(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	7 Apr 2026	13.6	3.243 AU	2.572 AU	09h38m	+17°05'	124.4°	14.8°

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)                : 0.1333141
            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
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   09 38 14.9   +17 05 39     2.572    3.243  124.4   14.8   111   13.6 
2026-04-07 16:25 UT   09 38 08.4   +17 04 57     2.579    3.243  123.7   14.9   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 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   09 37 51.0   +17 02 15     2.606    3.242  121.3   15.3   111   13.6 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   09 37 45.7   +17 00 55     2.618    3.242  120.4   15.5   110   13.6 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   09 37 41.7   +16 59 29     2.630    3.241  119.4   15.6   110   13.7 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   09 37 39.0   +16 57 57     2.642    3.241  118.4   15.8   110   13.7 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   09 37 37.6   +16 56 19     2.654    3.241  117.4   15.9   110   13.7 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   09 37 37.5   +16 54 35     2.666    3.240  116.4   16.1   110   13.7 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   09 37 38.6   +16 52 45     2.679    3.240  115.5   16.2   110   13.7 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   09 37 41.1   +16 50 50     2.691    3.239  114.5   16.4   110   13.7 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   09 37 44.9   +16 48 48     2.704    3.239  113.6   16.5   110   13.7 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   09 37 49.9   +16 46 41     2.717    3.238  112.6   16.6   110   13.8 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   09 37 56.2   +16 44 29     2.729    3.238  111.7   16.8   110   13.8 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   09 38 03.7   +16 42 10     2.742    3.237  110.8   16.9   110   13.8 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   09 38 12.4   +16 39 46     2.755    3.237  109.8   17.0   110   13.8 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   09 38 22.4   +16 37 17     2.768    3.237  108.9   17.1   110   13.8 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   09 38 33.6   +16 34 42     2.781    3.236  108.0   17.2   110   13.8 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   09 38 46.0   +16 32 02     2.794    3.236  107.1   17.3   110   13.8 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   09 38 59.6   +16 29 17     2.807    3.235  106.2   17.4   110   13.9 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   09 39 14.3   +16 26 26     2.821    3.235  105.3   17.5   110   13.9 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   09 39 30.2   +16 23 31     2.834    3.234  104.4   17.5   110   13.9 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   09 39 47.3   +16 20 30     2.847    3.234  103.5   17.6   110   13.9 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   09 40 05.5   +16 17 24     2.861    3.233  102.6   17.7   110   13.9 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   09 40 24.7   +16 14 14     2.874    3.233  101.7   17.8   110   13.9 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   09 40 45.1   +16 10 58     2.888    3.232  100.8   17.8   109   13.9 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   09 41 06.6   +16 07 38     2.901    3.232  100.0   17.9   109   13.9 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   09 41 29.1   +16 04 13     2.915    3.231   99.1   17.9   109   14.0 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   09 41 52.7   +16 00 43     2.928    3.231   98.2   18.0   109   14.0 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   09 42 17.3   +15 57 08     2.942    3.230   97.4   18.0   109   14.0 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   09 42 43.0   +15 53 29     2.955    3.230   96.5   18.1   109   14.0 

    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.