(266) Aline
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Feb 2026	13.6	2.682 AU	2.173 AU	05h55m	+09°59'	110.3°	20.3°
Opposition	24 Mar 2027	13.4	3.186 AU	2.214 AU	11h50m	-15°46'	164.6°	4.8°

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 Aline are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1548464
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.8059494
            i (Inclination)                 : 13.39966
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 235.80747
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 152.20315
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 44.42524
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 208.65786
            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
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   05 55 41.4   +09 59 04     2.173    2.682  110.3   20.3    84   13.6 
2026-02-27 05:13 UT   05 55 46.8   +09 59 36     2.176    2.683  110.1   20.3    85   13.6 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   05 56 07.0   +10 01 29     2.187    2.684  109.4   20.4    85   13.6 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   05 56 34.1   +10 03 54     2.201    2.686  108.6   20.5    85   13.6 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   05 57 02.5   +10 06 19     2.215    2.687  107.7   20.6    85   13.6 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   05 57 32.2   +10 08 44     2.229    2.689  106.8   20.7    86   13.6 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   05 58 03.3   +10 11 09     2.243    2.690  106.0   20.7    86   13.6 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   05 58 35.7   +10 13 34     2.257    2.692  105.2   20.8    86   13.7 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   05 59 09.4   +10 15 59     2.271    2.694  104.3   20.9    86   13.7 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   05 59 44.3   +10 18 23     2.285    2.695  103.5   21.0    87   13.7 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   06 00 20.5   +10 20 46     2.299    2.697  102.7   21.0    87   13.7 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   06 00 57.9   +10 23 09     2.313    2.698  101.9   21.1    87   13.7 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   06 01 36.6   +10 25 31     2.328    2.700  101.1   21.2    88   13.7 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   06 02 16.5   +10 27 52     2.342    2.702  100.2   21.2    88   13.8 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   06 02 57.5   +10 30 12     2.356    2.703   99.4   21.3    88   13.8 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   06 03 39.7   +10 32 31     2.371    2.705   98.6   21.3    88   13.8 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   06 04 23.1   +10 34 49     2.385    2.706   97.9   21.3    89   13.8 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   06 05 07.6   +10 37 05     2.400    2.708   97.1   21.4    89   13.8 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   06 05 53.3   +10 39 19     2.414    2.710   96.3   21.4    89   13.8 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   06 06 40.0   +10 41 32     2.429    2.711   95.5   21.4    89   13.9 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   06 07 27.8   +10 43 43     2.443    2.713   94.7   21.4    90   13.9 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   06 08 16.7   +10 45 52     2.458    2.714   94.0   21.5    90   13.9 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   06 09 06.6   +10 47 59     2.472    2.716   93.2   21.5    90   13.9 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   06 09 57.6   +10 50 05     2.487    2.718   92.4   21.5    90   13.9 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   06 10 49.5   +10 52 07     2.501    2.719   91.7   21.5    91   13.9 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   06 11 42.5   +10 54 08     2.516    2.721   90.9   21.5    91   13.9 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   06 12 36.4   +10 56 06     2.530    2.722   90.2   21.5    91   14.0 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   06 13 31.3   +10 58 02     2.545    2.724   89.4   21.5    92   14.0 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   06 14 27.2   +10 59 55     2.560    2.726   88.7   21.5    92   14.0 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   06 15 23.9   +11 01 46     2.574    2.727   87.9   21.4    92   14.0 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   06 16 21.6   +11 03 33     2.589    2.729   87.2   21.4    92   14.0 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   06 17 20.1   +11 05 18     2.603    2.731   86.5   21.4    93   14.0 

    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.