(678) Fredegundis
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	22 May 2026	13.6	3.090 AU	2.082 AU	15h51m	-26°07'	174.2°	1.9°
Today	8 Jun 2026	13.9	3.076 AU	2.102 AU	15h36m	-24°54'	160.2°	6.4°

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)                : 0.2198745
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5723710
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.09735
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 281.05788
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 121.04895
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 212.93130
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 222.25065
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 5.22113
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.13            
        

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
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   15 36 38.8   -24 54 59     2.102    3.076  160.2    6.4    88   13.9 
2026-06-08 06:08 UT   15 36 25.9   -24 53 47     2.103    3.076  159.9    6.5    89   13.9 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   15 35 48.7   -24 50 19     2.106    3.076  159.1    6.8    89   13.9 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   15 34 59.6   -24 45 38     2.110    3.075  158.0    7.1    90   13.9 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   15 34 11.4   -24 40 58     2.114    3.074  156.8    7.5    91   13.9 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   15 33 24.3   -24 36 18     2.119    3.073  155.7    7.8    92   14.0 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   15 32 38.2   -24 31 39     2.123    3.072  154.6    8.1    93   14.0 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   15 31 53.2   -24 27 00     2.128    3.071  153.5    8.5    93   14.0 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   15 31 09.4   -24 22 23     2.134    3.070  152.4    8.8    94   14.0 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   15 30 26.8   -24 17 48     2.139    3.069  151.3    9.1    95   14.0 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   15 29 45.4   -24 13 14     2.145    3.068  150.2    9.5    95   14.1 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   15 29 05.2   -24 08 42     2.151    3.067  149.1    9.8    96   14.1 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   15 28 26.3   -24 04 13     2.157    3.066  148.0   10.1    96   14.1 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   15 27 48.6   -23 59 46     2.163    3.065  146.9   10.4    97   14.1 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   15 27 12.3   -23 55 21     2.170    3.064  145.8   10.7    97   14.1 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   15 26 37.4   -23 51 00     2.177    3.063  144.7   11.0    97   14.1 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   15 26 03.8   -23 46 42     2.184    3.062  143.7   11.3    98   14.2 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   15 25 31.5   -23 42 27     2.191    3.061  142.6   11.6    98   14.2 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   15 25 00.7   -23 38 16     2.199    3.060  141.5   11.9    98   14.2 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   15 24 31.3   -23 34 08     2.206    3.059  140.4   12.2    99   14.2 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   15 24 03.2   -23 30 05     2.214    3.058  139.4   12.5    99   14.2 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   15 23 36.7   -23 26 05     2.222    3.057  138.3   12.8    99   14.3 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   15 23 11.5   -23 22 10     2.231    3.056  137.3   13.0   100   14.3 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   15 22 47.8   -23 18 19     2.239    3.055  136.2   13.3   100   14.3 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   15 22 25.5   -23 14 32     2.248    3.054  135.2   13.6   100   14.3 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   15 22 04.7   -23 10 50     2.257    3.053  134.1   13.8   100   14.3 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   15 21 45.3   -23 07 13     2.266    3.052  133.1   14.1   100   14.3 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   15 21 27.4   -23 03 41     2.275    3.051  132.1   14.3   101   14.4 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   15 21 11.0   -23 00 14     2.284    3.050  131.1   14.6   101   14.4 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   15 20 56.1   -22 56 52     2.294    3.049  130.0   14.8   101   14.4 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   15 20 42.6   -22 53 35     2.303    3.048  129.0   15.0   101   14.4 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   15 20 30.5   -22 50 24     2.313    3.047  128.0   15.2   101   14.4 

    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.