(678) Fredegundis
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Jan 2026	15.4	3.138 AU	3.404 AU	15h45m	-24°43'	66.2°	16.7°
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)      : 121.05657
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 165.14023
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 222.25721
            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
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   15 45 03.8   -24 43 45     3.404    3.138   66.2   16.7   281   15.4 
2026-01-26 00:57 UT   15 45 06.5   -24 43 55     3.403    3.138   66.2   16.7   281   15.4 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   15 46 09.6   -24 47 48     3.390    3.138   66.9   16.8   281   15.4 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   15 47 14.7   -24 51 48     3.377    3.138   67.7   16.9   281   15.4 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   15 48 19.3   -24 55 46     3.363    3.138   68.4   17.0   281   15.4 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   15 49 23.2   -24 59 40     3.349    3.138   69.2   17.1   281   15.4 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   15 50 26.4   -25 03 31     3.336    3.138   70.0   17.2   281   15.4 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   15 51 29.0   -25 07 20     3.322    3.138   70.7   17.2   281   15.3 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   15 52 31.0   -25 11 05     3.308    3.138   71.5   17.3   281   15.3 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   15 53 32.3   -25 14 48     3.294    3.138   72.3   17.4   281   15.3 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   15 54 32.9   -25 18 28     3.280    3.137   73.0   17.5   280   15.3 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   15 55 32.8   -25 22 05     3.266    3.137   73.8   17.6   280   15.3 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   15 56 31.9   -25 25 39     3.252    3.137   74.6   17.6   280   15.3 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   15 57 30.4   -25 29 10     3.237    3.137   75.4   17.7   280   15.3 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   15 58 28.1   -25 32 39     3.223    3.137   76.2   17.8   280   15.3 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   15 59 25.0   -25 36 04     3.209    3.137   77.0   17.8   280   15.3 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   16 00 21.1   -25 39 27     3.194    3.137   77.8   17.9   280   15.3 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   16 01 16.5   -25 42 47     3.180    3.137   78.5   18.0   280   15.3 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   16 02 11.0   -25 46 04     3.165    3.137   79.3   18.0   280   15.3 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   16 03 04.8   -25 49 18     3.151    3.136   80.1   18.1   280   15.3 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   16 03 57.6   -25 52 29     3.136    3.136   80.9   18.1   280   15.3 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   16 04 49.6   -25 55 37     3.122    3.136   81.7   18.2   280   15.2 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   16 05 40.8   -25 58 43     3.107    3.136   82.6   18.2   280   15.2 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   16 06 31.0   -26 01 45     3.092    3.136   83.4   18.2   280   15.2 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   16 07 20.3   -26 04 45     3.078    3.136   84.2   18.3   280   15.2 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   16 08 08.7   -26 07 42     3.063    3.135   85.0   18.3   280   15.2 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   16 08 56.2   -26 10 36     3.048    3.135   85.8   18.3   280   15.2 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   16 09 42.7   -26 13 28     3.033    3.135   86.6   18.4   280   15.2 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   16 10 28.2   -26 16 16     3.019    3.135   87.5   18.4   280   15.2 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   16 11 12.7   -26 19 01     3.004    3.135   88.3   18.4   280   15.2 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   16 11 56.2   -26 21 44     2.989    3.134   89.1   18.4   280   15.2 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   16 12 38.7   -26 24 24     2.974    3.134   90.0   18.4   280   15.1 

    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.