(77) Frigga
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	7 Jan 2026	14.2	2.866 AU	2.961 AU	13h56m	-12°24'	74.8°	19.3°
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
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   13 56 39.8   -12 24 36     2.961    2.866   74.8   19.3   290   14.2 
2026-01-07 06:34 UT   13 56 55.9   -12 26 14     2.958    2.866   75.1   19.4   290   14.2 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   13 57 38.4   -12 30 32     2.948    2.867   75.6   19.4   290   14.2 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   13 58 36.2   -12 36 22     2.936    2.868   76.4   19.5   290   14.2 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   13 59 33.2   -12 42 08     2.923    2.869   77.1   19.5   290   14.2 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   14 00 29.5   -12 47 50     2.910    2.870   77.9   19.6   290   14.2 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   14 01 25.0   -12 53 26     2.897    2.871   78.7   19.6   290   14.2 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   14 02 19.8   -12 58 58     2.884    2.872   79.5   19.7   290   14.2 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   14 03 13.7   -13 04 25     2.871    2.873   80.2   19.7   290   14.2 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   14 04 06.8   -13 09 48     2.858    2.874   81.0   19.8   290   14.2 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   14 04 59.1   -13 15 05     2.845    2.875   81.8   19.8   290   14.1 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   14 05 50.5   -13 20 17     2.832    2.876   82.6   19.8   290   14.1 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   14 06 41.1   -13 25 25     2.819    2.878   83.4   19.9   290   14.1 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   14 07 30.8   -13 30 27     2.806    2.879   84.2   19.9   290   14.1 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   14 08 19.6   -13 35 25     2.793    2.880   85.0   19.9   290   14.1 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   14 09 07.4   -13 40 17     2.780    2.881   85.8   19.9   290   14.1 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   14 09 54.4   -13 45 04     2.767    2.882   86.6   19.9   290   14.1 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   14 10 40.4   -13 49 46     2.754    2.883   87.4   19.9   290   14.1 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   14 11 25.4   -13 54 22     2.740    2.884   88.3   19.9   289   14.1 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   14 12 09.5   -13 58 54     2.727    2.885   89.1   20.0   289   14.1 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   14 12 52.5   -14 03 20     2.714    2.886   89.9   19.9   289   14.1 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   14 13 34.6   -14 07 41     2.701    2.887   90.8   19.9   289   14.0 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   14 14 15.7   -14 11 56     2.688    2.888   91.6   19.9   289   14.0 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   14 14 55.7   -14 16 07     2.674    2.889   92.4   19.9   289   14.0 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   14 15 34.7   -14 20 11     2.661    2.890   93.3   19.9   289   14.0 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   14 16 12.6   -14 24 11     2.648    2.891   94.1   19.9   289   14.0 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   14 16 49.5   -14 28 04     2.635    2.892   95.0   19.8   289   14.0 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   14 17 25.2   -14 31 53     2.622    2.893   95.8   19.8   289   14.0 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   14 17 59.9   -14 35 35     2.608    2.894   96.7   19.8   289   14.0 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   14 18 33.4   -14 39 13     2.595    2.895   97.6   19.7   289   14.0 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   14 19 05.8   -14 42 44     2.582    2.896   98.4   19.7   289   13.9 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   14 19 37.0   -14 46 10     2.569    2.897   99.3   19.6   289   13.9 

    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.