(148) Gallia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 May 2025	13.2	3.067 AU	2.748 AU	10h22m	+22°54'	98.7°	19.0°
Opposition	5 May 2026	12.8	3.282 AU	2.405 AU	15h33m	+17°11'	144.8°	10.2°

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 Gallia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1880411
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7698613
            i (Inclination)                 : 25.29077
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 144.95604
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 252.41047
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 114.63923
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 215.63413
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -24.03147
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.61            
        

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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-05-11 00:00 UT   10 22 44.7   +22 54 34     2.748    3.067   98.7   19.0   114   13.2 
2025-05-11 16:45 UT   10 23 04.8   +22 53 21     2.758    3.068   98.1   19.0   113   13.2 
2025-05-12 00:00 UT   10 23 13.7   +22 52 49     2.763    3.068   97.8   19.0   113   13.2 
2025-05-13 00:00 UT   10 23 43.7   +22 50 56     2.778    3.070   97.0   19.1   113   13.2 
2025-05-14 00:00 UT   10 24 14.7   +22 48 56     2.793    3.071   96.2   19.1   113   13.2 
2025-05-15 00:00 UT   10 24 46.6   +22 46 49     2.808    3.073   95.4   19.1   113   13.3 
2025-05-16 00:00 UT   10 25 19.6   +22 44 36     2.824    3.074   94.6   19.1   113   13.3 
2025-05-17 00:00 UT   10 25 53.6   +22 42 15     2.839    3.075   93.8   19.2   113   13.3 
2025-05-18 00:00 UT   10 26 28.5   +22 39 48     2.854    3.077   93.0   19.2   113   13.3 
2025-05-19 00:00 UT   10 27 04.3   +22 37 14     2.869    3.078   92.2   19.2   112   13.3 
2025-05-20 00:00 UT   10 27 41.0   +22 34 34     2.885    3.080   91.4   19.2   112   13.3 
2025-05-21 00:00 UT   10 28 18.7   +22 31 47     2.900    3.081   90.6   19.2   112   13.3 
2025-05-22 00:00 UT   10 28 57.3   +22 28 54     2.915    3.083   89.8   19.2   112   13.4 
2025-05-23 00:00 UT   10 29 36.7   +22 25 55     2.931    3.084   89.0   19.2   112   13.4 
2025-05-24 00:00 UT   10 30 17.1   +22 22 50     2.946    3.085   88.2   19.2   112   13.4 
2025-05-25 00:00 UT   10 30 58.2   +22 19 38     2.961    3.087   87.5   19.1   112   13.4 
2025-05-26 00:00 UT   10 31 40.3   +22 16 22     2.976    3.088   86.7   19.1   111   13.4 
2025-05-27 00:00 UT   10 32 23.1   +22 12 59     2.991    3.089   85.9   19.1   111   13.4 
2025-05-28 00:00 UT   10 33 06.8   +22 09 30     3.007    3.091   85.2   19.1   111   13.4 
2025-05-29 00:00 UT   10 33 51.3   +22 05 57     3.022    3.092   84.4   19.0   111   13.4 
2025-05-30 00:00 UT   10 34 36.5   +22 02 17     3.037    3.094   83.7   19.0   111   13.4 
2025-05-31 00:00 UT   10 35 22.6   +21 58 33     3.052    3.095   82.9   19.0   111   13.5 
2025-06-01 00:00 UT   10 36 09.4   +21 54 43     3.067    3.096   82.2   18.9   111   13.5 
2025-06-02 00:00 UT   10 36 56.9   +21 50 48     3.082    3.098   81.4   18.9   110   13.5 
2025-06-03 00:00 UT   10 37 45.2   +21 46 48     3.097    3.099   80.7   18.8   110   13.5 
2025-06-04 00:00 UT   10 38 34.1   +21 42 44     3.112    3.100   79.9   18.8   110   13.5 
2025-06-05 00:00 UT   10 39 23.8   +21 38 34     3.127    3.102   79.2   18.7   110   13.5 
2025-06-06 00:00 UT   10 40 14.1   +21 34 20     3.142    3.103   78.5   18.7   110   13.5 
2025-06-07 00:00 UT   10 41 05.2   +21 30 01     3.157    3.104   77.8   18.6   110   13.5 
2025-06-08 00:00 UT   10 41 56.8   +21 25 38     3.171    3.106   77.0   18.6   110   13.5 
2025-06-09 00:00 UT   10 42 49.2   +21 21 11     3.186    3.107   76.3   18.5   110   13.5 
2025-06-10 00:00 UT   10 43 42.1   +21 16 39     3.201    3.108   75.6   18.4   109   13.5 

    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.