(77) Frigga
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	28 Feb 2026	13.6	2.918 AU	2.295 AU	14h25m	-15°35'	119.9°	17.1°
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)      : 61.12448
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 106.83779
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 62.15154
            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
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   14 25 38.0   -15 35 42     2.295    2.918  119.9   17.1   289   13.6 
2026-02-28 21:55 UT   14 25 38.4   -15 36 37     2.285    2.919  120.8   17.0   289   13.6 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   14 25 38.4   -15 36 42     2.284    2.919  120.9   16.9   289   13.6 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   14 25 37.4   -15 37 36     2.273    2.920  121.9   16.8   289   13.6 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   14 25 34.8   -15 38 23     2.261    2.921  122.9   16.6   289   13.6 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   14 25 30.9   -15 39 02     2.250    2.922  123.9   16.4   289   13.5 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   14 25 25.4   -15 39 35     2.239    2.922  124.9   16.2   290   13.5 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   14 25 18.5   -15 40 01     2.229    2.923  125.9   15.9   290   13.5 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   14 25 10.1   -15 40 20     2.218    2.924  127.0   15.7   290   13.5 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   14 25 00.1   -15 40 31     2.208    2.925  128.0   15.5   290   13.5 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   14 24 48.8   -15 40 36     2.197    2.926  129.0   15.3   290   13.5 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   14 24 35.9   -15 40 33     2.187    2.927  130.1   15.0   290   13.4 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   14 24 21.5   -15 40 23     2.177    2.928  131.1   14.8   290   13.4 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   14 24 05.7   -15 40 06     2.167    2.929  132.2   14.6   290   13.4 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   14 23 48.3   -15 39 42     2.158    2.929  133.3   14.3   290   13.4 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   14 23 29.5   -15 39 11     2.148    2.930  134.3   14.0   290   13.4 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   14 23 09.3   -15 38 32     2.139    2.931  135.4   13.8   290   13.4 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   14 22 47.6   -15 37 46     2.130    2.932  136.5   13.5   290   13.3 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   14 22 24.4   -15 36 53     2.121    2.933  137.6   13.2   290   13.3 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   14 21 59.9   -15 35 52     2.112    2.934  138.7   12.9   290   13.3 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   14 21 33.9   -15 34 44     2.103    2.935  139.8   12.7   291   13.3 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   14 21 06.5   -15 33 29     2.095    2.935  140.9   12.4   291   13.3 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   14 20 37.7   -15 32 07     2.087    2.936  142.0   12.1   291   13.2 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   14 20 07.6   -15 30 38     2.079    2.937  143.1   11.8   291   13.2 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   14 19 36.2   -15 29 02     2.071    2.938  144.2   11.4   291   13.2 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   14 19 03.4   -15 27 18     2.064    2.939  145.3   11.1   291   13.2 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   14 18 29.4   -15 25 28     2.056    2.940  146.5   10.8   291   13.2 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   14 17 54.2   -15 23 31     2.049    2.940  147.6   10.5   292   13.1 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   14 17 17.7   -15 21 27     2.042    2.941  148.7   10.1   292   13.1 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   14 16 40.0   -15 19 17     2.036    2.942  149.9    9.8   292   13.1 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   14 16 01.2   -15 16 60     2.030    2.943  151.0    9.5   292   13.1 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   14 15 21.3   -15 14 36     2.023    2.944  152.2    9.1   292   13.1 

    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.