(47) Aglaja
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Jun 2026	14.2	3.214 AU	3.347 AU	10h01m	+13°36'	73.7°	17.6°
Opposition	5 May 2027	12.0	2.857 AU	1.851 AU	14h43m	-21°13'	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)                : 0.1333141
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.8811390
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.96978
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 2.69451
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 316.20621
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 174.33218
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -40.99148
            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
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   10 01 34.4   +13 36 31     3.347    3.214   73.7   17.6   110   14.2 
2026-06-05 04:33 UT   10 01 43.9   +13 35 26     3.350    3.214   73.6   17.6   110   14.2 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   10 02 24.6   +13 30 49     3.360    3.213   73.0   17.6   110   14.2 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   10 03 15.5   +13 25 04     3.373    3.213   72.2   17.5   110   14.2 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   10 04 07.0   +13 19 16     3.386    3.212   71.5   17.4   110   14.2 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   10 04 59.1   +13 13 24     3.399    3.211   70.8   17.4   110   14.2 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   10 05 51.8   +13 07 29     3.412    3.211   70.1   17.3   110   14.2 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   10 06 45.1   +13 01 30     3.424    3.210   69.3   17.2   110   14.3 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   10 07 38.9   +12 55 27     3.437    3.209   68.6   17.1   110   14.3 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   10 08 33.3   +12 49 22     3.449    3.209   67.9   17.1   110   14.3 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   10 09 28.3   +12 43 13     3.462    3.208   67.2   17.0   110   14.3 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   10 10 23.8   +12 37 00     3.474    3.208   66.5   16.9   110   14.3 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   10 11 19.8   +12 30 45     3.487    3.207   65.8   16.8   110   14.3 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   10 12 16.4   +12 24 26     3.499    3.206   65.1   16.7   110   14.3 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   10 13 13.5   +12 18 04     3.511    3.206   64.4   16.6   110   14.3 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   10 14 11.0   +12 11 38     3.523    3.205   63.7   16.5   110   14.3 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   10 15 09.1   +12 05 10     3.535    3.204   63.0   16.4   110   14.3 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   10 16 07.7   +11 58 38     3.547    3.204   62.3   16.3   110   14.3 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   10 17 06.7   +11 52 03     3.559    3.203   61.6   16.2   110   14.3 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   10 18 06.2   +11 45 25     3.570    3.202   60.9   16.1   110   14.3 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   10 19 06.1   +11 38 44     3.582    3.202   60.2   16.0   110   14.3 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   10 20 06.5   +11 32 00     3.594    3.201   59.6   15.9   110   14.3 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   10 21 07.3   +11 25 14     3.605    3.200   58.9   15.8   111   14.3 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   10 22 08.5   +11 18 24     3.616    3.200   58.2   15.7   111   14.3 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   10 23 10.2   +11 11 31     3.628    3.199   57.5   15.5   111   14.3 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   10 24 12.3   +11 04 36     3.639    3.198   56.8   15.4   111   14.3 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   10 25 14.7   +10 57 37     3.650    3.198   56.2   15.3   111   14.3 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   10 26 17.6   +10 50 36     3.661    3.197   55.5   15.2   111   14.3 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   10 27 20.8   +10 43 32     3.672    3.196   54.8   15.1   111   14.3 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   10 28 24.5   +10 36 25     3.682    3.195   54.2   14.9   111   14.3 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   10 29 28.5   +10 29 15     3.693    3.195   53.5   14.8   111   14.3 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   10 30 32.8   +10 22 03     3.704    3.194   52.8   14.7   111   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.