(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	27 Jun 2026	13.1	3.258 AU	2.669 AU	14h59m	+15°52'	117.0°	16.1°

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) : 144.94965
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 252.40068
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 200.18055
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 215.61737
            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
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   14 59 53.2   +15 52 45     2.669    3.258  117.0   16.1   127   13.1 
2026-06-27 10:38 UT   14 59 46.5   +15 49 40     2.673    3.258  116.6   16.2   127   13.2 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   14 59 38.4   +15 45 44     2.679    3.258  116.2   16.3   127   13.2 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   14 59 24.8   +15 38 34     2.688    3.257  115.5   16.4   126   13.2 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   14 59 12.5   +15 31 15     2.698    3.257  114.7   16.5   125   13.2 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   14 59 01.3   +15 23 49     2.708    3.256  113.9   16.6   125   13.2 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   14 58 51.2   +15 16 15     2.718    3.255  113.2   16.7   124   13.2 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   14 58 42.4   +15 08 34     2.728    3.255  112.4   16.8   123   13.2 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   14 58 34.8   +15 00 46     2.738    3.254  111.7   16.9   123   13.2 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   14 58 28.3   +14 52 50     2.749    3.254  110.9   17.0   122   13.2 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   14 58 23.0   +14 44 48     2.759    3.253  110.2   17.1   122   13.2 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   14 58 18.9   +14 36 40     2.769    3.252  109.4   17.1   121   13.3 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   14 58 16.0   +14 28 25     2.780    3.252  108.7   17.2   120   13.3 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   14 58 14.2   +14 20 04     2.791    3.251  107.9   17.3   120   13.3 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   14 58 13.6   +14 11 37     2.801    3.250  107.2   17.4   119   13.3 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   14 58 14.2   +14 03 04     2.812    3.250  106.5   17.5   119   13.3 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   14 58 16.0   +13 54 26     2.823    3.249  105.7   17.5   118   13.3 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   14 58 18.9   +13 45 42     2.834    3.249  105.0   17.6   118   13.3 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   14 58 23.0   +13 36 54     2.845    3.248  104.2   17.7   117   13.3 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   14 58 28.3   +13 28 01     2.856    3.247  103.5   17.7   117   13.3 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   14 58 34.7   +13 19 03     2.867    3.247  102.7   17.8   116   13.4 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   14 58 42.2   +13 10 01     2.878    3.246  102.0   17.8   116   13.4 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   14 58 50.9   +13 00 54     2.890    3.245  101.3   17.9   115   13.4 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   14 59 00.7   +12 51 44     2.901    3.245  100.5   17.9   115   13.4 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   14 59 11.6   +12 42 30     2.912    3.244   99.8   18.0   114   13.4 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   14 59 23.6   +12 33 12     2.924    3.243   99.1   18.0   114   13.4 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   14 59 36.8   +12 23 51     2.935    3.242   98.4   18.1   113   13.4 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   14 59 51.0   +12 14 27     2.947    3.242   97.6   18.1   113   13.4 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   15 00 06.3   +12 04 59     2.958    3.241   96.9   18.1   112   13.4 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   15 00 22.7   +11 55 29     2.970    3.240   96.2   18.2   112   13.4 
2026-07-26 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 

    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.