(148) Gallia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Dec 2025	13.9	3.272 AU	3.857 AU	14h35m	+03°57'	47.4°	12.8°
Opposition	5 May 2026	12.7	3.281 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)                : 0.1879085
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7700813
            i (Inclination)                 : 25.28968
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 144.95348
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 252.41056
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 157.41046
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 215.63183
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -24.03045
            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
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   14 35 59.2   +03 57 46     3.857    3.272   47.4   12.8   307   13.9 
2025-12-12 09:01 UT   14 36 27.6   +03 57 12     3.854    3.272   47.7   12.9   306   13.9 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   14 37 14.7   +03 56 18     3.847    3.273   48.1   12.9   306   13.9 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   14 38 30.1   +03 54 55     3.838    3.273   48.7   13.1   306   13.8 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   14 39 45.1   +03 53 39     3.828    3.274   49.4   13.2   305   13.8 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   14 40 59.9   +03 52 29     3.818    3.274   50.0   13.3   305   13.8 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   14 42 14.4   +03 51 26     3.808    3.274   50.7   13.5   305   13.8 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   14 43 28.6   +03 50 29     3.798    3.275   51.4   13.6   304   13.8 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   14 44 42.5   +03 49 38     3.787    3.275   52.0   13.7   304   13.8 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   14 45 56.1   +03 48 54     3.777    3.276   52.7   13.8   303   13.8 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   14 47 09.3   +03 48 16     3.766    3.276   53.4   13.9   303   13.8 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   14 48 22.3   +03 47 45     3.756    3.276   54.0   14.1   303   13.8 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   14 49 34.9   +03 47 20     3.745    3.277   54.7   14.2   302   13.8 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   14 50 47.1   +03 47 02     3.734    3.277   55.4   14.3   302   13.8 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   14 51 59.1   +03 46 51     3.723    3.277   56.1   14.4   302   13.8 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   14 53 10.6   +03 46 47     3.712    3.278   56.8   14.5   301   13.8 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   14 54 21.8   +03 46 50     3.701    3.278   57.4   14.6   301   13.8 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   14 55 32.6   +03 46 59     3.690    3.279   58.1   14.8   301   13.8 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   14 56 43.0   +03 47 15     3.678    3.279   58.8   14.9   300   13.8 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   14 57 53.0   +03 47 39     3.667    3.279   59.5   15.0   300   13.8 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   14 59 02.7   +03 48 09     3.656    3.280   60.2   15.1   299   13.8 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   15 00 11.9   +03 48 46     3.644    3.280   60.9   15.2   299   13.8 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   15 01 20.7   +03 49 30     3.632    3.280   61.6   15.3   299   13.8 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   15 02 29.1   +03 50 21     3.621    3.281   62.3   15.4   298   13.8 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   15 03 37.0   +03 51 19     3.609    3.281   63.0   15.5   298   13.8 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   15 04 44.5   +03 52 25     3.597    3.281   63.7   15.6   298   13.8 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   15 05 51.6   +03 53 38     3.585    3.281   64.4   15.7   297   13.8 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   15 06 58.1   +03 54 57     3.573    3.282   65.1   15.8   297   13.8 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   15 08 04.3   +03 56 25     3.561    3.282   65.8   15.9   297   13.8 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   15 09 09.9   +03 57 59     3.549    3.282   66.5   15.9   296   13.8 

    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.