(266) Aline
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Nov 2025	13.0	2.517 AU	1.835 AU	06h49m	+14°28'	123.1°	19.3°
Opposition	26 Dec 2025	12.3	2.586 AU	1.619 AU	06h19m	+09°41'	166.3°	5.2°

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 Aline are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1548464
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.8059494
            i (Inclination)                 : 13.39966
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 235.80746
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 152.20314
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 44.42525
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 208.65784
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 6.20408
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.70            
        

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
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   06 49 02.3   +14 28 47     1.835    2.517  123.1   19.3   280   13.0 
2025-11-08 15:06 UT   06 49 01.9   +14 24 13     1.830    2.518  123.7   19.1   281   13.0 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   06 49 01.3   +14 21 32     1.826    2.518  124.0   19.0   281   13.0 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   06 48 58.6   +14 14 17     1.817    2.520  125.0   18.8   281   13.0 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   06 48 54.0   +14 07 03     1.808    2.521  126.0   18.5   281   13.0 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   06 48 47.6   +13 59 50     1.800    2.522  127.0   18.3   282   12.9 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   06 48 39.4   +13 52 38     1.791    2.524  128.0   18.0   282   12.9 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   06 48 29.3   +13 45 27     1.783    2.525  129.0   17.7   282   12.9 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   06 48 17.5   +13 38 18     1.774    2.526  130.0   17.5   283   12.9 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   06 48 03.8   +13 31 10     1.766    2.528  131.0   17.2   283   12.9 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   06 47 48.4   +13 24 04     1.758    2.529  132.0   16.9   284   12.9 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   06 47 31.1   +13 17 00     1.750    2.531  133.0   16.6   284   12.8 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   06 47 12.0   +13 09 58     1.743    2.532  134.1   16.3   284   12.8 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   06 46 51.2   +13 02 59     1.735    2.533  135.1   16.0   285   12.8 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   06 46 28.7   +12 56 02     1.728    2.535  136.1   15.7   285   12.8 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   06 46 04.4   +12 49 07     1.721    2.536  137.2   15.4   286   12.8 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   06 45 38.3   +12 42 16     1.714    2.537  138.2   15.0   286   12.7 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   06 45 10.6   +12 35 27     1.707    2.539  139.3   14.7   287   12.7 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   06 44 41.2   +12 28 42     1.701    2.540  140.3   14.4   287   12.7 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   06 44 10.2   +12 21 60     1.695    2.542  141.4   14.0   288   12.7 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   06 43 37.6   +12 15 22     1.689    2.543  142.4   13.7   289   12.7 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   06 43 03.4   +12 08 47     1.683    2.544  143.5   13.3   289   12.7 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   06 42 27.6   +12 02 17     1.677    2.546  144.5   13.0   290   12.6 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   06 41 50.4   +11 55 50     1.672    2.547  145.6   12.6   291   12.6 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   06 41 11.6   +11 49 29     1.666    2.549  146.7   12.3   292   12.6 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   06 40 31.5   +11 43 11     1.661    2.550  147.7   11.9   293   12.6 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   06 39 49.9   +11 36 58     1.657    2.551  148.8   11.6   294   12.6 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   06 39 07.1   +11 30 51     1.652    2.553  149.8   11.2   295   12.5 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   06 38 22.9   +11 24 48     1.648    2.554  150.9   10.8   296   12.5 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   06 37 37.4   +11 18 51     1.644    2.556  151.9   10.5   297   12.5 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   06 36 50.7   +11 12 59     1.640    2.557  152.9   10.1   298   12.5 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   06 36 02.9   +11 07 12     1.637    2.558  154.0    9.7   300   12.5 

    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.