(735) Marghanna
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Jul 2025	14.7	2.125 AU	2.896 AU	04h29m	+24°16'	33.6°	15.4°
Opposition	1 Jan 2026	13.9	2.742 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)                : 0.3204995
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7298372
            i (Inclination)                 : 16.86686
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 42.91612
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 310.00369
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 19.68859
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -5.83527
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -12.84150
            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
2025-07-05 00:00 UT   04 29 06.5   +24 16 31     2.896    2.125   33.6   15.4   265   14.7 
2025-07-05 18:45 UT   04 30 44.7   +24 23 39     2.894    2.128   34.0   15.5   265   14.7 
2025-07-06 00:00 UT   04 31 12.2   +24 25 38     2.893    2.128   34.1   15.5   265   14.7 
2025-07-07 00:00 UT   04 33 17.7   +24 34 39     2.890    2.132   34.5   15.7   265   14.7 
2025-07-08 00:00 UT   04 35 23.1   +24 43 34     2.886    2.135   35.0   15.9   266   14.7 
2025-07-09 00:00 UT   04 37 28.3   +24 52 23     2.883    2.138   35.5   16.0   266   14.7 
2025-07-10 00:00 UT   04 39 33.3   +25 01 06     2.879    2.141   35.9   16.2   266   14.7 
2025-07-11 00:00 UT   04 41 38.1   +25 09 43     2.875    2.144   36.4   16.3   266   14.7 
2025-07-12 00:00 UT   04 43 42.7   +25 18 14     2.872    2.147   36.9   16.5   267   14.7 
2025-07-13 00:00 UT   04 45 47.2   +25 26 39     2.868    2.150   37.4   16.7   267   14.8 
2025-07-14 00:00 UT   04 47 51.4   +25 34 59     2.864    2.154   37.8   16.8   267   14.8 
2025-07-15 00:00 UT   04 49 55.5   +25 43 12     2.860    2.157   38.3   17.0   267   14.8 
2025-07-16 00:00 UT   04 51 59.3   +25 51 20     2.856    2.160   38.8   17.1   267   14.8 
2025-07-17 00:00 UT   04 54 02.9   +25 59 22     2.852    2.163   39.3   17.3   268   14.8 
2025-07-18 00:00 UT   04 56 06.3   +26 07 19     2.848    2.166   39.8   17.5   268   14.8 
2025-07-19 00:00 UT   04 58 09.5   +26 15 10     2.844    2.170   40.2   17.6   268   14.8 
2025-07-20 00:00 UT   05 00 12.4   +26 22 55     2.839    2.173   40.7   17.8   268   14.8 
2025-07-21 00:00 UT   05 02 15.1   +26 30 35     2.835    2.176   41.2   17.9   269   14.8 
2025-07-22 00:00 UT   05 04 17.5   +26 38 10     2.830    2.179   41.7   18.1   269   14.8 

    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.