(47) Aglaja
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Jul 2026	14.3	3.194 AU	3.704 AU	10h30m	+10°22'	52.8°	14.7°
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
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   10 30 31.0   +10 22 12     3.704    3.194   52.8   14.7   111   14.3 
2026-07-05 04:53 UT   10 30 44.2   +10 20 43     3.706    3.194   52.7   14.7   111   14.3 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   10 31 35.7   +10 14 57     3.714    3.193   52.2   14.6   111   14.3 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   10 32 40.8   +10 07 39     3.724    3.192   51.5   14.4   111   14.3 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   10 33 46.3   +10 00 18     3.735    3.192   50.8   14.3   111   14.3 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   10 34 52.1   +09 52 55     3.745    3.191   50.2   14.2   111   14.3 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   10 35 58.2   +09 45 30     3.755    3.190   49.5   14.0   111   14.3 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   10 37 04.7   +09 38 01     3.765    3.190   48.9   13.9   111   14.3 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   10 38 11.4   +09 30 30     3.775    3.189   48.2   13.8   111   14.3 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   10 39 18.6   +09 22 57     3.784    3.188   47.6   13.6   111   14.3 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   10 40 26.0   +09 15 20     3.794    3.187   46.9   13.5   111   14.3 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   10 41 33.7   +09 07 42     3.803    3.187   46.3   13.3   111   14.3 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   10 42 41.8   +09 00 01     3.813    3.186   45.6   13.2   111   14.3 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   10 43 50.1   +08 52 17     3.822    3.185   45.0   13.0   111   14.3 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   10 44 58.7   +08 44 31     3.831    3.184   44.3   12.9   111   14.3 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   10 46 07.7   +08 36 43     3.840    3.184   43.7   12.7   111   14.3 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   10 47 16.9   +08 28 52     3.849    3.183   43.1   12.6   111   14.3 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   10 48 26.3   +08 20 59     3.857    3.182   42.4   12.4   111   14.3 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   10 49 36.0   +08 13 04     3.866    3.181   41.8   12.3   111   14.3 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   10 50 46.0   +08 05 06     3.875    3.181   41.1   12.1   112   14.3 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   10 51 56.3   +07 57 07     3.883    3.180   40.5   12.0   112   14.3 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   10 53 06.7   +07 49 05     3.891    3.179   39.9   11.8   112   14.3 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   10 54 17.5   +07 41 01     3.899    3.178   39.2   11.7   112   14.3 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   10 55 28.4   +07 32 55     3.907    3.177   38.6   11.5   112   14.3 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   10 56 39.6   +07 24 47     3.915    3.177   38.0   11.3   112   14.3 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   10 57 51.1   +07 16 37     3.923    3.176   37.3   11.2   112   14.3 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   10 59 02.7   +07 08 24     3.930    3.175   36.7   11.0   112   14.3 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   11 00 14.6   +07 00 10     3.938    3.174   36.1   10.9   112   14.3 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   11 01 26.7   +06 51 54     3.945    3.173   35.5   10.7   112   14.3 

    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.