(678) Fredegundis
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Feb 2026	15.1	3.134 AU	2.959 AU	16h13m	-26°27'	90.8°	18.4°
Opposition	22 May 2026	13.6	3.090 AU	2.082 AU	15h51m	-26°07'	174.2°	1.9°

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 Fredegundis are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2200776
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5719368
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.09747
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 281.05679
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 121.05658
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 165.14023
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 222.25722
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 5.22082
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.12            
        

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
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   16 13 20.2   -26 27 01     2.959    3.134   90.8   18.4   280   15.1 
2026-02-26 02:23 UT   16 13 24.3   -26 27 16     2.958    3.134   90.9   18.4   280   15.1 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   16 14 00.6   -26 29 35     2.944    3.134   91.7   18.4   280   15.1 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   16 14 40.0   -26 32 06     2.930    3.133   92.5   18.4   280   15.1 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   16 15 18.3   -26 34 35     2.915    3.133   93.4   18.4   280   15.1 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   16 15 55.5   -26 37 00     2.900    3.133   94.2   18.4   280   15.1 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   16 16 31.5   -26 39 23     2.885    3.133   95.1   18.4   281   15.1 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   16 17 06.5   -26 41 43     2.871    3.132   95.9   18.3   281   15.1 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   16 17 40.3   -26 44 00     2.856    3.132   96.8   18.3   281   15.1 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   16 18 12.9   -26 46 14     2.841    3.132   97.7   18.3   281   15.0 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   16 18 44.4   -26 48 25     2.826    3.132   98.6   18.3   281   15.0 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   16 19 14.7   -26 50 34     2.812    3.131   99.4   18.2   281   15.0 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   16 19 43.7   -26 52 39     2.797    3.131  100.3   18.2   281   15.0 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   16 20 11.6   -26 54 41     2.782    3.131  101.2   18.1   281   15.0 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   16 20 38.1   -26 56 41     2.768    3.130  102.1   18.1   281   15.0 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   16 21 03.4   -26 58 37     2.753    3.130  103.0   18.0   281   15.0 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   16 21 27.5   -27 00 30     2.739    3.130  103.9   18.0   281   14.9 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   16 21 50.2   -27 02 20     2.724    3.129  104.8   17.9   281   14.9 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   16 22 11.6   -27 04 07     2.710    3.129  105.7   17.8   281   14.9 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   16 22 31.7   -27 05 51     2.696    3.129  106.6   17.7   281   14.9 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   16 22 50.4   -27 07 32     2.681    3.128  107.5   17.7   281   14.9 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   16 23 07.7   -27 09 09     2.667    3.128  108.5   17.6   281   14.9 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   16 23 23.7   -27 10 43     2.653    3.128  109.4   17.5   281   14.9 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   16 23 38.3   -27 12 14     2.639    3.127  110.3   17.4   281   14.8 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   16 23 51.4   -27 13 42     2.625    3.127  111.3   17.3   282   14.8 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   16 24 03.1   -27 15 06     2.611    3.127  112.2   17.2   282   14.8 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   16 24 13.4   -27 16 26     2.597    3.126  113.1   17.0   282   14.8 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   16 24 22.3   -27 17 43     2.583    3.126  114.1   16.9   282   14.8 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   16 24 29.7   -27 18 57     2.570    3.125  115.0   16.8   282   14.8 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   16 24 35.6   -27 20 07     2.556    3.125  116.0   16.7   282   14.8 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   16 24 40.1   -27 21 13     2.543    3.125  117.0   16.5   282   14.7 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   16 24 43.1   -27 22 16     2.530    3.124  117.9   16.4   282   14.7 

    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.