(735) Marghanna
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Oct 2025	14.6	2.497 AU	2.131 AU	07h29m	+35°29'	99.5°	23.2°
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
2025-10-22 00:00 UT   07 29 55.8   +35 29 49     2.131    2.497   99.5   23.2   277   14.6 
2025-10-22 10:23 UT   07 30 16.1   +35 32 52     2.127    2.498   99.9   23.1   277   14.6 
2025-10-23 00:00 UT   07 30 42.4   +35 36 54     2.122    2.500  100.4   23.0   277   14.6 
2025-10-24 00:00 UT   07 31 27.4   +35 44 03     2.113    2.504  101.2   22.9   276   14.6 
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   07 32 10.7   +35 51 19     2.104    2.507  102.0   22.8   276   14.6 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   07 32 52.2   +35 58 40     2.095    2.511  102.9   22.7   276   14.6 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   07 33 32.1   +36 06 06     2.086    2.514  103.7   22.6   276   14.6 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   07 34 10.1   +36 13 39     2.077    2.518  104.6   22.5   276   14.6 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   07 34 46.4   +36 21 17     2.068    2.521  105.4   22.3   275   14.6 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   07 35 20.9   +36 29 01     2.059    2.525  106.3   22.2   275   14.5 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   07 35 53.5   +36 36 51     2.051    2.528  107.1   22.0   275   14.5 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   07 36 24.2   +36 44 47     2.042    2.532  108.0   21.9   275   14.5 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   07 36 53.1   +36 52 48     2.034    2.535  108.9   21.7   274   14.5 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   07 37 20.1   +37 00 55     2.025    2.539  109.8   21.6   274   14.5 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   07 37 45.1   +37 09 07     2.017    2.542  110.7   21.4   274   14.5 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   07 38 08.2   +37 17 26     2.009    2.546  111.6   21.2   274   14.5 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   07 38 29.3   +37 25 49     2.000    2.549  112.5   21.1   273   14.5 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   07 38 48.4   +37 34 18     1.992    2.553  113.4   20.9   273   14.5 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   07 39 05.4   +37 42 53     1.984    2.556  114.3   20.7   273   14.4 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   07 39 20.4   +37 51 32     1.976    2.560  115.2   20.5   272   14.4 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   07 39 33.3   +38 00 17     1.968    2.563  116.1   20.3   272   14.4 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   07 39 44.1   +38 09 07     1.961    2.567  117.0   20.1   271   14.4 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   07 39 52.7   +38 18 02     1.953    2.570  117.9   19.9   271   14.4 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   07 39 59.1   +38 27 01     1.946    2.574  118.9   19.7   271   14.4 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   07 40 03.4   +38 36 05     1.938    2.577  119.8   19.5   270   14.4 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   07 40 05.4   +38 45 12     1.931    2.581  120.7   19.2   270   14.4 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   07 40 05.2   +38 54 24     1.924    2.584  121.7   19.0   269   14.4 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   07 40 02.7   +39 03 40     1.917    2.588  122.6   18.8   269   14.3 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   07 39 58.0   +39 12 59     1.910    2.591  123.6   18.5   268   14.3 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   07 39 50.9   +39 22 21     1.903    2.595  124.6   18.3   267   14.3 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   07 39 41.6   +39 31 46     1.896    2.598  125.5   18.0   267   14.3 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   07 39 29.9   +39 41 14     1.890    2.602  126.5   17.8   266   14.3 

    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.