(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	22 Mar 2026	12.2	2.643 AU	1.685 AU	10h51m	+08°47'	159.8°	7.5°

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)      : 79.34155
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 40.58452
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 73.68193
            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
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   10 51 20.3   +08 47 30     1.685    2.643  159.8    7.5   116   12.2 
2026-03-22 19:42 UT   10 50 40.9   +08 48 35     1.691    2.645  158.8    7.8   116   12.2 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   10 50 32.4   +08 48 49     1.693    2.645  158.6    7.9   116   12.2 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   10 49 45.7   +08 50 00     1.700    2.648  157.4    8.3   115   12.2 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   10 49 00.2   +08 51 05     1.707    2.651  156.2    8.7   115   12.2 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   10 48 16.0   +08 52 03     1.715    2.653  155.1    9.1   115   12.3 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   10 47 33.1   +08 52 54     1.723    2.656  153.9    9.5   114   12.3 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   10 46 51.4   +08 53 39     1.731    2.658  152.8    9.9   114   12.3 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   10 46 11.2   +08 54 16     1.740    2.661  151.6   10.3   114   12.4 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   10 45 32.2   +08 54 46     1.749    2.663  150.5   10.6   114   12.4 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   10 44 54.7   +08 55 09     1.758    2.666  149.4   11.0   114   12.4 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   10 44 18.6   +08 55 25     1.767    2.669  148.2   11.4   113   12.4 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   10 43 43.9   +08 55 34     1.776    2.671  147.1   11.7   113   12.5 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   10 43 10.7   +08 55 35     1.786    2.674  146.0   12.1   113   12.5 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   10 42 39.0   +08 55 29     1.796    2.676  144.9   12.4   113   12.5 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   10 42 08.7   +08 55 16     1.806    2.679  143.8   12.7   113   12.5 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   10 41 40.0   +08 54 56     1.816    2.681  142.7   13.1   113   12.6 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   10 41 12.7   +08 54 29     1.826    2.684  141.6   13.4   113   12.6 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   10 40 47.0   +08 53 54     1.837    2.687  140.6   13.7   113   12.6 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   10 40 22.8   +08 53 12     1.848    2.689  139.5   14.0   112   12.6 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   10 40 00.1   +08 52 23     1.859    2.692  138.4   14.3   112   12.7 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   10 39 39.0   +08 51 26     1.870    2.694  137.4   14.6   112   12.7 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   10 39 19.4   +08 50 23     1.882    2.697  136.3   14.9   112   12.7 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   10 39 01.4   +08 49 12     1.893    2.699  135.3   15.2   112   12.8 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   10 38 44.9   +08 47 54     1.905    2.702  134.2   15.4   112   12.8 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   10 38 30.0   +08 46 28     1.917    2.704  133.2   15.7   112   12.8 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   10 38 16.6   +08 44 56     1.929    2.707  132.2   15.9   112   12.8 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   10 38 04.7   +08 43 16     1.941    2.710  131.2   16.2   112   12.8 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   10 37 54.4   +08 41 30     1.954    2.712  130.2   16.4   112   12.9 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   10 37 45.7   +08 39 36     1.966    2.715  129.2   16.7   112   12.9 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   10 37 38.5   +08 37 35     1.979    2.717  128.2   16.9   112   12.9 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   10 37 32.8   +08 35 28     1.992    2.720  127.2   17.1   112   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.