(304) Olga
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Mar 2026	14.5	2.488 AU	1.939 AU	16h09m	-02°54'	111.9°	21.8°
Opposition	15 May 2026	13.3	2.337 AU	1.389 AU	15h57m	+06°42'	153.4°	11.2°

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)                : 0.2224991
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4023168
            i (Inclination)                 : 15.84899
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 158.95802
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 172.38810
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 243.23046
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 151.63228
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 2.07317
            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
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   16 09 50.9   -02 54 54     1.939    2.488  111.9   21.8   274   14.5 
2026-03-15 18:33 UT   16 10 17.9   -02 48 53     1.929    2.486  112.5   21.7   273   14.5 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   16 10 25.7   -02 47 07     1.926    2.485  112.7   21.7   273   14.5 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   16 10 59.0   -02 39 11     1.912    2.483  113.5   21.6   273   14.5 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   16 11 31.0   -02 31 07     1.899    2.480  114.3   21.4   272   14.4 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   16 12 01.5   -02 22 55     1.886    2.478  115.1   21.3   272   14.4 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   16 12 30.6   -02 14 35     1.873    2.476  115.9   21.2   272   14.4 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   16 12 58.2   -02 06 07     1.860    2.473  116.8   21.1   271   14.4 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   16 13 24.3   -01 57 31     1.847    2.471  117.6   20.9   271   14.4 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   16 13 48.9   -01 48 48     1.834    2.469  118.4   20.8   270   14.3 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   16 14 12.1   -01 39 58     1.821    2.466  119.2   20.7   270   14.3 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   16 14 33.7   -01 31 01     1.808    2.464  120.0   20.5   269   14.3 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   16 14 53.7   -01 21 56     1.796    2.461  120.9   20.4   269   14.3 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   16 15 12.2   -01 12 45     1.784    2.459  121.7   20.2   268   14.2 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   16 15 29.2   -01 03 27     1.771    2.457  122.5   20.0   267   14.2 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   16 15 44.5   +00 54 03     1.759    2.454  123.4   19.9   267   14.2 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   16 15 58.3   +00 44 33     1.747    2.452  124.2   19.7   266   14.2 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   16 16 10.5   +00 34 57     1.736    2.449  125.0   19.5   266   14.2 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   16 16 21.0   +00 25 14     1.724    2.447  125.9   19.3   265   14.1 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   16 16 29.9   +00 15 27     1.712    2.445  126.7   19.1   264   14.1 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   16 16 37.1   +00 05 34     1.701    2.442  127.5   18.9   264   14.1 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   16 16 42.7   +00 04 24     1.690    2.440  128.4   18.7   263   14.1 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   16 16 46.6   +00 14 27     1.679    2.437  129.2   18.5   262   14.0 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   16 16 48.8   +00 24 34     1.668    2.435  130.0   18.3   262   14.0 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   16 16 49.4   +00 34 46     1.657    2.432  130.9   18.1   261   14.0 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   16 16 48.2   +00 45 01     1.646    2.430  131.7   17.9   260   14.0 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   16 16 45.3   +00 55 20     1.636    2.428  132.5   17.7   259   13.9 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   16 16 40.6   +01 05 42     1.625    2.425  133.4   17.5   258   13.9 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   16 16 34.3   +01 16 06     1.615    2.423  134.2   17.2   257   13.9 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   16 16 26.2   +01 26 33     1.605    2.420  135.0   17.0   256   13.9 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   16 16 16.4   +01 37 02     1.596    2.418  135.8   16.8   256   13.9 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   16 16 04.8   +01 47 33     1.586    2.415  136.7   16.6   255   13.8 

    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.