(148) Gallia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	5 May 2026	12.7	3.281 AU	2.405 AU	15h33m	+17°11'	144.8°	10.2°
Today	6 Jun 2026	12.9	3.269 AU	2.500 AU	15h09m	+17°40'	132.2°	13.3°

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)                : 0.1877152
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7705319
            i (Inclination)                 : 25.28913
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 144.94966
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 252.40068
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 200.18055
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 215.61738
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -24.02853
            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.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   15 09 22.6   +17 40 26     2.500    3.269  132.2   13.3   146   12.9 
2026-06-06 09:55 UT   15 09 07.0   +17 39 11     2.503    3.269  131.9   13.4   146   12.9 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   15 08 45.2   +17 37 20     2.506    3.269  131.5   13.4   145   12.9 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   15 08 08.8   +17 33 60     2.513    3.268  130.8   13.6   144   12.9 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   15 07 33.2   +17 30 27     2.520    3.268  130.2   13.7   143   12.9 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   15 06 58.6   +17 26 40     2.527    3.267  129.5   13.9   142   13.0 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   15 06 25.0   +17 22 41     2.534    3.267  128.8   14.0   141   13.0 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   15 05 52.4   +17 18 29     2.541    3.266  128.0   14.2   140   13.0 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   15 05 20.7   +17 14 05     2.549    3.266  127.3   14.3   139   13.0 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   15 04 50.1   +17 09 28     2.556    3.265  126.6   14.5   138   13.0 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   15 04 20.6   +17 04 39     2.564    3.265  125.9   14.6   137   13.0 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   15 03 52.1   +16 59 38     2.572    3.264  125.1   14.7   136   13.0 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   15 03 24.7   +16 54 26     2.580    3.264  124.4   14.9   135   13.0 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   15 02 58.4   +16 49 02     2.588    3.263  123.7   15.0   134   13.0 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   15 02 33.2   +16 43 27     2.597    3.263  122.9   15.2   134   13.1 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   15 02 09.2   +16 37 42     2.605    3.262  122.2   15.3   133   13.1 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   15 01 46.3   +16 31 46     2.614    3.262  121.5   15.4   132   13.1 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   15 01 24.5   +16 25 40     2.623    3.261  120.7   15.5   131   13.1 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   15 01 03.9   +16 19 24     2.632    3.261  120.0   15.7   130   13.1 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   15 00 44.5   +16 12 58     2.641    3.260  119.2   15.8   130   13.1 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   15 00 26.2   +16 06 23     2.650    3.259  118.5   15.9   129   13.1 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   15 00 09.1   +15 59 39     2.660    3.259  117.7   16.0   128   13.1 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   14 59 53.2   +15 52 45     2.669    3.258  117.0   16.1   127   13.1 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   14 59 38.4   +15 45 44     2.679    3.258  116.2   16.3   127   13.2 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   14 59 24.8   +15 38 34     2.688    3.257  115.5   16.4   126   13.2 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   14 59 12.5   +15 31 15     2.698    3.257  114.7   16.5   125   13.2 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   14 59 01.3   +15 23 49     2.708    3.256  113.9   16.6   125   13.2 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   14 58 51.3   +15 16 15     2.718    3.255  113.2   16.7   124   13.2 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   14 58 42.4   +15 08 34     2.728    3.255  112.4   16.8   123   13.2 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   14 58 34.8   +15 00 46     2.738    3.254  111.7   16.9   123   13.2 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   14 58 28.3   +14 52 50     2.749    3.254  110.9   17.0   122   13.2 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   14 58 23.0   +14 44 48     2.759    3.253  110.2   17.1   122   13.2 

    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.