(266) Aline
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Jun 2026	14.5	2.853 AU	3.577 AU	07h59m	+10°00'	38.5°	12.8°
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
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   07 59 23.8   +10 00 38     3.577    2.853   38.5   12.8   115   14.5 
2026-06-14 14:43 UT   08 00 19.2   +09 58 20     3.583    2.854   38.2   12.7   115   14.5 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   08 00 54.2   +09 56 53     3.587    2.855   37.9   12.6   115   14.5 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   08 02 24.6   +09 53 02     3.596    2.856   37.4   12.5   116   14.5 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   08 03 55.2   +09 49 08     3.605    2.858   36.8   12.3   116   14.5 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   08 05 25.8   +09 45 09     3.614    2.859   36.3   12.1   117   14.5 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   08 06 56.5   +09 41 05     3.623    2.861   35.7   12.0   117   14.5 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   08 08 27.2   +09 36 57     3.632    2.862   35.2   11.8   117   14.5 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   08 09 58.0   +09 32 45     3.641    2.864   34.7   11.6   118   14.5 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   08 11 28.9   +09 28 28     3.650    2.866   34.1   11.5   118   14.5 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   08 12 59.8   +09 24 07     3.658    2.867   33.6   11.3   119   14.5 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   08 14 30.7   +09 19 42     3.667    2.869   33.0   11.1   119   14.5 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   08 16 01.7   +09 15 13     3.675    2.870   32.5   11.0   120   14.5 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   08 17 32.7   +09 10 39     3.683    2.872   32.0   10.8   120   14.5 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   08 19 03.7   +09 06 01     3.691    2.873   31.4   10.6   120   14.5 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   08 20 34.8   +09 01 18     3.699    2.875   30.9   10.5   121   14.5 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   08 22 05.9   +08 56 32     3.707    2.876   30.4   10.3   121   14.5 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   08 23 37.0   +08 51 41     3.715    2.878   29.8   10.1   122   14.5 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   08 25 08.1   +08 46 47     3.723    2.879   29.3    9.9   122   14.5 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   08 26 39.2   +08 41 48     3.730    2.881   28.8    9.8   123   14.5 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   08 28 10.3   +08 36 45     3.737    2.882   28.2    9.6   124   14.5 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   08 29 41.4   +08 31 38     3.745    2.884   27.7    9.4   124   14.5 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   08 31 12.5   +08 26 27     3.752    2.885   27.2    9.3   125   14.5 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   08 32 43.6   +08 21 12     3.759    2.887   26.7    9.1   125   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.