(47) Aglaja
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Sep 2025	14.4	3.248 AU	3.991 AU	09h13m	+19°38'	37.2°	10.8°
Opposition	17 Feb 2026	12.7	3.258 AU	2.272 AU	10h08m	+15°48'	176.0°	1.2°

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)                : 0.1321169
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.8839392
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.96598
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 2.79480
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 316.13767
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 134.07230
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -40.95988
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -3.43882
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.90            
        

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
2025-09-15 00:00 UT   09 13 57.2   +19 38 55     3.991    3.248   37.2   10.8   292   14.4 
2025-09-15 20:25 UT   09 15 03.0   +19 34 10     3.984    3.249   37.8   10.9   292   14.4 
2025-09-16 00:00 UT   09 15 14.6   +19 33 20     3.983    3.249   37.9   11.0   292   14.4 
2025-09-17 00:00 UT   09 16 31.6   +19 27 45     3.974    3.249   38.6   11.1   292   14.4 
2025-09-18 00:00 UT   09 17 48.2   +19 22 10     3.965    3.249   39.2   11.3   292   14.4 
2025-09-19 00:00 UT   09 19 04.5   +19 16 34     3.956    3.250   39.9   11.4   292   14.4 
2025-09-20 00:00 UT   09 20 20.4   +19 10 59     3.947    3.250   40.5   11.6   292   14.4 
2025-09-21 00:00 UT   09 21 36.0   +19 05 24     3.938    3.250   41.2   11.7   292   14.4 
2025-09-22 00:00 UT   09 22 51.2   +18 59 49     3.929    3.251   41.9   11.9   292   14.4 
2025-09-23 00:00 UT   09 24 06.0   +18 54 14     3.919    3.251   42.5   12.0   292   14.4 
2025-09-24 00:00 UT   09 25 20.4   +18 48 40     3.909    3.251   43.2   12.2   292   14.4 
2025-09-25 00:00 UT   09 26 34.5   +18 43 06     3.900    3.252   43.9   12.3   292   14.4 
2025-09-26 00:00 UT   09 27 48.1   +18 37 32     3.890    3.252   44.5   12.5   292   14.4 
2025-09-27 00:00 UT   09 29 01.3   +18 31 59     3.880    3.252   45.2   12.6   292   14.4 
2025-09-28 00:00 UT   09 30 14.2   +18 26 27     3.870    3.253   45.9   12.8   292   14.4 
2025-09-29 00:00 UT   09 31 26.6   +18 20 55     3.859    3.253   46.6   12.9   292   14.4 
2025-09-30 00:00 UT   09 32 38.6   +18 15 24     3.849    3.253   47.2   13.1   292   14.4 
2025-10-01 00:00 UT   09 33 50.2   +18 09 53     3.838    3.253   47.9   13.2   292   14.4 
2025-10-02 00:00 UT   09 35 01.3   +18 04 24     3.828    3.254   48.6   13.3   292   14.4 
2025-10-03 00:00 UT   09 36 12.0   +17 58 55     3.817    3.254   49.3   13.5   292   14.4 
2025-10-04 00:00 UT   09 37 22.3   +17 53 27     3.806    3.254   50.0   13.6   292   14.4 
2025-10-05 00:00 UT   09 38 32.1   +17 47 60     3.795    3.255   50.7   13.8   292   14.4 
2025-10-06 00:00 UT   09 39 41.5   +17 42 34     3.784    3.255   51.4   13.9   292   14.4 
2025-10-07 00:00 UT   09 40 50.4   +17 37 09     3.773    3.255   52.1   14.0   292   14.4 
2025-10-08 00:00 UT   09 41 58.9   +17 31 45     3.761    3.255   52.8   14.1   292   14.4 
2025-10-09 00:00 UT   09 43 06.9   +17 26 23     3.750    3.256   53.5   14.3   292   14.4 
2025-10-10 00:00 UT   09 44 14.4   +17 21 02     3.738    3.256   54.2   14.4   292   14.4 
2025-10-11 00:00 UT   09 45 21.5   +17 15 42     3.727    3.256   54.9   14.5   292   14.4 
2025-10-12 00:00 UT   09 46 28.1   +17 10 24     3.715    3.256   55.6   14.6   292   14.4 
2025-10-13 00:00 UT   09 47 34.1   +17 05 07     3.703    3.257   56.3   14.8   292   14.4 

    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.