(602) Marianna
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	22 Mar 2026	14.1	3.817 AU	2.833 AU	11h50m	-10°32'	169.4°	2.7°
Today	1 Apr 2026	14.2	3.823 AU	2.850 AU	11h43m	-10°02'	164.8°	3.9°

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 Marianna are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2519296
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.0800872
            i (Inclination)                 : 15.11627
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 331.38793
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 45.57962
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 135.16127
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 15.95879
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 10.73427
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 5.41            
        

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
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   11 43 26.7   -10 02 45     2.850    3.823  164.8    3.9    69   14.2 
2026-04-01 14:57 UT   11 42 58.8   -10 00 41     2.852    3.823  164.3    4.1    71   14.2 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   11 42 42.0   -09 59 25     2.853    3.824  164.0    4.1    72   14.2 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   11 41 57.8   -09 56 03     2.857    3.824  163.1    4.4    75   14.2 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   11 41 14.1   -09 52 40     2.861    3.825  162.2    4.6    77   14.2 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   11 40 30.9   -09 49 16     2.865    3.825  161.2    4.8    79   14.3 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   11 39 48.4   -09 45 50     2.869    3.826  160.2    5.1    81   14.3 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   11 39 06.4   -09 42 24     2.874    3.826  159.3    5.3    83   14.3 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   11 38 25.1   -09 38 57     2.879    3.827  158.3    5.6    85   14.3 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   11 37 44.5   -09 35 30     2.884    3.827  157.2    5.8    86   14.3 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   11 37 04.6   -09 32 03     2.890    3.828  156.2    6.1    88   14.3 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   11 36 25.4   -09 28 36     2.896    3.828  155.2    6.3    89   14.4 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   11 35 46.9   -09 25 09     2.902    3.829  154.2    6.6    90   14.4 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   11 35 09.3   -09 21 43     2.908    3.830  153.1    6.8    91   14.4 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   11 34 32.4   -09 18 18     2.915    3.830  152.1    7.0    92   14.4 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   11 33 56.4   -09 14 53     2.922    3.831  151.0    7.3    93   14.4 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   11 33 21.2   -09 11 30     2.929    3.831  150.0    7.5    94   14.4 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   11 32 46.9   -09 08 09     2.937    3.832  148.9    7.8    95   14.5 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   11 32 13.4   -09 04 49     2.944    3.832  147.9    8.0    96   14.5 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   11 31 40.9   -09 01 31     2.952    3.833  146.8    8.2    96   14.5 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   11 31 09.3   -08 58 15     2.961    3.833  145.8    8.5    97   14.5 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   11 30 38.7   -08 55 02     2.969    3.833  144.7    8.7    98   14.5 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   11 30 09.0   -08 51 51     2.978    3.834  143.7    8.9    98   14.5 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   11 29 40.4   -08 48 43     2.987    3.834  142.6    9.2    99   14.6 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   11 29 12.7   -08 45 38     2.996    3.835  141.6    9.4    99   14.6 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   11 28 45.9   -08 42 36     3.005    3.835  140.5    9.6   100   14.6 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   11 28 20.3   -08 39 37     3.015    3.836  139.5    9.8   100   14.6 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   11 27 55.6   -08 36 41     3.025    3.836  138.4   10.0   101   14.6 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   11 27 31.9   -08 33 49     3.035    3.837  137.4   10.2   101   14.6 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   11 27 09.3   -08 31 01     3.045    3.837  136.4   10.4   102   14.7 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   11 26 47.7   -08 28 16     3.055    3.838  135.3   10.6   102   14.7 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   11 26 27.2   -08 25 36     3.066    3.838  134.3   10.8   103   14.7 

    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.