(735) Marghanna
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Nov 2025	14.2	2.622 AU	1.855 AU	07h37m	+40°38'	132.3°	16.2°
Opposition	1 Jan 2026	13.9	2.743 AU	1.807 AU	07h01m	+45°06'	157.7°	7.8°

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) : 42.90425
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 310.07810
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 63.30585
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -5.77303
            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
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   07 37 30.8   +40 38 29     1.855    2.622  132.3   16.2   262   14.2 
2025-11-27 01:49 UT   07 37 28.8   +40 39 13     1.854    2.623  132.4   16.1   262   14.2 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   07 37 02.8   +40 48 03     1.849    2.626  133.3   15.9   261   14.2 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   07 36 32.4   +40 57 36     1.844    2.629  134.2   15.6   260   14.2 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   07 35 59.7   +41 07 07     1.839    2.633  135.2   15.3   259   14.2 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   07 35 24.7   +41 16 36     1.835    2.636  136.2   15.0   258   14.1 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   07 34 47.5   +41 26 03     1.830    2.640  137.1   14.7   257   14.1 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   07 34 07.9   +41 35 27     1.826    2.643  138.1   14.4   256   14.1 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   07 33 26.1   +41 44 47     1.822    2.646  139.1   14.1   255   14.1 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   07 32 42.1   +41 54 04     1.818    2.650  140.0   13.8   254   14.1 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   07 31 55.8   +42 03 15     1.814    2.653  141.0   13.5   253   14.1 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   07 31 07.4   +42 12 22     1.811    2.657  141.9   13.2   251   14.1 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   07 30 16.9   +42 21 23     1.808    2.660  142.8   12.9   250   14.1 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   07 29 24.2   +42 30 17     1.805    2.663  143.8   12.6   249   14.0 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   07 28 29.4   +42 39 05     1.802    2.667  144.7   12.3   247   14.0 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   07 27 32.6   +42 47 45     1.799    2.670  145.6   12.0   246   14.0 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   07 26 33.8   +42 56 17     1.797    2.674  146.5   11.7   244   14.0 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   07 25 33.0   +43 04 41     1.795    2.677  147.3   11.4   242   14.0 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   07 24 30.4   +43 12 55     1.793    2.681  148.2   11.2   241   14.0 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   07 23 26.0   +43 20 59     1.792    2.684  149.0   10.9   239   14.0 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   07 22 19.8   +43 28 53     1.790    2.687  149.9   10.6   237   14.0 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   07 21 11.9   +43 36 36     1.789    2.691  150.7   10.3   235   14.0 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   07 20 02.4   +43 44 07     1.788    2.694  151.4   10.1   233   14.0 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   07 18 51.4   +43 51 26     1.788    2.697  152.2    9.8   230   13.9 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   07 17 39.0   +43 58 32     1.788    2.701  152.9    9.6   228   13.9 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   07 16 25.2   +44 05 26     1.788    2.704  153.5    9.3   225   13.9 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   07 15 10.1   +44 12 05     1.788    2.708  154.2    9.1   223   13.9 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   07 13 53.9   +44 18 31     1.788    2.711  154.8    8.9   220   13.9 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   07 12 36.6   +44 24 42     1.789    2.714  155.3    8.7   217   13.9 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   07 11 18.3   +44 30 37     1.790    2.718  155.8    8.5   214   13.9 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   07 09 59.2   +44 36 18     1.792    2.721  156.2    8.4   211   13.9 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   07 08 39.3   +44 41 43     1.793    2.724  156.6    8.2   208   13.9 

    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.