(356) Liguria
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Feb 2026	12.2	2.527 AU	1.654 AU	11h31m	+07°04'	145.1°	12.9°
Opposition	4 Mar 2026	11.6	2.598 AU	1.607 AU	11h07m	+08°10'	177.4°	1.0°

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
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   11 31 04.8   +07 04 52     1.654    2.527  145.1   12.9   288   12.2 
2026-02-05 12:40 UT   11 30 45.5   +07 05 38     1.652    2.528  145.7   12.7   288   12.2 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   11 30 27.9   +07 06 22     1.649    2.529  146.2   12.5   288   12.2 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   11 29 49.5   +07 07 58     1.644    2.532  147.4   12.1   288   12.2 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   11 29 09.6   +07 09 41     1.640    2.534  148.6   11.7   287   12.2 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   11 28 28.3   +07 11 30     1.635    2.537  149.8   11.3   287   12.2 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   11 27 45.6   +07 13 25     1.631    2.540  150.9   10.9   287   12.1 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   11 27 01.6   +07 15 25     1.627    2.542  152.1   10.5   287   12.1 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   11 26 16.2   +07 17 31     1.624    2.545  153.3   10.0   286   12.1 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   11 25 29.5   +07 19 41     1.620    2.547  154.5    9.6   286   12.1 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   11 24 41.7   +07 21 56     1.617    2.550  155.7    9.2   286   12.1 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   11 23 52.6   +07 24 16     1.614    2.552  156.9    8.7   286   12.0 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   11 23 02.5   +07 26 40     1.611    2.555  158.1    8.3   285   12.0 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   11 22 11.2   +07 29 07     1.609    2.558  159.4    7.8   285   12.0 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   11 21 19.0   +07 31 38     1.607    2.560  160.6    7.4   284   12.0 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   11 20 25.9   +07 34 12     1.605    2.563  161.8    6.9   284   12.0 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   11 19 31.8   +07 36 48     1.603    2.565  163.0    6.5   283   11.9 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   11 18 37.0   +07 39 27     1.602    2.568  164.2    6.0   283   11.9 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   11 17 41.4   +07 42 08     1.601    2.571  165.5    5.5   282   11.9 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   11 16 45.1   +07 44 50     1.600    2.573  166.7    5.1   281   11.9 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   11 15 48.2   +07 47 33     1.600    2.576  167.9    4.6   280   11.8 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   11 14 50.8   +07 50 17     1.599    2.578  169.1    4.2   279   11.8 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   11 13 52.9   +07 53 02     1.600    2.581  170.3    3.7   277   11.8 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   11 12 54.7   +07 55 46     1.600    2.583  171.5    3.2   275   11.8 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   11 11 56.0   +07 58 31     1.600    2.586  172.7    2.8   272   11.7 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   11 10 57.2   +08 01 15     1.601    2.589  173.9    2.3   268   11.7 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   11 09 58.1   +08 03 58     1.603    2.591  175.0    1.9   263   11.7 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   11 08 58.9   +08 06 39     1.604    2.594  176.1    1.5   254   11.7 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   11 07 59.7   +08 09 20     1.606    2.596  177.0    1.1   240   11.6 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   11 07 00.5   +08 11 58     1.608    2.599  177.6    0.9   217   11.6 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   11 06 01.3   +08 14 34     1.610    2.602  177.6    0.9   186   11.6 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   11 05 02.3   +08 17 08     1.613    2.604  177.1    1.1   162   11.7 

    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.