(77) Frigga
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Nov 2025	14.3	2.803 AU	3.520 AU	12h51m	-05°29'	37.6°	12.4°
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) : 1.04869
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 61.12448
            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
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   12 51 03.1   -05 29 02     3.520    2.803   37.6   12.4   293   14.3 
2025-11-14 18:29 UT   12 52 06.8   -05 36 03     3.515    2.804   38.1   12.6   293   14.3 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   12 52 25.8   -05 38 08     3.513    2.804   38.3   12.6   293   14.3 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   12 53 48.1   -05 47 11     3.505    2.805   38.9   12.8   293   14.3 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   12 55 10.3   -05 56 12     3.498    2.806   39.5   13.0   293   14.3 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   12 56 32.1   -06 05 10     3.490    2.808   40.2   13.1   293   14.3 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   12 57 53.8   -06 14 06     3.482    2.809   40.8   13.3   293   14.3 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   12 59 15.1   -06 22 59     3.474    2.810   41.5   13.5   293   14.3 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   13 00 36.1   -06 31 49     3.465    2.811   42.1   13.6   293   14.3 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   13 01 56.9   -06 40 37     3.457    2.813   42.7   13.8   292   14.3 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   13 03 17.4   -06 49 22     3.448    2.814   43.4   14.0   292   14.3 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   13 04 37.5   -06 58 04     3.440    2.815   44.0   14.1   292   14.3 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   13 05 57.4   -07 06 43     3.431    2.816   44.7   14.3   292   14.3 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   13 07 17.0   -07 15 19     3.422    2.817   45.3   14.4   292   14.3 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   13 08 36.2   -07 23 52     3.413    2.819   46.0   14.6   292   14.3 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   13 09 55.1   -07 32 23     3.404    2.820   46.7   14.7   292   14.3 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   13 11 13.7   -07 40 50     3.395    2.821   47.3   14.9   292   14.3 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   13 12 32.0   -07 49 14     3.386    2.822   48.0   15.0   292   14.3 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   13 13 49.9   -07 57 35     3.376    2.823   48.6   15.2   292   14.3 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   13 15 07.5   -08 05 53     3.367    2.825   49.3   15.3   292   14.3 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   13 16 24.7   -08 14 08     3.357    2.826   50.0   15.5   292   14.3 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   13 17 41.5   -08 22 20     3.348    2.827   50.6   15.6   292   14.3 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   13 18 58.0   -08 30 28     3.338    2.828   51.3   15.8   292   14.3 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   13 20 14.2   -08 38 34     3.328    2.829   52.0   15.9   292   14.3 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   13 21 29.9   -08 46 36     3.318    2.831   52.7   16.1   292   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.