(47) Aglaja
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Feb 2026	12.9	3.260 AU	2.290 AU	10h15m	+15°12'	167.8°	3.7°
Opposition	16 Feb 2026	12.7	3.259 AU	2.273 AU	10h08m	+15°44'	175.8°	1.3°

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)      : 316.20622
            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
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   10 15 55.1   +15 12 33     2.290    3.260  167.8    3.7   271   12.9 
2026-02-08 14:46 UT   10 15 25.1   +15 14 55     2.288    3.260  168.5    3.5   270   12.8 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   10 15 06.3   +15 16 24     2.287    3.260  168.9    3.3   269   12.8 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   10 14 17.0   +15 20 16     2.284    3.260  170.0    3.0   267   12.8 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   10 13 27.2   +15 24 07     2.281    3.260  171.1    2.7   263   12.8 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   10 12 36.9   +15 27 57     2.279    3.260  172.2    2.4   259   12.8 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   10 11 46.3   +15 31 47     2.277    3.259  173.2    2.1   254   12.7 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   10 10 55.4   +15 35 36     2.275    3.259  174.1    1.8   247   12.7 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   10 10 04.2   +15 39 23     2.274    3.259  175.0    1.5   237   12.7 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   10 09 12.7   +15 43 08     2.273    3.259  175.6    1.3   224   12.7 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   10 08 21.1   +15 46 51     2.272    3.259  175.9    1.2   208   12.7 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   10 07 29.4   +15 50 32     2.272    3.258  175.9    1.2   191   12.7 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   10 06 37.6   +15 54 10     2.272    3.258  175.6    1.3   175   12.7 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   10 05 45.7   +15 57 45     2.272    3.258  174.9    1.5   162   12.7 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   10 04 54.0   +16 01 18     2.272    3.258  174.1    1.8   153   12.7 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   10 04 02.3   +16 04 47     2.273    3.257  173.1    2.1   146   12.7 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   10 03 10.8   +16 08 12     2.274    3.257  172.1    2.4   140   12.8 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   10 02 19.4   +16 11 33     2.276    3.257  171.1    2.7   136   12.8 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   10 01 28.3   +16 14 50     2.278    3.257  170.0    3.0   133   12.8 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   10 00 37.6   +16 18 03     2.280    3.256  168.8    3.4   130   12.8 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   09 59 47.1   +16 21 12     2.282    3.256  167.7    3.7   128   12.9 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   09 58 57.1   +16 24 16     2.284    3.256  166.6    4.1   126   12.9 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   09 58 07.5   +16 27 15     2.287    3.256  165.4    4.4   125   12.9 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   09 57 18.4   +16 30 08     2.291    3.255  164.2    4.7   124   12.9 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   09 56 29.8   +16 32 57     2.294    3.255  163.1    5.1   123   12.9 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   09 55 41.9   +16 35 41     2.298    3.255  161.9    5.4   122   13.0 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   09 54 54.5   +16 38 19     2.302    3.255  160.7    5.8   121   13.0 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   09 54 07.8   +16 40 51     2.306    3.254  159.6    6.1   120   13.0 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   09 53 21.8   +16 43 18     2.311    3.254  158.4    6.4   119   13.0 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   09 52 36.5   +16 45 38     2.316    3.254  157.3    6.8   119   13.0 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   09 51 52.0   +16 47 53     2.321    3.253  156.1    7.1   118   13.1 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   09 51 08.4   +16 50 02     2.326    3.253  154.9    7.4   117   13.1 

    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.