(387) Aquitania
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	28 Oct 2025	13.5	3.016 AU	3.645 AU	11h37m	+10°37'	44.4°	13.3°
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
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   11 37 32.1   +10 37 31     3.645    3.016   44.4   13.3   301   13.5 
2025-10-28 11:58 UT   11 38 12.5   +10 35 07     3.639    3.015   44.7   13.4   301   13.5 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   11 38 53.2   +10 32 43     3.633    3.014   45.0   13.5   301   13.5 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   11 40 14.1   +10 27 58     3.621    3.012   45.7   13.6   301   13.5 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   11 41 34.8   +10 23 16     3.609    3.010   46.3   13.8   301   13.5 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   11 42 55.3   +10 18 36     3.596    3.008   47.0   14.0   301   13.5 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   11 44 15.7   +10 13 60     3.584    3.006   47.7   14.1   301   13.5 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   11 45 35.8   +10 09 27     3.571    3.004   48.3   14.3   301   13.5 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   11 46 55.8   +10 04 57     3.558    3.002   49.0   14.4   301   13.4 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   11 48 15.6   +10 00 30     3.545    3.000   49.6   14.6   301   13.4 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   11 49 35.1   +09 56 07     3.532    2.998   50.3   14.7   300   13.4 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   11 50 54.5   +09 51 47     3.519    2.996   51.0   14.9   300   13.4 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   11 52 13.7   +09 47 31     3.506    2.993   51.6   15.0   300   13.4 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   11 53 32.6   +09 43 18     3.492    2.991   52.3   15.2   300   13.4 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   11 54 51.4   +09 39 09     3.479    2.989   53.0   15.3   300   13.4 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   11 56 09.9   +09 35 04     3.465    2.987   53.7   15.5   300   13.4 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   11 57 28.2   +09 31 03     3.452    2.985   54.3   15.6   300   13.4 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   11 58 46.2   +09 27 06     3.438    2.983   55.0   15.8   300   13.4 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   12 00 04.0   +09 23 13     3.424    2.981   55.7   15.9   300   13.4 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   12 01 21.6   +09 19 24     3.410    2.979   56.4   16.1   300   13.4 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   12 02 38.9   +09 15 39     3.396    2.977   57.1   16.2   299   13.4 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   12 03 55.9   +09 11 59     3.382    2.974   57.7   16.3   299   13.4 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   12 05 12.7   +09 08 24     3.368    2.972   58.4   16.5   299   13.4 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   12 06 29.2   +09 04 53     3.354    2.970   59.1   16.6   299   13.4 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   12 07 45.4   +09 01 27     3.339    2.968   59.8   16.7   299   13.4 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   12 09 01.3   +08 58 06     3.325    2.966   60.5   16.9   299   13.4 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   12 10 16.9   +08 54 50     3.310    2.964   61.2   17.0   299   13.3 

    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.