(77) Frigga
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	31 Oct 2025	14.2	2.785 AU	3.612 AU	12h31m	-03°17'	29.0°	9.9°
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
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   12 31 22.8   -03 17 52     3.612    2.785   29.0    9.9   293   14.2 
2025-10-31 19:12 UT   12 32 31.3   -03 25 33     3.608    2.786   29.4   10.1   293   14.3 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   12 32 48.4   -03 27 28     3.606    2.786   29.6   10.1   293   14.3 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   12 34 13.9   -03 37 01     3.601    2.788   30.2   10.3   293   14.3 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   12 35 39.2   -03 46 32     3.595    2.789   30.8   10.5   293   14.3 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   12 37 04.2   -03 56 02     3.588    2.790   31.4   10.7   293   14.3 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   12 38 29.1   -04 05 29     3.582    2.792   32.0   10.9   293   14.3 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   12 39 53.7   -04 14 55     3.576    2.793   32.6   11.0   293   14.3 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   12 41 18.2   -04 24 18     3.569    2.794   33.3   11.2   293   14.3 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   12 42 42.4   -04 33 40     3.563    2.795   33.9   11.4   293   14.3 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   12 44 06.4   -04 42 59     3.556    2.797   34.5   11.6   293   14.3 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   12 45 30.2   -04 52 16     3.549    2.798   35.1   11.8   293   14.3 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   12 46 53.8   -05 01 31     3.542    2.799   35.7   11.9   293   14.3 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   12 48 17.1   -05 10 44     3.535    2.800   36.4   12.1   293   14.3 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   12 49 40.2   -05 19 54     3.528    2.802   37.0   12.3   293   14.3 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   12 51 03.1   -05 29 02     3.520    2.803   37.6   12.4   293   14.3 
2025-11-15 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 

    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.