(678) Fredegundis
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Apr 2026	14.4	3.117 AU	2.345 AU	16h22m	-27°29'	133.1°	13.6°
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) : 281.05678
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 121.05659
            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
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   16 22 26.2   -27 29 43     2.345    3.117  133.1   13.6   285   14.4 
2026-04-12 14:57 UT   16 22 13.1   -27 29 40     2.338    3.117  133.7   13.4   285   14.4 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   16 22 04.8   -27 29 36     2.334    3.116  134.1   13.4   285   14.4 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   16 21 41.9   -27 29 25     2.323    3.116  135.2   13.1   286   14.4 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   16 21 17.4   -27 29 08     2.313    3.115  136.2   12.9   286   14.4 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   16 20 51.5   -27 28 45     2.302    3.115  137.3   12.6   286   14.4 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   16 20 24.0   -27 28 18     2.292    3.114  138.3   12.4   286   14.3 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   16 19 55.1   -27 27 45     2.282    3.114  139.4   12.1   287   14.3 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   16 19 24.7   -27 27 06     2.272    3.113  140.5   11.8   287   14.3 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   16 18 52.9   -27 26 22     2.262    3.113  141.6   11.6   287   14.3 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   16 18 19.6   -27 25 32     2.253    3.112  142.7   11.3   288   14.3 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   16 17 45.0   -27 24 36     2.244    3.111  143.7   11.0   288   14.2 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   16 17 08.9   -27 23 35     2.235    3.111  144.8   10.7   289   14.2 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   16 16 31.6   -27 22 28     2.226    3.110  145.9   10.4   289   14.2 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   16 15 52.9   -27 21 14     2.217    3.110  147.0   10.1   289   14.2 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   16 15 12.9   -27 19 55     2.209    3.109  148.1    9.8   290   14.2 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   16 14 31.7   -27 18 30     2.201    3.108  149.2    9.5   290   14.1 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   16 13 49.2   -27 16 58     2.193    3.108  150.3    9.2   291   14.1 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   16 13 05.6   -27 15 21     2.185    3.107  151.5    8.9   291   14.1 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   16 12 20.8   -27 13 37     2.178    3.106  152.6    8.6   292   14.1 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   16 11 34.8   -27 11 47     2.171    3.106  153.7    8.3   293   14.1 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   16 10 47.8   -27 09 51     2.164    3.105  154.8    7.9   293   14.0 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   16 09 59.7   -27 07 48     2.157    3.104  155.9    7.6   294   14.0 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   16 09 10.6   -27 05 40     2.151    3.104  157.0    7.3   295   14.0 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   16 08 20.6   -27 03 24     2.144    3.103  158.1    6.9   296   14.0 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   16 07 29.6   -27 01 03     2.139    3.102  159.3    6.6   297   13.9 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   16 06 37.7   -26 58 35     2.133    3.102  160.4    6.3   298   13.9 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   16 05 45.0   -26 56 01     2.128    3.101  161.5    5.9   299   13.9 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   16 04 51.5   -26 53 21     2.122    3.100  162.6    5.6   301   13.9 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   16 03 57.3   -26 50 34     2.118    3.100  163.7    5.2   302   13.9 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   16 03 02.3   -26 47 42     2.113    3.099  164.8    4.9   304   13.8 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   16 02 06.8   -26 44 43     2.109    3.098  165.9    4.6   306   13.8 

    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.