(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	20 Jan 2026	14.2	2.803 AU	1.915 AU	06h37m	+45°28'	148.8°	10.5°

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
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   06 37 30.9   +45 28 51     1.915    2.803  148.8   10.5   137   14.2 
2026-01-20 17:01 UT   06 36 44.5   +45 27 57     1.921    2.806  148.2   10.7   135   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 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   06 23 33.2   +44 41 38     2.088    2.858  133.5   14.5   114   14.6 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   06 23 03.1   +44 37 34     2.100    2.861  132.6   14.7   113   14.6 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   06 22 35.1   +44 33 24     2.112    2.864  131.6   14.9   113   14.6 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   06 22 09.4   +44 29 08     2.125    2.867  130.7   15.1   112   14.7 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   06 21 45.9   +44 24 48     2.137    2.870  129.8   15.3   111   14.7 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   06 21 24.6   +44 20 22     2.150    2.874  128.8   15.5   110   14.7 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   06 21 05.4   +44 15 51     2.163    2.877  127.9   15.7   110   14.7 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   06 20 48.5   +44 11 17     2.176    2.880  127.0   15.9   109   14.7 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   06 20 33.7   +44 06 38     2.189    2.883  126.1   16.1   108   14.8 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   06 20 21.1   +44 01 56     2.202    2.886  125.1   16.3   108   14.8 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   06 20 10.6   +43 57 10     2.216    2.889  124.2   16.4   107   14.8 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   06 20 02.3   +43 52 21     2.229    2.892  123.3   16.6   106   14.8 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   06 19 56.1   +43 47 30     2.243    2.895  122.4   16.8   106   14.8 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   06 19 51.9   +43 42 36     2.257    2.898  121.5   16.9   105   14.9 

    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.