5   +04 44 05     4.039    3.161   26.1    8.1   112   14.2 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   11 21 07.7   +04 35 20     4.044    3.160   25.5    7.9   112   14.2 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   11 22 23.0   +04 26 34     4.049    3.159   24.9    7.8   112   14.2 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   11 23 38.5   +04 17 46     4.054    3.159   24.3    7.6   112   14.2 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   11 24 54.2   +04 08 57     4.058    3.158   23.7    7.4   112   14.2 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   11 26 10.0   +04 00 07     4.063    3.157   23.0    7.2   112   14.2 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   11 27 25.9   +03 51 15     4.067    3.156   22.4    7.0   112   14.2 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   11 28 42.0   +03 42 22     4.072    3.155   21.8    6.8   112   14.2 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   11 29 58.2   +03 33 27     4.076    3.154   21.2    6.7   112   14.2 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   11 31 14.5   +03 24 32     4.080    3.153   20.6    6.5   112   14.2 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   11 32 31.0   +03 15 35     4.083    3.153   20.0    6.3   113   14.2 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   11 33 47.6   +03 06 36     4.087    3.152   19.4    6.1   113   14.2 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   11 35 04.4   +02 57 37     4.091    3.151   18.8    5.9   113   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.