(387) Aquitania
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	23 Feb 2026	11.9	2.748 AU	1.944 AU	13h20m	+13°45'	136.6°	14.3°
Opposition	27 Mar 2026	11.4	2.667 AU	1.727 AU	13h05m	+19°48'	155.4°	9.0°

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 Aquitania are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2383511
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7366642
            i (Inclination)                 : 18.14877
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 127.99147
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 157.75274
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 262.20386
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 106.75012
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 6.77264
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.53            
        

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
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   13 20 47.1   +13 45 48     1.944    2.748  136.6   14.3   270   11.9 
2026-02-23 16:43 UT   13 20 43.1   +13 53 18     1.937    2.746  137.2   14.2   269   11.9 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   13 20 41.1   +13 56 35     1.934    2.745  137.4   14.1   269   11.9 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   13 20 33.6   +14 07 29     1.924    2.743  138.3   13.9   268   11.9 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   13 20 24.6   +14 18 28     1.914    2.740  139.2   13.7   267   11.9 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   13 20 14.1   +14 29 34     1.904    2.738  140.1   13.4   266   11.8 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   13 20 02.1   +14 40 44     1.894    2.736  140.9   13.2   265   11.8 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   13 19 48.6   +14 51 60     1.885    2.733  141.8   13.0   264   11.8 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   13 19 33.6   +15 03 19     1.876    2.731  142.6   12.7   262   11.8 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   13 19 17.1   +15 14 43     1.867    2.728  143.4   12.5   261   11.8 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   13 18 59.2   +15 26 10     1.859    2.726  144.3   12.3   260   11.7 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   13 18 39.8   +15 37 40     1.850    2.723  145.1   12.0   258   11.7 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   13 18 19.0   +15 49 12     1.842    2.721  145.8   11.8   257   11.7 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   13 17 56.7   +16 00 46     1.834    2.718  146.6   11.6   255   11.7 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   13 17 33.0   +16 12 22     1.827    2.716  147.4   11.4   254   11.7 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   13 17 07.8   +16 23 58     1.819    2.713  148.1   11.1   252   11.6 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   13 16 41.3   +16 35 35     1.812    2.711  148.8   10.9   250   11.6 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   13 16 13.4   +16 47 11     1.805    2.708  149.5   10.7   248   11.6 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   13 15 44.2   +16 58 46     1.798    2.706  150.2   10.5   246   11.6 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   13 15 13.6   +17 10 19     1.792    2.703  150.8   10.3   244   11.6 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   13 14 41.7   +17 21 51     1.786    2.701  151.4   10.1   242   11.5 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   13 14 08.6   +17 33 19     1.780    2.698  152.0   10.0   240   11.5 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   13 13 34.2   +17 44 44     1.774    2.696  152.5    9.8   238   11.5 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   13 12 58.6   +17 56 04     1.768    2.693  153.0    9.7   235   11.5 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   13 12 21.8   +18 07 20     1.763    2.691  153.5    9.5   233   11.5 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   13 11 43.9   +18 18 30     1.758    2.688  153.9    9.4   230   11.5 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   13 11 05.0   +18 29 33     1.754    2.686  154.2    9.3   227   11.5 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   13 10 24.9   +18 40 30     1.749    2.683  154.6    9.2   225   11.5 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   13 09 43.9   +18 51 19     1.745    2.680  154.8    9.1   222   11.4 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   13 09 02.0   +19 01 60     1.741    2.678  155.1    9.0   219   11.4 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   13 08 19.1   +19 12 31     1.738    2.675  155.2    9.0   216   11.4 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   13 07 35.4   +19 22 54     1.734    2.673  155.3    9.0   213   11.4 

    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.