(387) Aquitania
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Jan 2026	12.7	2.842 AU	2.467 AU	13h06m	+08°51'	102.2°	19.8°
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
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   13 06 48.5   +08 51 14     2.467    2.842  102.2   19.8   290   12.7 
2026-01-15 00:32 UT   13 06 49.5   +08 51 20     2.467    2.842  102.2   19.8   290   12.7 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   13 07 32.4   +08 55 19     2.452    2.840  103.0   19.7   290   12.7 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   13 08 15.3   +08 59 36     2.436    2.837  103.8   19.7   289   12.7 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   13 08 57.3   +09 04 03     2.421    2.835  104.7   19.6   289   12.7 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   13 09 38.2   +09 08 42     2.406    2.833  105.5   19.6   289   12.6 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   13 10 18.1   +09 13 31     2.391    2.830  106.4   19.5   289   12.6 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   13 10 57.0   +09 18 32     2.376    2.828  107.2   19.4   288   12.6 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   13 11 34.8   +09 23 44     2.361    2.826  108.1   19.3   288   12.6 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   13 12 11.5   +09 29 07     2.346    2.823  108.9   19.3   288   12.6 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   13 12 47.1   +09 34 42     2.331    2.821  109.8   19.2   287   12.5 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   13 13 21.7   +09 40 28     2.316    2.818  110.7   19.1   287   12.5 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   13 13 55.1   +09 46 25     2.302    2.816  111.5   19.0   287   12.5 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   13 14 27.3   +09 52 33     2.287    2.814  112.4   18.9   286   12.5 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   13 14 58.4   +09 58 53     2.273    2.811  113.3   18.8   286   12.5 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   13 15 28.3   +10 05 24     2.258    2.809  114.2   18.7   285   12.4 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   13 15 57.1   +10 12 06     2.244    2.806  115.0   18.5   285   12.4 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   13 16 24.6   +10 18 59     2.230    2.804  115.9   18.4   285   12.4 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   13 16 50.9   +10 26 04     2.216    2.802  116.8   18.3   284   12.4 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   13 17 16.0   +10 33 19     2.202    2.799  117.7   18.2   284   12.4 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   13 17 39.8   +10 40 46     2.188    2.797  118.6   18.0   283   12.3 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   13 18 02.4   +10 48 24     2.174    2.794  119.5   17.9   283   12.3 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   13 18 23.6   +10 56 13     2.161    2.792  120.4   17.7   282   12.3 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   13 18 43.6   +11 04 13     2.148    2.789  121.2   17.6   282   12.3 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   13 19 02.2   +11 12 23     2.134    2.787  122.1   17.4   281   12.3 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   13 19 19.4   +11 20 45     2.121    2.785  123.0   17.3   281   12.2 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   13 19 35.3   +11 29 17     2.108    2.782  123.9   17.1   280   12.2 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   13 19 49.9   +11 38 00     2.095    2.780  124.8   16.9   280   12.2 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   13 20 03.0   +11 46 53     2.083    2.777  125.7   16.8   279   12.2 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   13 20 14.7   +11 55 57     2.070    2.775  126.7   16.6   279   12.2 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   13 20 25.0   +12 05 11     2.058    2.772  127.6   16.4   278   12.1 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   13 20 33.8   +12 14 34     2.046    2.770  128.5   16.2   277   12.1 

    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.