(356) Liguria
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	4 Mar 2026	11.6	2.598 AU	1.607 AU	11h07m	+08°10'	177.4°	1.0°
Today	30 Apr 2026	13.1	2.742 AU	2.113 AU	10h37m	+08°11'	118.6°	18.8°

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 Liguria are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2421387
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7547647
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.20589
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 354.44807
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 79.34154
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 40.58452
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 73.68192
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 8.06336
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.57            
        

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
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   10 37 47.9   +08 11 16     2.113    2.742  118.6   18.8   112   13.1 
2026-04-30 04:51 UT   10 37 49.6   +08 10 38     2.116    2.743  118.5   18.8   112   13.2 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   10 37 56.7   +08 08 03     2.127    2.745  117.7   19.0   112   13.2 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   10 38 06.8   +08 04 44     2.142    2.748  116.8   19.1   112   13.2 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   10 38 18.3   +08 01 18     2.156    2.750  115.9   19.2   112   13.2 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   10 38 31.1   +07 57 47     2.170    2.753  115.0   19.4   112   13.2 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   10 38 45.2   +07 54 09     2.185    2.755  114.1   19.5   112   13.3 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   10 39 00.5   +07 50 26     2.199    2.758  113.2   19.6   112   13.3 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   10 39 17.1   +07 46 37     2.214    2.760  112.3   19.8   112   13.3 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   10 39 35.0   +07 42 43     2.229    2.763  111.5   19.9   112   13.3 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   10 39 54.1   +07 38 42     2.243    2.765  110.6   20.0   112   13.3 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   10 40 14.5   +07 34 37     2.258    2.768  109.7   20.1   112   13.4 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   10 40 36.0   +07 30 25     2.273    2.770  108.9   20.2   112   13.4 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   10 40 58.7   +07 26 08     2.288    2.773  108.0   20.3   112   13.4 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   10 41 22.6   +07 21 46     2.303    2.775  107.2   20.4   112   13.4 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   10 41 47.6   +07 17 18     2.318    2.778  106.3   20.4   112   13.4 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   10 42 13.7   +07 12 45     2.334    2.780  105.5   20.5   112   13.4 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   10 42 41.0   +07 08 07     2.349    2.783  104.7   20.6   112   13.5 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   10 43 09.4   +07 03 23     2.364    2.785  103.8   20.6   112   13.5 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   10 43 38.8   +06 58 35     2.380    2.787  103.0   20.7   112   13.5 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   10 44 09.3   +06 53 41     2.395    2.790  102.2   20.8   112   13.5 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   10 44 40.9   +06 48 42     2.410    2.792  101.4   20.8   112   13.5 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   10 45 13.5   +06 43 39     2.426    2.795  100.6   20.8   112   13.6 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   10 45 47.0   +06 38 30     2.441    2.797   99.8   20.9   112   13.6 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   10 46 21.6   +06 33 17     2.457    2.800   99.0   20.9   112   13.6 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   10 46 57.1   +06 27 59     2.472    2.802   98.2   21.0   112   13.6 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   10 47 33.6   +06 22 36     2.488    2.805   97.4   21.0   112   13.6 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   10 48 11.0   +06 17 09     2.504    2.807   96.6   21.0   112   13.6 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   10 48 49.3   +06 11 37     2.519    2.810   95.9   21.0   112   13.7 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   10 49 28.5   +06 06 01     2.535    2.812   95.1   21.0   112   13.7 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   10 50 08.6   +06 00 20     2.551    2.815   94.3   21.0   112   13.7 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   10 50 49.5   +05 54 35     2.566    2.817   93.5   21.0   112   13.7 

    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.