(148) Gallia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Jul 2025	13.7	3.152 AU	3.669 AU	11h19m	+18°01'	52.3°	14.8°
Opposition	5 May 2026	12.7	3.282 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)                : 0.1880412
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7698613
            i (Inclination)                 : 25.29078
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 144.95604
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 252.41048
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 114.63922
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 215.63414
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -24.03148
            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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-07-15 00:00 UT   11 19 54.4   +18 01 32     3.669    3.152   52.3   14.8   104   13.7 
2025-07-15 22:49 UT   11 21 00.2   +17 55 28     3.680    3.153   51.7   14.7   104   13.7 
2025-07-16 00:00 UT   11 21 03.6   +17 55 09     3.680    3.153   51.7   14.7   103   13.7 
2025-07-17 00:00 UT   11 22 13.1   +17 48 45     3.692    3.154   51.1   14.5   103   13.7 
2025-07-18 00:00 UT   11 23 22.9   +17 42 19     3.704    3.155   50.4   14.4   103   13.7 
2025-07-19 00:00 UT   11 24 33.0   +17 35 50     3.715    3.156   49.8   14.2   103   13.7 
2025-07-20 00:00 UT   11 25 43.4   +17 29 20     3.726    3.157   49.2   14.1   103   13.7 
2025-07-21 00:00 UT   11 26 54.1   +17 22 48     3.737    3.159   48.6   14.0   102   13.7 
2025-07-22 00:00 UT   11 28 05.1   +17 16 15     3.748    3.160   48.0   13.8   102   13.7 
2025-07-23 00:00 UT   11 29 16.3   +17 09 39     3.759    3.161   47.4   13.7   102   13.7 
2025-07-24 00:00 UT   11 30 27.9   +17 03 02     3.770    3.162   46.8   13.5   102   13.7 
2025-07-25 00:00 UT   11 31 39.6   +16 56 24     3.781    3.163   46.1   13.4   101   13.7 
2025-07-26 00:00 UT   11 32 51.7   +16 49 44     3.791    3.164   45.5   13.2   101   13.7 
2025-07-27 00:00 UT   11 34 04.0   +16 43 03     3.802    3.165   44.9   13.1   101   13.7 
2025-07-28 00:00 UT   11 35 16.5   +16 36 20     3.812    3.166   44.3   13.0   100   13.7 
2025-07-29 00:00 UT   11 36 29.3   +16 29 36     3.822    3.168   43.7   12.8   100   13.8 
2025-07-30 00:00 UT   11 37 42.4   +16 22 51     3.832    3.169   43.1   12.7   100   13.8 
2025-07-31 00:00 UT   11 38 55.6   +16 16 04     3.842    3.170   42.5   12.5   100   13.8 
2025-08-01 00:00 UT   11 40 09.1   +16 09 17     3.852    3.171   41.9   12.4    99   13.8 
2025-08-02 00:00 UT   11 41 22.8   +16 02 28     3.862    3.172   41.4   12.2    99   13.8 
2025-08-03 00:00 UT   11 42 36.7   +15 55 38     3.872    3.173   40.8   12.1    99   13.8 
2025-08-04 00:00 UT   11 43 50.9   +15 48 48     3.881    3.174   40.2   11.9    98   13.8 
2025-08-05 00:00 UT   11 45 05.2   +15 41 56     3.890    3.175   39.6   11.7    98   13.8 
2025-08-06 00:00 UT   11 46 19.8   +15 35 04     3.900    3.176   39.0   11.6    98   13.8 
2025-08-07 00:00 UT   11 47 34.5   +15 28 10     3.909    3.177   38.4   11.4    97   13.8 
2025-08-08 00:00 UT   11 48 49.4   +15 21 16     3.918    3.178   37.8   11.3    97   13.8 
2025-08-09 00:00 UT   11 50 04.6   +15 14 22     3.926    3.179   37.3   11.1    96   13.8 
2025-08-10 00:00 UT   11 51 19.9   +15 07 26     3.935    3.180   36.7   11.0    96   13.8 
2025-08-11 00:00 UT   11 52 35.4   +15 00 30     3.944    3.181   36.1   10.8    96   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.