(266) Aline
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	23 Aug 2026	14.4	2.957 AU	3.947 AU	09h44m	+02°59'	10.2°	3.5°
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
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   09 44 28.7   +02 59 15     3.947    2.957   10.2    3.5   212   14.4 
2026-08-23 20:59 UT   09 45 44.9   +02 52 19     3.948    2.959   10.4    3.5   215   14.4 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   09 45 55.8   +02 51 19     3.948    2.959   10.4    3.5   215   14.4 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   09 47 22.8   +02 43 21     3.948    2.960   10.5    3.6   218   14.4 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   09 48 49.6   +02 35 20     3.949    2.962   10.7    3.6   221   14.4 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   09 50 16.2   +02 27 17     3.949    2.963   11.0    3.7   224   14.4 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   09 51 42.7   +02 19 12     3.949    2.964   11.2    3.8   227   14.4 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   09 53 09.1   +02 11 04     3.949    2.966   11.5    3.9   230   14.4 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   09 54 35.3   +02 02 54     3.949    2.967   11.8    4.0   232   14.4 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   09 56 01.3   +01 54 42     3.948    2.969   12.1    4.1   235   14.4 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   09 57 27.2   +01 46 28     3.948    2.970   12.4    4.2   237   14.4 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   09 58 52.9   +01 38 12     3.947    2.971   12.8    4.3   239   14.4 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   10 00 18.4   +01 29 53     3.946    2.973   13.1    4.4   241   14.5 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   10 01 43.8   +01 21 33     3.945    2.974   13.5    4.6   243   14.5 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   10 03 09.1   +01 13 10     3.944    2.976   13.9    4.7   245   14.5 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   10 04 34.1   +01 04 46     3.943    2.977   14.3    4.8   247   14.5 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   10 05 59.0   +00 56 20     3.942    2.978   14.8    4.9   248   14.5 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   10 07 23.7   +00 47 51     3.940    2.980   15.2    5.1   250   14.5 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   10 08 48.3   +00 39 21     3.939    2.981   15.6    5.2   252   14.5 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   10 10 12.6   +00 30 49     3.937    2.982   16.1    5.4   253   14.5 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   10 11 36.8   +00 22 15     3.935    2.984   16.6    5.5   254   14.5 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   10 13 00.8   +00 13 40     3.933    2.985   17.0    5.7   256   14.5 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   10 14 24.6   +00 05 03     3.931    2.987   17.5    5.8   257   14.5 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   10 15 48.2   +00 03 36     3.928    2.988   18.0    6.0   258   14.5 

    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.