(77) Frigga
ephemeris date magn radius delta ra dec elong phase
Today27 Oct 202614.53.023 AU3.902 AU15h38m-21°12'24.2°7.7°
Opposition15 Jul 202712.42.864 AU1.849 AU19h40m-24°59'176.5°1.2°
(77) Frigga - 2026-10-27
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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)                : 0.1333979
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6676970
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.42105
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 1.04723
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 61.13314
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 152.08528
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 62.15873
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 2.12007
            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
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   15 38 32.2   -21 12 10     3.902    3.023   24.2    7.7   107   14.5 
2026-10-27 08:00 UT   15 39 02.9   -21 13 52     3.904    3.023   24.0    7.7   107   14.5 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   15 40 04.3   -21 17 14     3.908    3.023   23.5    7.5   107   14.5 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   15 41 36.7   -21 22 15     3.913    3.023   22.9    7.4   107   14.5 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   15 43 09.4   -21 27 15     3.918    3.023   22.3    7.2   107   14.5 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   15 44 42.3   -21 32 12     3.923    3.023   21.7    7.0   107   14.5 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   15 46 15.5   -21 37 06     3.928    3.023   21.0    6.8   107   14.5 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   15 47 48.9   -21 41 59     3.933    3.022   20.4    6.6   107   14.4 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   15 49 22.6   -21 46 49     3.937    3.022   19.8    6.4   107   14.4 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   15 50 56.6   -21 51 36     3.942    3.022   19.2    6.2   107   14.4 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   15 52 30.8   -21 56 21     3.946    3.022   18.5    6.0   107   14.4 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   15 54 05.2   -22 01 04     3.950    3.022   17.9    5.8   107   14.4 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   15 55 39.9   -22 05 44     3.954    3.022   17.3    5.6   107   14.4 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   15 57 14.8   -22 10 21     3.958    3.022   16.6    5.4   107   14.4 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   15 58 49.9   -22 14 56     3.962    3.022   16.0    5.2   107   14.4 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   16 00 25.2   -22 19 28     3.965    3.022   15.4    5.0   108   14.4 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   16 02 00.8   -22 23 57     3.968    3.021   14.8    4.8   108   14.4 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   16 03 36.6   -22 28 23     3.972    3.021   14.1    4.6   108   14.4 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   16 05 12.5   -22 32 47     3.975    3.021   13.5    4.4   108   14.4 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   16 06 48.7   -22 37 08     3.977    3.021   12.9    4.2   108   14.3 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   16 08 25.1   -22 41 26     3.980    3.021   12.3    4.0   109   14.3 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   16 10 01.6   -22 45 41     3.983    3.021   11.7    3.8   109   14.3 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   16 11 38.4   -22 49 52     3.985    3.021   11.0    3.6   109   14.3 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   16 13 15.3   -22 54 01     3.987    3.020   10.4    3.4   110   14.3 


    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.