(77) Frigga
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	4 Feb 2026	14.0	2.895 AU	2.595 AU	14h18m	-14°39'	97.6°	19.7°
Opposition	21 Apr 2026	12.5	2.961 AU	1.956 AU	13h56m	-13°57'	177.9°	0.7°

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)                : 0.1335425
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6674402
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.42120
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 1.04870
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 61.12447
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 106.83779
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 62.15153
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 2.12003
            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.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   14 18 33.4   -14 39 13     2.595    2.895   97.6   19.7   289   14.0 
2026-02-04 15:44 UT   14 18 54.7   -14 41 32     2.587    2.896   98.1   19.7   289   14.0 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   14 19 05.8   -14 42 44     2.582    2.896   98.4   19.7   289   13.9 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   14 19 37.0   -14 46 10     2.569    2.897   99.3   19.6   289   13.9 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   14 20 07.0   -14 49 30     2.556    2.898  100.2   19.6   289   13.9 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   14 20 35.9   -14 52 44     2.543    2.899  101.1   19.5   289   13.9 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   14 21 03.5   -14 55 52     2.530    2.900  102.0   19.4   289   13.9 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   14 21 30.0   -14 58 54     2.517    2.901  102.9   19.4   289   13.9 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   14 21 55.1   -15 01 51     2.504    2.902  103.8   19.3   289   13.9 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   14 22 19.0   -15 04 41     2.491    2.903  104.7   19.2   289   13.9 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   14 22 41.6   -15 07 25     2.479    2.904  105.6   19.1   289   13.8 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   14 23 03.0   -15 10 03     2.466    2.905  106.5   19.0   289   13.8 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   14 23 23.0   -15 12 35     2.453    2.906  107.4   18.9   289   13.8 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   14 23 41.7   -15 15 00     2.440    2.907  108.3   18.8   289   13.8 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   14 23 59.0   -15 17 20     2.428    2.908  109.3   18.7   289   13.8 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   14 24 15.0   -15 19 32     2.415    2.909  110.2   18.6   289   13.8 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   14 24 29.7   -15 21 39     2.403    2.910  111.1   18.5   289   13.8 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   14 24 42.9   -15 23 39     2.391    2.910  112.1   18.3   289   13.7 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   14 24 54.7   -15 25 32     2.378    2.911  113.0   18.2   289   13.7 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   14 25 05.2   -15 27 19     2.366    2.912  114.0   18.1   289   13.7 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   14 25 14.2   -15 28 60     2.354    2.913  115.0   17.9   289   13.7 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   14 25 21.9   -15 30 33     2.342    2.914  115.9   17.8   289   13.7 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   14 25 28.0   -15 32 01     2.330    2.915  116.9   17.6   289   13.7 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   14 25 32.8   -15 33 21     2.319    2.916  117.9   17.5   289   13.7 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   14 25 36.1   -15 34 35     2.307    2.917  118.9   17.3   289   13.6 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   14 25 38.0   -15 35 42     2.295    2.918  119.9   17.1   289   13.6 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   14 25 38.4   -15 36 42     2.284    2.919  120.9   16.9   289   13.6 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   14 25 37.4   -15 37 36     2.273    2.920  121.9   16.8   289   13.6 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   14 25 34.8   -15 38 23     2.261    2.921  122.9   16.6   289   13.6 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   14 25 30.9   -15 39 02     2.250    2.922  123.9   16.4   289   13.6 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   14 25 25.4   -15 39 35     2.239    2.922  124.9   16.2   290   13.5 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   14 25 18.5   -15 40 01     2.229    2.923  125.9   15.9   290   13.5 

    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.