(77) Frigga |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 3 Jul 2025 | 14.1 | 2.621 AU | 3.351 AU | 09h25m | +16°05' | 37.7° | 13.7° |
Opposition | 21 Apr 2026 | 12.5 | 2.961 AU | 1.957 AU | 13h56m | -13°57' | 177.9° | 0.7° |
(77) Frigga - 2025-07-03
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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 Frigga are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1336422
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.6678442
i (Inclination) : 2.42104
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 1.05104
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 61.18300
M (Mean anomaly) : 61.52279
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 62.21243
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 2.12108
P (Orbital period in years) : 4.36
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
2025-07-03 00:00 UT 09 25 34.9 +16 05 31 3.351 2.621 37.7 13.7 107 14.1
2025-07-03 05:47 UT 09 25 58.3 +16 03 33 3.353 2.621 37.6 13.7 107 14.1
2025-07-04 00:00 UT 09 27 11.8 +15 57 19 3.360 2.622 37.1 13.5 107 14.1
2025-07-05 00:00 UT 09 28 48.7 +15 49 05 3.369 2.624 36.6 13.4 107 14.1
2025-07-06 00:00 UT 09 30 25.6 +15 40 48 3.378 2.625 36.1 13.2 107 14.1
2025-07-07 00:00 UT 09 32 02.5 +15 32 28 3.387 2.627 35.5 13.0 107 14.1
2025-07-08 00:00 UT 09 33 39.4 +15 24 05 3.396 2.628 35.0 12.8 107 14.1
2025-07-09 00:00 UT 09 35 16.3 +15 15 39 3.404 2.630 34.4 12.6 107 14.1
2025-07-10 00:00 UT 09 36 53.1 +15 07 10 3.413 2.631 33.9 12.4 108 14.1
2025-07-11 00:00 UT 09 38 30.0 +14 58 39 3.421 2.632 33.4 12.3 108 14.1
2025-07-12 00:00 UT 09 40 06.8 +14 50 05 3.430 2.634 32.8 12.1 108 14.1
2025-07-13 00:00 UT 09 41 43.6 +14 41 28 3.438 2.635 32.3 11.9 108 14.1
2025-07-14 00:00 UT 09 43 20.4 +14 32 49 3.446 2.637 31.8 11.7 108 14.1
2025-07-15 00:00 UT 09 44 57.1 +14 24 07 3.454 2.638 31.2 11.5 108 14.1
2025-07-16 00:00 UT 09 46 33.8 +14 15 22 3.462 2.640 30.7 11.3 108 14.1
2025-07-17 00:00 UT 09 48 10.5 +14 06 35 3.470 2.641 30.1 11.1 108 14.1
2025-07-18 00:00 UT 09 49 47.2 +13 57 45 3.478 2.642 29.6 11.0 108 14.1
2025-07-19 00:00 UT 09 51 23.9 +13 48 53 3.485 2.644 29.1 10.8 108 14.1
2025-07-20 00:00 UT 09 53 00.5 +13 39 58 3.493 2.645 28.5 10.6 108 14.1
2025-07-21 00:00 UT 09 54 37.0 +13 31 01 3.500 2.647 28.0 10.4 108 14.1
2025-07-22 00:00 UT 09 56 13.6 +13 22 01 3.508 2.648 27.5 10.2 108 14.1
2025-07-23 00:00 UT 09 57 50.1 +13 12 59 3.515 2.649 26.9 10.0 109 14.1
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.