(735) Marghanna
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Apr 2024	14.3	2.580 AU	1.886 AU	18h08m	-35°11'	123.3°	19.0°
Opposition	15 Jun 2024	13.2	2.403 AU	1.422 AU	17h37m	-43°04'	160.2°	8.2°

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 Marghanna are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3206642
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7306360
            i (Inclination)                 : 16.86723
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 42.91934
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 309.96657
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 292.32808
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -5.86936
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -12.84888
            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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2024-04-26 00:00 UT   18 08 35.3   -35 11 28     1.886    2.580  123.3   19.0   277   14.3 
2024-04-26 17:52 UT   18 08 44.8   -35 18 16     1.876    2.577  124.0   18.9   277   14.3 
2024-04-27 00:00 UT   18 08 47.9   -35 20 37     1.873    2.576  124.2   18.9   277   14.3 
2024-04-28 00:00 UT   18 08 58.6   -35 29 50     1.859    2.573  125.1   18.7   278   14.3 
2024-04-29 00:00 UT   18 09 07.6   -35 39 09     1.845    2.570  126.0   18.5   278   14.3 
2024-04-30 00:00 UT   18 09 14.6   -35 48 31     1.832    2.566  126.9   18.3   279   14.2 
2024-05-01 00:00 UT   18 09 19.8   -35 57 59     1.819    2.563  127.8   18.1   279   14.2 
2024-05-02 00:00 UT   18 09 23.0   -36 07 31     1.806    2.559  128.6   17.9   279   14.2 
2024-05-03 00:00 UT   18 09 24.3   -36 17 07     1.793    2.556  129.5   17.7   280   14.2 
2024-05-04 00:00 UT   18 09 23.6   -36 26 47     1.780    2.552  130.4   17.5   280   14.1 
2024-05-05 00:00 UT   18 09 20.9   -36 36 32     1.767    2.549  131.4   17.3   281   14.1 
2024-05-06 00:00 UT   18 09 16.1   -36 46 20     1.755    2.545  132.3   17.1   282   14.1 
2024-05-07 00:00 UT   18 09 09.3   -36 56 12     1.742    2.542  133.2   16.8   282   14.1 
2024-05-08 00:00 UT   18 09 00.4   -37 06 07     1.730    2.538  134.1   16.6   283   14.0 
2024-05-09 00:00 UT   18 08 49.4   -37 16 05     1.718    2.535  135.0   16.4   283   14.0 
2024-05-10 00:00 UT   18 08 36.3   -37 26 06     1.706    2.531  135.9   16.1   284   14.0 
2024-05-11 00:00 UT   18 08 21.1   -37 36 09     1.695    2.528  136.8   15.9   285   14.0 
2024-05-12 00:00 UT   18 08 03.7   -37 46 15     1.683    2.524  137.7   15.6   286   13.9 
2024-05-13 00:00 UT   18 07 44.2   -37 56 23     1.672    2.521  138.6   15.4   286   13.9 
2024-05-14 00:00 UT   18 07 22.5   -38 06 33     1.661    2.517  139.5   15.1   287   13.9 
2024-05-15 00:00 UT   18 06 58.7   -38 16 43     1.650    2.513  140.4   14.8   288   13.9 
2024-05-16 00:00 UT   18 06 32.7   -38 26 55     1.640    2.510  141.4   14.6   289   13.8 
2024-05-17 00:00 UT   18 06 04.5   -38 37 08     1.629    2.506  142.3   14.3   290   13.8 
2024-05-18 00:00 UT   18 05 34.1   -38 47 20     1.619    2.503  143.2   14.0   291   13.8 
2024-05-19 00:00 UT   18 05 01.6   -38 57 33     1.609    2.499  144.1   13.7   292   13.8 
2024-05-20 00:00 UT   18 04 26.9   -39 07 44     1.599    2.496  144.9   13.5   293   13.7 
2024-05-21 00:00 UT   18 03 50.0   -39 17 55     1.589    2.492  145.8   13.2   294   13.7 
2024-05-22 00:00 UT   18 03 11.0   -39 28 04     1.580    2.489  146.7   12.9   296   13.7 
2024-05-23 00:00 UT   18 02 29.8   -39 38 11     1.571    2.485  147.6   12.6   297   13.6 
2024-05-24 00:00 UT   18 01 46.4   -39 48 16     1.562    2.482  148.4   12.3   298   13.6 
2024-05-25 00:00 UT   18 01 00.9   -39 58 17     1.553    2.478  149.3   12.0   300   13.6 
2024-05-26 00:00 UT   18 00 13.3   -40 08 15     1.544    2.475  150.1   11.8   301   13.6 

    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.