(678) Fredegundis
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	4 Jul 2025	15.2	3.004 AU	3.212 AU	11h17m	-01°39'	69.1°	18.4°
Opposition	22 May 2026	13.6	3.090 AU	2.081 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)                : 0.2202350
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5716118
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.09747
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 281.05884
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 121.04385
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 117.34997
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 222.24650
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 5.22152
            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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-07-04 00:00 UT   11 17 52.1   -01 39 51     3.212    3.004   69.1   18.4   115   15.2 
2025-07-04 02:02 UT   11 17 57.3   -01 40 17     3.213    3.004   69.1   18.4   115   15.2 
2025-07-05 00:00 UT   11 18 53.3   -01 44 57     3.226    3.006   68.5   18.3   115   15.2 
2025-07-06 00:00 UT   11 19 55.0   -01 50 08     3.240    3.007   67.8   18.2   115   15.2 
2025-07-07 00:00 UT   11 20 57.1   -01 55 22     3.254    3.008   67.1   18.1   116   15.3 
2025-07-08 00:00 UT   11 21 59.7   -02 00 40     3.268    3.010   66.4   18.0   116   15.3 
2025-07-09 00:00 UT   11 23 02.7   -02 06 03     3.282    3.011   65.8   17.9   116   15.3 
2025-07-10 00:00 UT   11 24 06.1   -02 11 29     3.296    3.012   65.1   17.8   116   15.3 
2025-07-11 00:00 UT   11 25 09.9   -02 16 59     3.309    3.013   64.4   17.7   116   15.3 
2025-07-12 00:00 UT   11 26 14.1   -02 22 33     3.323    3.015   63.7   17.6   116   15.3 
2025-07-13 00:00 UT   11 27 18.7   -02 28 11     3.337    3.016   63.1   17.5   116   15.3 
2025-07-14 00:00 UT   11 28 23.7   -02 33 53     3.350    3.017   62.4   17.4   116   15.3 
2025-07-15 00:00 UT   11 29 29.1   -02 39 38     3.363    3.018   61.8   17.3   116   15.3 
2025-07-16 00:00 UT   11 30 34.9   -02 45 27     3.377    3.020   61.1   17.1   116   15.3 
2025-07-17 00:00 UT   11 31 41.0   -02 51 19     3.390    3.021   60.4   17.0   116   15.3 
2025-07-18 00:00 UT   11 32 47.5   -02 57 15     3.403    3.022   59.8   16.9   117   15.3 
2025-07-19 00:00 UT   11 33 54.4   -03 03 14     3.416    3.023   59.1   16.8   117   15.3 
2025-07-20 00:00 UT   11 35 01.6   -03 09 17     3.429    3.024   58.5   16.6   117   15.3 
2025-07-21 00:00 UT   11 36 09.2   -03 15 23     3.442    3.026   57.8   16.5   117   15.3 
2025-07-22 00:00 UT   11 37 17.2   -03 21 32     3.455    3.027   57.2   16.4   117   15.3 
2025-07-23 00:00 UT   11 38 25.5   -03 27 45     3.467    3.028   56.5   16.3   117   15.3 
2025-07-24 00:00 UT   11 39 34.1   -03 34 01     3.480    3.029   55.9   16.1   117   15.3 
2025-07-25 00:00 UT   11 40 43.0   -03 40 20     3.493    3.030   55.2   16.0   117   15.4 
2025-07-26 00:00 UT   11 41 52.3   -03 46 42     3.505    3.032   54.6   15.8   117   15.4 
2025-07-27 00:00 UT   11 43 01.9   -03 53 07     3.517    3.033   53.9   15.7   117   15.4 
2025-07-28 00:00 UT   11 44 11.8   -03 59 35     3.529    3.034   53.3   15.6   117   15.4 
2025-07-29 00:00 UT   11 45 22.0   -04 06 06     3.542    3.035   52.7   15.4   117   15.4 
2025-07-30 00:00 UT   11 46 32.5   -04 12 40     3.554    3.036   52.0   15.3   118   15.4 
2025-07-31 00:00 UT   11 47 43.3   -04 19 17     3.566    3.037   51.4   15.1   118   15.4 
2025-08-01 00:00 UT   11 48 54.4   -04 25 57     3.577    3.039   50.7   15.0   118   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.