(387) Aquitania
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Mar 2026	11.5	2.696 AU	1.774 AU	13h13m	+17°44'	152.5°	9.8°
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
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   13 13 34.2   +17 44 44     1.774    2.696  152.5    9.8   238   11.5 
2026-03-16 19:27 UT   13 13 05.4   +17 53 56     1.769    2.694  152.9    9.7   236   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 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   13 06 50.9   +19 33 06     1.731    2.670  155.4    8.9   210   11.4 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   13 06 05.7   +19 43 07     1.728    2.668  155.4    9.0   207   11.4 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   13 05 19.8   +19 52 57     1.726    2.665  155.3    9.0   204   11.4 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   13 04 33.3   +20 02 34     1.723    2.663  155.2    9.0   201   11.4 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   13 03 46.2   +20 11 60     1.721    2.660  155.1    9.1   199   11.4 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   13 02 58.6   +20 21 12     1.719    2.658  154.9    9.2   196   11.4 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   13 02 10.6   +20 30 11     1.718    2.655  154.6    9.3   193   11.4 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   13 01 22.1   +20 38 56     1.717    2.653  154.3    9.4   190   11.4 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   13 00 33.3   +20 47 27     1.716    2.650  153.9    9.5   187   11.4 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   12 59 44.2   +20 55 43     1.715    2.648  153.5    9.7   185   11.4 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   12 58 54.9   +21 03 43     1.714    2.645  153.1    9.9   182   11.4 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   12 58 05.5   +21 11 28     1.714    2.643  152.6   10.0   180   11.4 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   12 57 15.9   +21 18 56     1.714    2.640  152.1   10.2   177   11.4 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   12 56 26.3   +21 26 08     1.714    2.637  151.5   10.4   175   11.4 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   12 55 36.7   +21 33 03     1.715    2.635  150.9   10.7   173   11.4 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   12 54 47.2   +21 39 40     1.715    2.632  150.3   10.9   171   11.4 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   12 53 57.9   +21 45 60     1.716    2.630  149.6   11.1   169   11.4 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   12 53 08.8   +21 52 02     1.717    2.627  148.9   11.4   167   11.5 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   12 52 19.9   +21 57 46     1.719    2.625  148.2   11.6   165   11.5 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   12 51 31.4   +22 03 11     1.720    2.622  147.5   11.9   163   11.5 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   12 50 43.3   +22 08 18     1.722    2.620  146.8   12.1   161   11.5 

    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.