(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	6 Jan 2026	14.0	2.758 AU	1.825 AU	06h55m	+45°20'	157.1°	8.0°

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 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
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   06 55 02.7   +45 20 43     1.825    2.758  157.1    8.0   173   14.0 
2026-01-06 16:31 UT   06 54 06.8   +45 22 22     1.828    2.760  156.9    8.0   171   14.0 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   06 53 41.6   +45 23 04     1.830    2.761  156.8    8.1   170   14.0 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   06 52 21.0   +45 25 08     1.835    2.764  156.4    8.2   167   14.0 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   06 51 01.1   +45 26 55     1.840    2.768  156.0    8.3   164   14.0 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   06 49 41.9   +45 28 25     1.846    2.771  155.5    8.4   161   14.0 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   06 48 23.5   +45 29 38     1.851    2.774  155.0    8.6   158   14.0 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   06 47 06.0   +45 30 35     1.857    2.777  154.5    8.8   155   14.0 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   06 45 49.6   +45 31 16     1.864    2.781  153.9    9.0   152   14.1 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   06 44 34.3   +45 31 41     1.870    2.784  153.2    9.2   150   14.1 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   06 43 20.2   +45 31 50     1.877    2.787  152.6    9.4   147   14.1 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   06 42 07.4   +45 31 44     1.884    2.790  151.8    9.6   145   14.1 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   06 40 56.0   +45 31 22     1.892    2.794  151.1    9.8   143   14.1 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   06 39 46.0   +45 30 46     1.899    2.797  150.4   10.0   140   14.2 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   06 38 37.6   +45 29 55     1.907    2.800  149.6   10.3   138   14.2 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   06 37 30.9   +45 28 51     1.915    2.803  148.8   10.5   137   14.2 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   06 36 25.8   +45 27 32     1.924    2.807  147.9   10.7   135   14.2 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   06 35 22.5   +45 26 01     1.932    2.810  147.1   11.0   133   14.2 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   06 34 20.9   +45 24 16     1.941    2.813  146.3   11.2   131   14.3 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   06 33 21.3   +45 22 20     1.950    2.816  145.4   11.5   130   14.3 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   06 32 23.6   +45 20 11     1.959    2.820  144.5   11.7   128   14.3 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   06 31 27.9   +45 17 51     1.969    2.823  143.6   11.9   127   14.3 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   06 30 34.1   +45 15 19     1.979    2.826  142.7   12.2   125   14.4 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   06 29 42.5   +45 12 38     1.989    2.829  141.8   12.4   124   14.4 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   06 28 52.9   +45 09 46     1.999    2.832  140.9   12.7   123   14.4 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   06 28 05.4   +45 06 44     2.009    2.836  140.0   12.9   121   14.4 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   06 27 20.0   +45 03 33     2.020    2.839  139.1   13.1   120   14.4 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   06 26 36.7   +45 00 13     2.031    2.842  138.2   13.4   119   14.5 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   06 25 55.7   +44 56 45     2.042    2.845  137.2   13.6   118   14.5 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   06 25 16.8   +44 53 09     2.053    2.848  136.3   13.8   117   14.5 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   06 24 40.1   +44 49 26     2.065    2.852  135.4   14.1   116   14.5 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   06 24 05.5   +44 45 35     2.076    2.855  134.4   14.3   115   14.6 

    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.