(387) Aquitania
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	13 Jun 2026	12.2	2.470 AU	2.105 AU	12h37m	+18°51'	98.6°	24.0°
Opposition	19 Sep 2027	10.8	2.403 AU	1.447 AU	00h25m	-22°37'	156.8°	9.5°

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
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   12 37 45.3   +18 51 35     2.105    2.470   98.6   24.0   118   12.2 
2026-06-13 13:01 UT   12 38 01.0   +18 46 26     2.110    2.468   98.2   24.0   118   12.2 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   12 38 14.5   +18 42 04     2.114    2.467   97.9   24.1   118   12.2 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   12 38 45.0   +18 32 26     2.123    2.465   97.2   24.1   118   12.2 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   12 39 16.7   +18 22 40     2.132    2.462   96.4   24.2   117   12.2 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   12 39 49.8   +18 12 48     2.141    2.460   95.7   24.3   117   12.2 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   12 40 24.1   +18 02 48     2.150    2.457   95.0   24.3   117   12.2 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   12 40 59.6   +17 52 42     2.159    2.455   94.4   24.4   116   12.2 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   12 41 36.4   +17 42 29     2.168    2.452   93.7   24.4   116   12.3 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   12 42 14.4   +17 32 09     2.177    2.450   93.0   24.5   116   12.3 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   12 42 53.6   +17 21 44     2.186    2.447   92.3   24.5   115   12.3 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   12 43 34.0   +17 11 12     2.195    2.445   91.6   24.6   115   12.3 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   12 44 15.5   +17 00 34     2.204    2.442   91.0   24.6   115   12.3 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   12 44 58.2   +16 49 51     2.213    2.440   90.3   24.6   115   12.3 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   12 45 42.0   +16 39 03     2.222    2.437   89.6   24.6   114   12.3 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   12 46 26.9   +16 28 08     2.231    2.435   89.0   24.7   114   12.3 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   12 47 12.9   +16 17 09     2.240    2.432   88.3   24.7   114   12.3 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   12 48 00.0   +16 06 05     2.249    2.430   87.7   24.7   114   12.3 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   12 48 48.2   +15 54 55     2.258    2.428   87.0   24.7   113   12.3 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   12 49 37.4   +15 43 41     2.267    2.425   86.4   24.7   113   12.3 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   12 50 27.7   +15 32 22     2.276    2.423   85.7   24.7   113   12.3 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   12 51 19.0   +15 20 59     2.285    2.420   85.1   24.7   113   12.3 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   12 52 11.3   +15 09 31     2.294    2.418   84.5   24.7   112   12.4 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   12 53 04.6   +14 57 59     2.303    2.415   83.8   24.7   112   12.4 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   12 53 58.9   +14 46 22     2.312    2.413   83.2   24.7   112   12.4 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   12 54 54.2   +14 34 41     2.321    2.410   82.6   24.7   112   12.4 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   12 55 50.4   +14 22 56     2.330    2.408   82.0   24.7   111   12.4 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   12 56 47.6   +14 11 08     2.339    2.405   81.3   24.7   111   12.4 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   12 57 45.8   +13 59 15     2.347    2.403   80.7   24.7   111   12.4 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   12 58 44.9   +13 47 19     2.356    2.401   80.1   24.7   111   12.4 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   12 59 44.9   +13 35 18     2.365    2.398   79.5   24.6   110   12.4 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   13 00 45.8   +13 23 15     2.374    2.396   78.9   24.6   110   12.4 

    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.