(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	16 May 2026	12.7	3.278 AU	2.412 AU	15h24m	+17°49'	143.2°	10.6°

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)                : 157.41047
            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
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   15 24 57.1   +17 49 19     2.412    3.278  143.2   10.6   178   12.7 
2026-05-16 00:03 UT   15 24 57.0   +17 49 19     2.412    3.278  143.2   10.6   178   12.7 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   15 24 08.6   +17 51 27     2.414    3.278  142.9   10.7   176   12.7 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   15 23 20.2   +17 53 19     2.416    3.277  142.5   10.8   174   12.8 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   15 22 32.0   +17 54 56     2.419    3.277  142.2   10.9   173   12.8 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   15 21 44.0   +17 56 17     2.421    3.276  141.8   11.0   171   12.8 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   15 20 56.3   +17 57 23     2.424    3.276  141.3   11.1   169   12.8 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   15 20 08.9   +17 58 13     2.427    3.276  140.9   11.2   167   12.8 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   15 19 21.9   +17 58 48     2.431    3.275  140.4   11.4   166   12.8 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   15 18 35.3   +17 59 07     2.434    3.275  139.9   11.5   164   12.8 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   15 17 49.1   +17 59 10     2.438    3.274  139.4   11.6   163   12.8 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   15 17 03.4   +17 58 59     2.442    3.274  138.9   11.7   161   12.8 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   15 16 18.2   +17 58 32     2.446    3.274  138.4   11.9   160   12.8 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   15 15 33.5   +17 57 49     2.451    3.273  137.8   12.0   158   12.8 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   15 14 49.5   +17 56 52     2.456    3.273  137.2   12.1   157   12.8 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   15 14 06.0   +17 55 40     2.460    3.272  136.7   12.3   155   12.8 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   15 13 23.2   +17 54 13     2.466    3.272  136.1   12.4   154   12.9 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   15 12 41.1   +17 52 32     2.471    3.272  135.4   12.6   153   12.9 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   15 11 59.8   +17 50 36     2.476    3.271  134.8   12.7   151   12.9 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   15 11 19.1   +17 48 25     2.482    3.271  134.2   12.8   150   12.9 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   15 10 39.3   +17 46 01     2.488    3.270  133.5   13.0   149   12.9 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   15 10 00.2   +17 43 22     2.494    3.270  132.9   13.1   148   12.9 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   15 09 22.0   +17 40 29     2.500    3.269  132.2   13.3   146   12.9 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   15 08 44.7   +17 37 23     2.506    3.269  131.5   13.4   145   12.9 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   15 08 08.2   +17 34 03     2.513    3.268  130.8   13.6   144   12.9 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   15 07 32.7   +17 30 30     2.520    3.268  130.2   13.7   143   12.9 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   15 06 58.1   +17 26 44     2.527    3.267  129.5   13.9   142   13.0 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   15 06 24.5   +17 22 44     2.534    3.267  128.7   14.0   141   13.0 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   15 05 51.8   +17 18 32     2.541    3.266  128.0   14.2   140   13.0 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   15 05 20.2   +17 14 08     2.549    3.266  127.3   14.3   139   13.0 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   15 04 49.6   +17 09 31     2.556    3.265  126.6   14.5   138   13.0 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   15 04 20.0   +17 04 42     2.564    3.265  125.9   14.6   137   13.0 

    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.