(352) Gisela
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	2 Dec 2025	11.4	1.921 AU	0.935 AU	04h36m	+21°39'	179.4°	0.3°
Today	12 Dec 2025	11.9	1.932 AU	0.957 AU	04h26m	+20°51'	168.3°	5.9°

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 Gisela are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1492783
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.1941613
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.38462
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 247.20575
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 144.67831
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 25.26399
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 211.93123
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.95612
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.25            
        

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
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   04 26 13.3   +20 51 50     0.957    1.932  168.3    5.9    77   11.9 
2025-12-12 13:31 UT   04 25 40.2   +20 49 07     0.959    1.932  167.6    6.3    77   11.9 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   04 25 14.8   +20 47 01     0.961    1.933  167.0    6.6    77   11.9 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   04 24 17.7   +20 42 16     0.965    1.934  165.8    7.2    77   12.0 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   04 23 22.0   +20 37 35     0.969    1.935  164.6    7.8    77   12.0 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   04 22 27.9   +20 32 58     0.973    1.936  163.3    8.4    77   12.1 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   04 21 35.4   +20 28 27     0.977    1.938  162.1    9.0    77   12.1 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   04 20 44.7   +20 24 01     0.982    1.939  160.9    9.6    77   12.1 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   04 19 55.8   +20 19 41     0.987    1.940  159.6   10.2    77   12.2 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   04 19 08.7   +20 15 27     0.992    1.941  158.4   10.7    77   12.2 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   04 18 23.6   +20 11 19     0.998    1.943  157.2   11.3    77   12.2 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   04 17 40.6   +20 07 18     1.003    1.944  156.0   11.9    77   12.3 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   04 16 59.6   +20 03 24     1.009    1.945  154.8   12.4    77   12.3 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   04 16 20.7   +19 59 37     1.015    1.946  153.7   13.0    77   12.3 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   04 15 44.0   +19 55 58     1.022    1.948  152.5   13.5    77   12.4 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   04 15 09.5   +19 52 27     1.028    1.949  151.3   14.0    77   12.4 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   04 14 37.2   +19 49 03     1.035    1.950  150.2   14.5    77   12.4 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   04 14 07.2   +19 45 48     1.042    1.952  149.0   15.0    77   12.5 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   04 13 39.6   +19 42 40     1.049    1.953  147.9   15.5    77   12.5 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   04 13 14.2   +19 39 41     1.056    1.954  146.8   16.0    77   12.5 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   04 12 51.2   +19 36 51     1.063    1.956  145.7   16.5    77   12.6 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   04 12 30.6   +19 34 09     1.071    1.957  144.5   16.9    77   12.6 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   04 12 12.2   +19 31 36     1.079    1.958  143.4   17.4    77   12.6 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   04 11 56.3   +19 29 11     1.087    1.960  142.4   17.8    78   12.7 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   04 11 42.7   +19 26 55     1.095    1.961  141.3   18.3    78   12.7 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   04 11 31.4   +19 24 47     1.103    1.962  140.2   18.7    78   12.7 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   04 11 22.5   +19 22 48     1.112    1.964  139.2   19.1    78   12.8 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   04 11 15.9   +19 20 58     1.120    1.965  138.1   19.5    78   12.8 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   04 11 11.7   +19 19 17     1.129    1.967  137.1   19.9    78   12.8 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   04 11 09.8   +19 17 44     1.138    1.968  136.0   20.3    78   12.9 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   04 11 10.2   +19 16 19     1.147    1.969  135.0   20.7    78   12.9 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   04 11 13.0   +19 15 03     1.156    1.971  134.0   21.0    78   12.9 

    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.