(266) Aline
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 Nov 2026	14.7	3.052 AU	3.646 AU	11h18m	-07°24'	46.7°	13.7°
Opposition	24 Mar 2027	13.4	3.188 AU	2.216 AU	11h50m	-15°43'	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)                : 0.1553627
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.8066163
            i (Inclination)                 : 13.39215
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 235.75770
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 152.25829
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 86.29457
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 208.66164
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 6.18929
            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
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   11 18 59.4   -07 24 09     3.646    3.052   46.7   13.7   283   14.7 
2026-11-02 03:46 UT   11 19 10.3   -07 25 35     3.645    3.052   46.8   13.7   283   14.7 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   11 20 09.0   -07 33 12     3.637    3.053   47.3   13.8   283   14.7 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   11 21 18.2   -07 42 14     3.628    3.054   48.0   14.0   284   14.7 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   11 22 27.1   -07 51 14     3.619    3.056   48.6   14.1   284   14.7 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   11 23 35.5   -08 00 14     3.610    3.057   49.3   14.2   284   14.7 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   11 24 43.5   -08 09 14     3.600    3.058   50.0   14.4   284   14.7 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   11 25 51.1   -08 18 12     3.590    3.059   50.6   14.5   284   14.7 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   11 26 58.2   -08 27 09     3.581    3.060   51.3   14.6   285   14.7 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   11 28 05.0   -08 36 05     3.571    3.062   52.0   14.8   285   14.7 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   11 29 11.2   -08 44 60     3.561    3.063   52.6   14.9   285   14.7 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   11 30 17.0   -08 53 53     3.551    3.064   53.3   15.0   285   14.7 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   11 31 22.4   -09 02 46     3.541    3.065   54.0   15.1   285   14.7 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   11 32 27.2   -09 11 36     3.530    3.066   54.7   15.3   286   14.7 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   11 33 31.6   -09 20 26     3.520    3.068   55.4   15.4   286   14.7 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   11 34 35.5   -09 29 14     3.510    3.069   56.0   15.5   286   14.7 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   11 35 39.0   -09 38 00     3.499    3.070   56.7   15.6   286   14.7 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   11 36 41.9   -09 46 45     3.488    3.071   57.4   15.7   286   14.7 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   11 37 44.3   -09 55 29     3.477    3.072   58.1   15.9   287   14.7 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   11 38 46.2   -10 04 10     3.467    3.073   58.8   16.0   287   14.7 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   11 39 47.6   -10 12 50     3.456    3.075   59.5   16.1   287   14.7 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   11 40 48.4   -10 21 28     3.444    3.076   60.2   16.2   287   14.7 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   11 41 48.7   -10 30 04     3.433    3.077   60.9   16.3   287   14.7 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   11 42 48.5   -10 38 38     3.422    3.078   61.6   16.4   288   14.7 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   11 43 47.7   -10 47 10     3.411    3.079   62.3   16.5   288   14.7 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   11 44 46.4   -10 55 40     3.399    3.080   63.0   16.6   288   14.7 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   11 45 44.4   -11 04 08     3.388    3.081   63.8   16.7   288   14.7 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   11 46 41.9   -11 12 34     3.376    3.082   64.5   16.8   288   14.7 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   11 47 38.9   -11 20 58     3.364    3.084   65.2   16.9   288   14.7 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   11 48 35.2   -11 29 19     3.353    3.085   65.9   17.0   289   14.7 

    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.