(356) Liguria
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 Oct 2026	14.1	3.124 AU	4.117 AU	13h36m	-13°47'	4.1°	1.3°
Opposition	21 May 2027	13.2	3.390 AU	2.390 AU	15h40m	-30°30'	169.4°	3.2°

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)                : 0.2420203
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7537605
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.20731
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 354.44459
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 79.27114
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 83.78899
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 73.60732
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 8.06288
            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
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   13 36 46.0   -13 47 54     4.117    3.124    4.1    1.3   169   14.1 
2026-10-19 18:38 UT   13 37 49.9   -13 54 41     4.119    3.126    3.9    1.2   175   14.1 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   13 38 08.3   -13 56 38     4.119    3.126    3.8    1.2   177   14.1 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   13 39 30.5   -14 05 21     4.121    3.128    3.6    1.2   186   14.1 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   13 40 52.8   -14 14 03     4.123    3.130    3.5    1.1   196   14.1 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   13 42 15.1   -14 22 44     4.124    3.132    3.5    1.1   206   14.1 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   13 43 37.5   -14 31 23     4.126    3.133    3.7    1.2   216   14.1 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   13 44 59.8   -14 40 00     4.127    3.135    3.9    1.2   225   14.1 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   13 46 22.2   -14 48 37     4.128    3.137    4.2    1.3   233   14.1 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   13 47 44.6   -14 57 12     4.129    3.139    4.6    1.5   239   14.1 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   13 49 07.0   -15 05 45     4.129    3.141    5.0    1.6   245   14.1 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   13 50 29.4   -15 14 17     4.130    3.142    5.5    1.7   250   14.2 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   13 51 51.8   -15 22 48     4.130    3.144    6.0    1.9   253   14.2 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   13 53 14.2   -15 31 17     4.130    3.146    6.5    2.1   257   14.2 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   13 54 36.6   -15 39 44     4.130    3.148    7.1    2.2   259   14.2 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   13 55 59.0   -15 48 10     4.130    3.150    7.6    2.4   262   14.2 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   13 57 21.4   -15 56 34     4.130    3.151    8.2    2.6   264   14.2 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   13 58 43.8   -16 04 57     4.130    3.153    8.8    2.8   265   14.2 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   14 00 06.2   -16 13 18     4.129    3.155    9.4    2.9   267   14.2 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   14 01 28.6   -16 21 38     4.128    3.157   10.0    3.1   268   14.3 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   14 02 51.0   -16 29 55     4.127    3.158   10.6    3.3   269   14.3 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   14 04 13.3   -16 38 12     4.126    3.160   11.2    3.5   270   14.3 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   14 05 35.6   -16 46 26     4.125    3.162   11.8    3.7   271   14.3 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   14 06 57.8   -16 54 38     4.123    3.164   12.5    3.9   272   14.3 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   14 08 20.0   -17 02 49     4.122    3.165   13.1    4.1   273   14.3 

    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.