(266) Aline
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 Sep 2026	14.5	2.978 AU	3.944 AU	10h04m	+01°05'	14.3°	4.8°
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)                : 86.29456
            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
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   10 04 32.6   +01 05 14     3.944    2.978   14.3    4.8   247   14.5 
2026-09-06 20:50 UT   10 05 46.3   +00 57 55     3.943    2.979   14.7    4.9   248   14.5 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   10 05 57.5   +00 56 48     3.943    2.979   14.8    4.9   249   14.5 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   10 07 22.2   +00 48 20     3.941    2.981   15.2    5.1   250   14.5 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   10 08 46.7   +00 39 50     3.940    2.982   15.6    5.2   252   14.5 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   10 10 11.0   +00 31 19     3.938    2.983   16.1    5.4   253   14.5 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   10 11 35.1   +00 22 45     3.936    2.985   16.6    5.5   254   14.5 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   10 12 59.1   +00 14 10     3.934    2.986   17.0    5.7   256   14.5 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   10 14 22.9   +00 05 33     3.932    2.988   17.5    5.8   257   14.5 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   10 15 46.4   +00 03 05     3.929    2.989   18.0    6.0   258   14.5 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   10 17 09.8   +00 11 45     3.927    2.990   18.5    6.1   259   14.5 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   10 18 32.9   +00 20 26     3.924    2.992   19.0    6.3   260   14.6 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   10 19 55.9   +00 29 09     3.922    2.993   19.5    6.4   261   14.6 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   10 21 18.6   +00 37 54     3.919    2.994   20.0    6.6   262   14.6 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   10 22 41.2   +00 46 39     3.916    2.996   20.5    6.8   263   14.6 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   10 24 03.5   +00 55 26     3.912    2.997   21.1    6.9   264   14.6 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   10 25 25.6   -01 04 15     3.909    2.998   21.6    7.1   265   14.6 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   10 26 47.5   -01 13 04     3.906    3.000   22.1    7.2   266   14.6 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   10 28 09.2   -01 21 55     3.902    3.001   22.7    7.4   266   14.6 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   10 29 30.7   -01 30 47     3.898    3.002   23.2    7.6   267   14.6 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   10 30 51.9   -01 39 40     3.894    3.004   23.8    7.7   268   14.6 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   10 32 12.9   -01 48 34     3.890    3.005   24.3    7.9   268   14.6 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   10 33 33.7   -01 57 30     3.886    3.006   24.9    8.1   269   14.6 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   10 34 54.2   -02 06 26     3.882    3.008   25.4    8.2   270   14.6 

    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.