(735) Marghanna
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	1 Jan 2026	13.9	2.743 AU	1.807 AU	07h01m	+45°06'	157.7°	7.8°
Today	19 Feb 2026	14.9	2.898 AU	2.257 AU	06h19m	+43°42'	121.5°	16.9°

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 Marghanna are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3207561
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7313395
            i (Inclination)                 : 16.86154
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 42.90424
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 310.07810
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 63.30584
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -5.77304
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -12.82326
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.51            
        

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
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   06 19 51.9   +43 42 36     2.257    2.898  121.5   16.9   105   14.9 
2026-02-19 18:20 UT   06 19 50.2   +43 38 49     2.268    2.901  120.8   17.0   105   14.9 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   06 19 49.9   +43 37 39     2.271    2.902  120.6   17.1   105   14.9 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   06 19 49.9   +43 32 40     2.285    2.905  119.7   17.2   104   14.9 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   06 19 51.9   +43 27 40     2.299    2.908  118.8   17.3   104   14.9 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   06 19 55.9   +43 22 38     2.314    2.911  117.9   17.5   103   14.9 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   06 20 02.0   +43 17 34     2.328    2.914  117.0   17.6   103   15.0 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   06 20 09.9   +43 12 29     2.343    2.917  116.1   17.7   102   15.0 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   06 20 19.8   +43 07 23     2.357    2.920  115.2   17.9   102   15.0 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   06 20 31.6   +43 02 16     2.372    2.923  114.3   18.0   101   15.0 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   06 20 45.2   +42 57 09     2.387    2.926  113.5   18.1   101   15.0 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   06 21 00.7   +42 52 01     2.402    2.929  112.6   18.2   101   15.1 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   06 21 18.0   +42 46 52     2.417    2.932  111.7   18.3   100   15.1 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   06 21 37.0   +42 41 43     2.432    2.935  110.8   18.4   100   15.1 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   06 21 57.7   +42 36 33     2.448    2.938  110.0   18.5   100   15.1 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   06 22 20.2   +42 31 24     2.463    2.941  109.1   18.6    99   15.1 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   06 22 44.4   +42 26 14     2.478    2.944  108.3   18.7    99   15.2 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   06 23 10.1   +42 21 04     2.494    2.947  107.4   18.7    99   15.2 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   06 23 37.6   +42 15 54     2.509    2.950  106.6   18.8    98   15.2 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   06 24 06.6   +42 10 45     2.525    2.953  105.7   18.9    98   15.2 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   06 24 37.1   +42 05 35     2.541    2.956  104.9   18.9    98   15.2 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   06 25 09.2   +42 00 26     2.556    2.959  104.1   19.0    97   15.2 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   06 25 42.9   +41 55 17     2.572    2.962  103.2   19.1    97   15.3 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   06 26 18.0   +41 50 08     2.588    2.965  102.4   19.1    97   15.3 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   06 26 54.5   +41 44 59     2.604    2.968  101.6   19.2    97   15.3 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   06 27 32.5   +41 39 51     2.620    2.971  100.8   19.2    97   15.3 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   06 28 11.9   +41 34 44     2.636    2.974  100.0   19.2    96   15.3 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   06 28 52.7   +41 29 36     2.652    2.977   99.2   19.3    96   15.3 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   06 29 34.8   +41 24 30     2.668    2.980   98.4   19.3    96   15.4 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   06 30 18.3   +41 19 23     2.684    2.983   97.6   19.3    96   15.4 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   06 31 03.1   +41 14 17     2.700    2.986   96.8   19.3    95   15.4 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   06 31 49.1   +41 09 12     2.716    2.989   96.0   19.4    95   15.4 

    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.