(148) Gallia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 Apr 2026	13.0	3.289 AU	2.564 AU	15h52m	+12°45'	129.3°	13.6°
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) : 144.95347
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 252.41056
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 157.41046
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 215.63182
            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
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   15 52 32.3   +12 45 10     2.564    3.289  129.3   13.6   253   13.0 
2026-04-01 17:40 UT   15 52 21.4   +12 52 05     2.558    3.289  129.8   13.5   253   13.0 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   15 52 17.3   +12 54 33     2.556    3.289  130.0   13.5   252   13.0 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   15 52 01.1   +13 03 55     2.548    3.289  130.7   13.3   251   13.0 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   15 51 43.5   +13 13 15     2.540    3.289  131.4   13.2   250   13.0 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   15 51 24.7   +13 22 32     2.533    3.288  132.1   13.0   249   12.9 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   15 51 04.7   +13 31 47     2.525    3.288  132.8   12.9   248   12.9 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   15 50 43.4   +13 40 58     2.518    3.288  133.5   12.8   247   12.9 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   15 50 20.8   +13 50 05     2.511    3.288  134.1   12.6   246   12.9 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   15 49 57.1   +13 59 09     2.504    3.288  134.8   12.5   244   12.9 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   15 49 32.2   +14 08 07     2.498    3.288  135.4   12.3   243   12.9 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   15 49 06.0   +14 17 02     2.491    3.287  136.1   12.2   242   12.9 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   15 48 38.7   +14 25 50     2.485    3.287  136.7   12.1   240   12.9 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   15 48 10.2   +14 34 34     2.479    3.287  137.3   11.9   239   12.9 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   15 47 40.6   +14 43 11     2.474    3.287  137.9   11.8   238   12.8 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   15 47 09.9   +14 51 41     2.468    3.287  138.4   11.7   236   12.8 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   15 46 38.1   +15 00 05     2.463    3.286  139.0   11.6   235   12.8 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   15 46 05.2   +15 08 22     2.458    3.286  139.5   11.4   233   12.8 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   15 45 31.3   +15 16 30     2.453    3.286  140.0   11.3   231   12.8 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   15 44 56.4   +15 24 31     2.448    3.286  140.5   11.2   230   12.8 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   15 44 20.4   +15 32 23     2.444    3.286  141.0   11.1   228   12.8 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   15 43 43.6   +15 40 06     2.439    3.285  141.4   11.0   226   12.8 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   15 43 05.8   +15 47 40     2.436    3.285  141.9   10.9   225   12.8 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   15 42 27.1   +15 55 04     2.432    3.285  142.2   10.8   223   12.8 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   15 41 47.5   +16 02 18     2.428    3.285  142.6   10.7   221   12.8 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   15 41 07.2   +16 09 22     2.425    3.284  143.0   10.6   219   12.8 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   15 40 26.0   +16 16 15     2.422    3.284  143.3   10.6   218   12.8 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   15 39 44.1   +16 22 57     2.419    3.284  143.6   10.5   216   12.7 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   15 39 01.5   +16 29 28     2.417    3.284  143.8   10.4   214   12.7 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   15 38 18.2   +16 35 47     2.414    3.283  144.1   10.4   212   12.7 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   15 37 34.3   +16 41 54     2.412    3.283  144.3   10.3   210   12.7 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   15 36 49.8   +16 47 49     2.411    3.283  144.4   10.3   208   12.7 

    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.