(77) Frigga
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	28 Aug 2026	14.5	3.019 AU	3.343 AU	14h17m	-15°35'	62.9°	17.3°
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)      : 61.13314
            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
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   14 17 10.4   -15 35 24     3.343    3.019   62.9   17.3   110   14.5 
2026-08-28 04:40 UT   14 17 23.7   -15 36 28     3.345    3.020   62.8   17.3   110   14.5 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   14 18 18.7   -15 40 57     3.355    3.020   62.2   17.2   110   14.5 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   14 19 27.5   -15 46 31     3.368    3.020   61.5   17.1   110   14.5 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   14 20 36.9   -15 52 07     3.380    3.020   60.9   17.0   110   14.5 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   14 21 46.8   -15 57 44     3.392    3.020   60.2   16.9   110   14.5 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   14 22 57.2   -16 03 23     3.404    3.020   59.5   16.7   110   14.5 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   14 24 08.1   -16 09 02     3.416    3.021   58.9   16.6   110   14.5 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   14 25 19.5   -16 14 43     3.428    3.021   58.2   16.5   110   14.5 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   14 26 31.5   -16 20 24     3.440    3.021   57.5   16.4   110   14.5 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   14 27 43.9   -16 26 07     3.452    3.021   56.9   16.2   110   14.5 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   14 28 56.9   -16 31 50     3.463    3.021   56.2   16.1   110   14.5 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   14 30 10.3   -16 37 34     3.475    3.021   55.5   16.0   110   14.5 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   14 31 24.3   -16 43 19     3.486    3.021   54.9   15.8   110   14.5 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   14 32 38.7   -16 49 04     3.498    3.022   54.2   15.7   109   14.5 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   14 33 53.6   -16 54 51     3.509    3.022   53.6   15.5   109   14.5 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   14 35 09.0   -17 00 37     3.520    3.022   52.9   15.4   109   14.6 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   14 36 24.9   -17 06 24     3.531    3.022   52.2   15.3   109   14.6 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   14 37 41.2   -17 12 12     3.542    3.022   51.6   15.1   109   14.6 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   14 38 57.9   -17 17 59     3.553    3.022   50.9   15.0   109   14.6 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   14 40 15.2   -17 23 47     3.564    3.022   50.3   14.8   109   14.6 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   14 41 32.8   -17 29 35     3.575    3.022   49.6   14.7   109   14.6 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   14 42 50.9   -17 35 23     3.585    3.022   49.0   14.5   109   14.6 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   14 44 09.4   -17 41 12     3.596    3.023   48.3   14.4   109   14.6 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   14 45 28.4   -17 46 60     3.606    3.023   47.7   14.2   109   14.6 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   14 46 47.8   -17 52 48     3.616    3.023   47.0   14.1   109   14.6 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   14 48 07.6   -17 58 35     3.626    3.023   46.4   13.9   109   14.6 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   14 49 27.8   -18 04 23     3.636    3.023   45.8   13.8   109   14.6 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   14 50 48.4   -18 10 10     3.646    3.023   45.1   13.6   109   14.6 

    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.