(77) Frigga
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	31 Mar 2026	13.0	2.944 AU	2.018 AU	14h14m	-15°12'	153.3°	8.8°
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
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   14 14 40.3   -15 12 06     2.018    2.944  153.3    8.8   293   13.0 
2026-03-31 04:08 UT   14 14 33.2   -15 11 40     2.017    2.945  153.5    8.7   293   13.0 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   14 13 58.3   -15 09 30     2.012    2.945  154.5    8.4   293   13.0 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   14 13 15.3   -15 06 47     2.007    2.946  155.7    8.0   293   13.0 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   14 12 31.2   -15 03 59     2.001    2.947  156.8    7.7   293   13.0 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   14 11 46.3   -15 01 04     1.997    2.948  158.0    7.3   294   13.0 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   14 11 00.5   -14 58 04     1.992    2.948  159.2    6.9   294   12.9 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   14 10 13.8   -14 54 58     1.988    2.949  160.3    6.6   294   12.9 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   14 09 26.3   -14 51 46     1.984    2.950  161.5    6.2   295   12.9 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   14 08 38.0   -14 48 29     1.980    2.951  162.7    5.8   295   12.9 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   14 07 49.1   -14 45 07     1.976    2.952  163.9    5.4   296   12.9 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   14 06 59.5   -14 41 40     1.973    2.952  165.1    5.0   296   12.8 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   14 06 09.2   -14 38 08     1.970    2.953  166.2    4.6   297   12.8 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   14 05 18.5   -14 34 32     1.968    2.954  167.4    4.2   298   12.8 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   14 04 27.2   -14 30 51     1.965    2.955  168.6    3.8   299   12.8 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   14 03 35.4   -14 27 06     1.963    2.955  169.8    3.5   300   12.7 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   14 02 43.3   -14 23 18     1.961    2.956  171.0    3.1   301   12.7 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   14 01 50.8   -14 19 25     1.960    2.957  172.1    2.7   303   12.7 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   14 00 58.0   -14 15 30     1.958    2.958  173.3    2.3   306   12.7 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   14 00 05.0   -14 11 31     1.957    2.958  174.4    1.9   309   12.6 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   13 59 11.8   -14 07 30     1.957    2.959  175.5    1.5   315   12.6 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   13 58 18.6   -14 03 26     1.956    2.960  176.6    1.2   323   12.6 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   13 57 25.2   -13 59 20     1.956    2.960  177.5    0.8   339   12.5 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   13 56 31.9   -13 55 12     1.957    2.961  178.1    0.7     7   12.5 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   13 55 38.7   -13 51 03     1.957    2.962  178.0    0.7    42   12.5 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   13 54 45.6   -13 46 52     1.958    2.963  177.3    0.9    66   12.5 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   13 53 52.6   -13 42 41     1.959    2.963  176.3    1.2    79   12.6 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   13 52 59.9   -13 38 28     1.960    2.964  175.2    1.6    87   12.6 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   13 52 07.5   -13 34 16     1.962    2.965  174.1    2.0    91   12.6 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   13 51 15.5   -13 30 03     1.964    2.965  173.0    2.4    95   12.7 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   13 50 23.8   -13 25 50     1.966    2.966  171.8    2.8    97   12.7 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   13 49 32.6   -13 21 38     1.968    2.967  170.7    3.2    99   12.7 

    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.