(148) Gallia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Feb 2026	13.5	3.290 AU	3.070 AU	15h42m	+06°25'	94.0°	17.4°
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)                 : 25.28967
            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)      : -24.03044
            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
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   15 42 14.1   +06 25 45     3.070    3.290   94.0   17.4   283   13.5 
2026-02-15 19:18 UT   15 42 45.2   +06 30 54     3.060    3.290   94.6   17.4   282   13.5 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   15 42 52.7   +06 32 10     3.057    3.290   94.8   17.4   282   13.5 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   15 43 30.3   +06 38 42     3.044    3.290   95.5   17.4   282   13.5 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   15 44 06.9   +06 45 22     3.031    3.290   96.3   17.4   281   13.5 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   15 44 42.6   +06 52 08     3.018    3.290   97.1   17.3   281   13.5 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   15 45 17.2   +06 59 02     3.005    3.290   97.9   17.3   280   13.5 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   15 45 50.8   +07 06 03     2.992    3.290   98.7   17.3   280   13.5 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   15 46 23.4   +07 13 10     2.980    3.290   99.5   17.3   279   13.4 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   15 46 55.0   +07 20 25     2.967    3.290  100.3   17.2   279   13.4 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   15 47 25.5   +07 27 46     2.954    3.290  101.0   17.2   278   13.4 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   15 47 54.9   +07 35 13     2.942    3.290  101.8   17.1   278   13.4 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   15 48 23.2   +07 42 48     2.929    3.290  102.6   17.1   277   13.4 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   15 48 50.5   +07 50 28     2.917    3.290  103.4   17.0   277   13.4 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   15 49 16.7   +07 58 15     2.904    3.290  104.2   17.0   276   13.4 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   15 49 41.7   +08 06 08     2.892    3.291  105.0   16.9   276   13.4 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   15 50 05.6   +08 14 06     2.880    3.291  105.8   16.8   275   13.4 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   15 50 28.4   +08 22 11     2.867    3.291  106.6   16.8   275   13.3 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   15 50 50.1   +08 30 22     2.855    3.291  107.4   16.7   274   13.3 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   15 51 10.6   +08 38 38     2.843    3.291  108.2   16.6   274   13.3 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   15 51 29.9   +08 46 59     2.831    3.291  109.0   16.6   273   13.3 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   15 51 48.0   +08 55 26     2.819    3.291  109.8   16.5   273   13.3 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   15 52 05.0   +09 03 58     2.808    3.291  110.6   16.4   272   13.3 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   15 52 20.7   +09 12 35     2.796    3.291  111.4   16.3   271   13.3 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   15 52 35.3   +09 21 17     2.785    3.291  112.2   16.2   271   13.3 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   15 52 48.6   +09 30 04     2.773    3.291  113.0   16.1   270   13.3 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   15 53 00.7   +09 38 55     2.762    3.291  113.8   16.0   270   13.2 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   15 53 11.5   +09 47 51     2.751    3.291  114.6   15.9   269   13.2 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   15 53 21.0   +09 56 50     2.740    3.290  115.4   15.8   268   13.2 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   15 53 29.3   +10 05 53     2.729    3.290  116.2   15.7   268   13.2 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   15 53 36.4   +10 15 00     2.718    3.290  117.0   15.6   267   13.2 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   15 53 42.1   +10 24 10     2.707    3.290  117.8   15.5   266   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.