(148) Gallia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Jul 2026	13.4	3.240 AU	2.970 AU	15h00m	+11°55'	96.2°	18.2°
Opposition	30 Jul 2027	11.3	2.693 AU	1.695 AU	20h23m	-05°36'	166.7°	5.0°

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
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   15 00 22.7   +11 55 29     2.970    3.240   96.2   18.2   112   13.4 
2026-07-25 10:55 UT   15 00 30.5   +11 51 09     2.975    3.240   95.9   18.2   112   13.4 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   15 00 40.2   +11 45 56     2.981    3.240   95.5   18.2   111   13.4 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   15 00 58.6   +11 36 21     2.993    3.239   94.7   18.2   111   13.5 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   15 01 18.2   +11 26 43     3.004    3.238   94.0   18.2   110   13.5 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   15 01 38.7   +11 17 03     3.016    3.237   93.3   18.2   110   13.5 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   15 02 00.3   +11 07 22     3.028    3.237   92.6   18.3   110   13.5 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   15 02 22.9   +10 57 38     3.039    3.236   91.9   18.3   109   13.5 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   15 02 46.5   +10 47 52     3.051    3.235   91.2   18.3   109   13.5 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   15 03 11.1   +10 38 05     3.063    3.234   90.5   18.3   108   13.5 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   15 03 36.7   +10 28 16     3.075    3.234   89.8   18.3   108   13.5 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   15 04 03.2   +10 18 26     3.086    3.233   89.1   18.3   108   13.5 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   15 04 30.7   +10 08 34     3.098    3.232   88.4   18.3   107   13.5 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   15 04 59.2   +09 58 42     3.110    3.231   87.7   18.3   107   13.5 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   15 05 28.6   +09 48 48     3.121    3.231   87.0   18.3   106   13.5 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   15 05 59.0   +09 38 53     3.133    3.230   86.3   18.3   106   13.5 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   15 06 30.3   +09 28 58     3.145    3.229   85.6   18.2   106   13.6 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   15 07 02.5   +09 19 02     3.157    3.228   84.9   18.2   105   13.6 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   15 07 35.6   +09 09 05     3.168    3.228   84.2   18.2   105   13.6 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   15 08 09.7   +08 59 08     3.180    3.227   83.5   18.2   104   13.6 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   15 08 44.6   +08 49 11     3.192    3.226   82.8   18.2   104   13.6 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   15 09 20.4   +08 39 13     3.204    3.225   82.1   18.1   104   13.6 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   15 09 57.1   +08 29 15     3.215    3.224   81.5   18.1   103   13.6 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   15 10 34.7   +08 19 18     3.227    3.223   80.8   18.1   103   13.6 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   15 11 13.1   +08 09 20     3.238    3.223   80.1   18.0   102   13.6 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   15 11 52.4   +07 59 23     3.250    3.222   79.4   18.0   102   13.6 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   15 12 32.5   +07 49 26     3.262    3.221   78.8   18.0   102   13.6 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   15 13 13.4   +07 39 30     3.273    3.220   78.1   17.9   101   13.6 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   15 13 55.2   +07 29 35     3.285    3.219   77.4   17.9   101   13.6 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   15 14 37.8   +07 19 40     3.296    3.218   76.7   17.8   101   13.6 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   15 15 21.1   +07 09 46     3.308    3.218   76.1   17.8   100   13.6 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   15 16 05.2   +06 59 52     3.319    3.217   75.4   17.7   100   13.6 

    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.