(356) Liguria
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	7 Jun 2026	13.8	2.836 AU	2.692 AU	10h56m	+05°06'	87.6°	20.9°
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)      : 79.27113
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 83.78900
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 73.60731
            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
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   10 56 45.0   +05 06 14     2.692    2.836   87.6   20.9   113   13.8 
2026-06-07 20:48 UT   10 57 26.5   +05 00 44     2.706    2.838   86.9   20.9   113   13.8 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   10 57 32.9   +04 59 53     2.708    2.839   86.8   20.9   113   13.8 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   10 58 21.6   +04 53 28     2.724    2.841   86.1   20.9   113   13.8 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   10 59 10.9   +04 46 60     2.739    2.844   85.4   20.8   113   13.9 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   11 00 01.0   +04 40 27     2.755    2.846   84.6   20.8   113   13.9 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   11 00 51.7   +04 33 52     2.771    2.848   83.9   20.8   113   13.9 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   11 01 43.1   +04 27 12     2.786    2.851   83.2   20.7   113   13.9 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   11 02 35.1   +04 20 29     2.802    2.853   82.5   20.7   113   13.9 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   11 03 27.8   +04 13 42     2.818    2.856   81.8   20.6   113   13.9 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   11 04 21.1   +04 06 52     2.833    2.858   81.1   20.6   113   13.9 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   11 05 15.0   +03 59 59     2.849    2.860   80.4   20.5   113   13.9 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   11 06 09.5   +03 53 02     2.865    2.863   79.7   20.4   113   14.0 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   11 07 04.6   +03 46 01     2.880    2.865   79.0   20.4   113   14.0 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   11 08 00.3   +03 38 58     2.896    2.867   78.3   20.3   113   14.0 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   11 08 56.5   +03 31 51     2.911    2.870   77.6   20.2   113   14.0 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   11 09 53.3   +03 24 41     2.927    2.872   76.9   20.2   113   14.0 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   11 10 50.6   +03 17 28     2.942    2.875   76.2   20.1   113   14.0 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   11 11 48.4   +03 10 12     2.957    2.877   75.5   20.0   113   14.0 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   11 12 46.8   +03 02 53     2.973    2.879   74.8   19.9   113   14.0 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   11 13 45.6   +02 55 31     2.988    2.882   74.2   19.8   113   14.0 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   11 14 45.0   +02 48 06     3.003    2.884   73.5   19.8   114   14.0 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   11 15 44.8   +02 40 39     3.018    2.886   72.8   19.7   114   14.1 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   11 16 45.1   +02 33 09     3.034    2.889   72.1   19.6   114   14.1 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   11 17 45.9   +02 25 35     3.049    2.891   71.5   19.5   114   14.1 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   11 18 47.1   +02 17 60     3.064    2.893   70.8   19.4   114   14.1 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   11 19 48.8   +02 10 21     3.079    2.896   70.1   19.3   114   14.1 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   11 20 50.9   +02 02 40     3.094    2.898   69.5   19.2   114   14.1 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   11 21 53.4   +01 54 57     3.109    2.900   68.8   19.1   114   14.1 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   11 22 56.3   +01 47 10     3.123    2.903   68.2   19.0   114   14.1 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   11 23 59.7   +01 39 22     3.138    2.905   67.5   18.9   114   14.1 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   11 25 03.5   +01 31 31     3.153    2.907   66.8   18.8   114   14.1 

    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.