(77) Frigga
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	29 Jul 2026	14.3	3.012 AU	2.941 AU	13h47m	-13°06'	84.2°	19.6°
Opposition	15 Jul 2027	12.4	2.864 AU	1.849 AU	19h40m	-24°59'	176.5°	1.2°

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)      : 61.13315
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 152.08528
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 62.15874
            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
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   13 47 50.2   -13 06 01     2.941    3.012   84.2   19.6   111   14.3 
2026-07-29 04:17 UT   13 47 58.8   -13 06 46     2.943    3.012   84.0   19.6   111   14.3 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   13 48 38.7   -13 10 16     2.955    3.012   83.4   19.6   111   14.3 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   13 49 28.0   -13 14 34     2.969    3.013   82.7   19.5   111   14.3 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   13 50 18.0   -13 18 56     2.983    3.013   81.9   19.5   111   14.3 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   13 51 08.8   -13 23 22     2.997    3.013   81.2   19.4   111   14.3 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   13 52 00.4   -13 27 51     3.011    3.013   80.5   19.4   111   14.3 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   13 52 52.7   -13 32 24     3.025    3.014   79.7   19.3   111   14.3 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   13 53 45.7   -13 37 00     3.038    3.014   79.0   19.3   111   14.4 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   13 54 39.5   -13 41 40     3.052    3.014   78.3   19.2   111   14.4 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   13 55 33.9   -13 46 22     3.066    3.015   77.5   19.2   111   14.4 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   13 56 29.2   -13 51 08     3.080    3.015   76.8   19.1   111   14.4 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   13 57 25.1   -13 55 57     3.093    3.015   76.1   19.1   111   14.4 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   13 58 21.7   -14 00 49     3.107    3.015   75.4   19.0   111   14.4 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   13 59 19.0   -14 05 44     3.121    3.016   74.7   18.9   111   14.4 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   14 00 17.0   -14 10 42     3.134    3.016   74.0   18.8   111   14.4 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   14 01 15.6   -14 15 42     3.148    3.016   73.3   18.8   111   14.4 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   14 02 14.9   -14 20 46     3.161    3.016   72.6   18.7   111   14.4 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   14 03 14.9   -14 25 52     3.175    3.017   71.8   18.6   111   14.4 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   14 04 15.6   -14 30 60     3.188    3.017   71.1   18.5   111   14.4 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   14 05 16.8   -14 36 11     3.201    3.017   70.4   18.4   111   14.4 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   14 06 18.7   -14 41 24     3.214    3.017   69.8   18.3   110   14.5 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   14 07 21.2   -14 46 39     3.228    3.018   69.1   18.3   110   14.5 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   14 08 24.4   -14 51 56     3.241    3.018   68.4   18.2   110   14.5 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   14 09 28.1   -14 57 16     3.254    3.018   67.7   18.1   110   14.5 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   14 10 32.4   -15 02 37     3.267    3.018   67.0   18.0   110   14.5 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   14 11 37.3   -15 08 01     3.280    3.019   66.3   17.9   110   14.5 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   14 12 42.8   -15 13 26     3.292    3.019   65.6   17.8   110   14.5 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   14 13 48.9   -15 18 53     3.305    3.019   64.9   17.7   110   14.5 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   14 14 55.5   -15 24 22     3.318    3.019   64.2   17.5   110   14.5 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   14 16 02.7   -15 29 52     3.330    3.019   63.6   17.4   110   14.5 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   14 17 10.4   -15 35 24     3.343    3.019   62.9   17.3   110   14.5 

    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.