(304) Olga
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Oct 2026	14.5	1.967 AU	2.344 AU	17h33m	-12°58'	55.9°	24.8°
Opposition	11 Dec 2027	13.5	2.446 AU	1.520 AU	05h20m	-02°35'	154.3°	10.0°

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 Olga are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2224958
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4026830
            i (Inclination)                 : 15.84851
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 158.95499
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 172.35162
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 296.20896
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 151.59410
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 2.08299
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.72            
        

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
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   17 33 46.5   -12 58 49     2.344    1.967   55.9   24.8    86   14.5 
2026-10-22 10:06 UT   17 34 40.1   -13 01 49     2.347    1.967   55.7   24.7    85   14.5 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   17 35 54.0   -13 05 55     2.351    1.966   55.4   24.6    85   14.5 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   17 38 02.2   -13 12 54     2.358    1.964   55.0   24.5    85   14.5 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   17 40 11.0   -13 19 44     2.364    1.962   54.5   24.4    85   14.5 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   17 42 20.5   -13 26 26     2.371    1.960   54.1   24.2    84   14.5 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   17 44 30.5   -13 33 00     2.378    1.959   53.6   24.1    84   14.5 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   17 46 41.2   -13 39 26     2.384    1.957   53.1   24.0    84   14.5 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   17 48 52.6   -13 45 44     2.391    1.955   52.7   23.8    84   14.5 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   17 51 04.5   -13 51 53     2.397    1.954   52.2   23.7    83   14.5 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   17 53 17.0   -13 57 54     2.404    1.952   51.8   23.6    83   14.5 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   17 55 30.2   -14 03 46     2.410    1.950   51.3   23.4    83   14.5 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   17 57 43.9   -14 09 30     2.417    1.949   50.9   23.3    83   14.5 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   17 59 58.2   -14 15 05     2.423    1.947   50.4   23.1    82   14.5 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   18 02 13.1   -14 20 31     2.430    1.946   50.0   23.0    82   14.5 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   18 04 28.6   -14 25 49     2.436    1.944   49.5   22.8    82   14.5 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   18 06 44.6   -14 30 58     2.442    1.942   49.1   22.7    82   14.5 

    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.