(678) Fredegundis
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 Nov 2025	15.3	3.121 AU	4.072 AU	14h05m	-17°21'	14.1°	4.4°
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)      : 121.05657
            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
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   14 05 06.8   -17 21 34     4.072    3.121   14.1    4.4   272   15.3 
2025-11-11 16:55 UT   14 06 06.4   -17 26 42     4.070    3.121   14.5    4.6   273   15.3 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   14 06 31.3   -17 28 51     4.069    3.121   14.7    4.6   273   15.3 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   14 07 55.8   -17 36 06     4.065    3.122   15.3    4.8   273   15.3 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   14 09 20.3   -17 43 20     4.062    3.122   15.9    5.0   274   15.3 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   14 10 44.8   -17 50 31     4.058    3.123   16.6    5.2   275   15.3 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   14 12 09.3   -17 57 41     4.054    3.123   17.2    5.4   275   15.3 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   14 13 33.7   -18 04 49     4.050    3.123   17.8    5.6   276   15.3 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   14 14 58.1   -18 11 55     4.046    3.124   18.5    5.7   276   15.3 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   14 16 22.4   -18 18 60     4.042    3.124   19.1    5.9   276   15.3 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   14 17 46.8   -18 26 02     4.037    3.125   19.7    6.1   277   15.3 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   14 19 11.0   -18 33 02     4.032    3.125   20.4    6.3   277   15.3 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   14 20 35.2   -18 40 01     4.028    3.126   21.0    6.5   277   15.3 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   14 21 59.4   -18 46 57     4.023    3.126   21.6    6.7   278   15.4 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   14 23 23.5   -18 53 51     4.017    3.126   22.3    6.9   278   15.4 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   14 24 47.5   -19 00 43     4.012    3.127   22.9    7.1   278   15.4 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   14 26 11.5   -19 07 33     4.007    3.127   23.6    7.3   279   15.4 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   14 27 35.3   -19 14 21     4.001    3.128   24.2    7.4   279   15.4 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   14 28 59.1   -19 21 07     3.995    3.128   24.9    7.6   279   15.4 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   14 30 22.8   -19 27 50     3.989    3.128   25.5    7.8   279   15.4 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   14 31 46.4   -19 34 31     3.983    3.129   26.2    8.0   279   15.4 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   14 33 09.9   -19 41 10     3.977    3.129   26.9    8.2   279   15.4 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   14 34 33.3   -19 47 47     3.970    3.129   27.5    8.4   280   15.4 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   14 35 56.6   -19 54 21     3.964    3.130   28.2    8.6   280   15.4 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   14 37 19.8   -20 00 53     3.957    3.130   28.8    8.7   280   15.4 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   14 38 42.8   -20 07 23     3.950    3.130   29.5    8.9   280   15.4 

    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.