(356) Liguria
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 Dec 2025	13.1	2.362 AU	2.255 AU	11h11m	+10°26'	83.8°	24.5°
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)                 : 8.20588
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 354.44806
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 79.34155
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 40.58452
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 73.68192
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 8.06335
            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
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   11 11 49.9   +10 26 31     2.255    2.362   83.8   24.5   293   13.1 
2025-12-01 21:30 UT   11 12 46.4   +10 20 09     2.246    2.364   84.5   24.5   293   13.1 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   11 12 52.9   +10 19 25     2.245    2.365   84.6   24.5   293   13.1 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   11 13 54.9   +10 12 24     2.234    2.367   85.3   24.5   293   13.1 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   11 14 55.8   +10 05 29     2.224    2.369   86.0   24.5   293   13.1 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   11 15 55.5   +09 58 40     2.213    2.372   86.8   24.5   293   13.1 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   11 16 54.2   +09 51 56     2.203    2.374   87.5   24.5   293   13.1 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   11 17 51.8   +09 45 19     2.193    2.377   88.3   24.5   293   13.1 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   11 18 48.2   +09 38 48     2.182    2.379   89.0   24.5   293   13.1 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   11 19 43.4   +09 32 23     2.172    2.381   89.8   24.4   293   13.1 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   11 20 37.5   +09 26 04     2.161    2.384   90.6   24.4   293   13.1 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   11 21 30.4   +09 19 52     2.151    2.386   91.3   24.4   293   13.1 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   11 22 22.1   +09 13 46     2.140    2.389   92.1   24.3   293   13.0 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   11 23 12.5   +09 07 47     2.130    2.391   92.9   24.3   293   13.0 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   11 24 01.7   +09 01 55     2.119    2.393   93.7   24.2   293   13.0 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   11 24 49.7   +08 56 10     2.109    2.396   94.5   24.2   293   13.0 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   11 25 36.3   +08 50 32     2.098    2.398   95.3   24.1   293   13.0 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   11 26 21.7   +08 45 01     2.088    2.401   96.1   24.1   293   13.0 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   11 27 05.7   +08 39 37     2.078    2.403   96.9   24.0   293   13.0 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   11 27 48.4   +08 34 21     2.067    2.406   97.7   23.9   293   13.0 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   11 28 29.7   +08 29 12     2.057    2.408   98.5   23.8   293   13.0 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   11 29 09.7   +08 24 11     2.046    2.411   99.4   23.7   293   13.0 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   11 29 48.2   +08 19 17     2.036    2.413  100.2   23.7   292   12.9 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   11 30 25.4   +08 14 31     2.026    2.415  101.0   23.6   292   12.9 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   11 31 01.1   +08 09 53     2.015    2.418  101.9   23.5   292   12.9 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   11 31 35.4   +08 05 23     2.005    2.420  102.8   23.4   292   12.9 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   11 32 08.2   +08 01 01     1.995    2.423  103.6   23.2   292   12.9 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   11 32 39.6   +07 56 47     1.985    2.425  104.5   23.1   292   12.9 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   11 33 09.5   +07 52 41     1.974    2.428  105.4   23.0   292   12.9 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   11 33 37.9   +07 48 43     1.964    2.430  106.2   22.9   292   12.9 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   11 34 04.7   +07 44 53     1.954    2.433  107.1   22.7   292   12.8 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   11 34 30.0   +07 41 12     1.944    2.435  108.0   22.6   292   12.8 

    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.