(304) Olga
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	13 Feb 2026	15.0	2.556 AU	2.375 AU	15h43m	-05°40'	89.0°	22.7°
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
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   15 43 29.5   -05 40 24     2.375    2.556   89.0   22.7   284   15.0 
2026-02-13 15:14 UT   15 44 12.0   -05 38 17     2.365    2.555   89.5   22.7   283   15.0 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   15 44 36.3   -05 37 03     2.360    2.554   89.7   22.7   283   15.0 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   15 45 42.2   -05 33 32     2.345    2.552   90.5   22.8   283   15.0 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   15 46 47.4   -05 29 53     2.330    2.550   91.2   22.8   283   15.0 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   15 47 51.7   -05 26 05     2.315    2.547   91.9   22.8   282   15.0 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   15 48 55.2   -05 22 07     2.300    2.545   92.7   22.8   282   15.0 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   15 49 57.7   -05 18 01     2.285    2.543   93.4   22.8   282   14.9 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   15 50 59.4   -05 13 46     2.270    2.541   94.2   22.8   282   14.9 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   15 52 00.2   -05 09 22     2.255    2.538   94.9   22.8   281   14.9 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   15 53 00.0   -05 04 49     2.240    2.536   95.6   22.8   281   14.9 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   15 53 58.9   -05 00 07     2.225    2.534   96.4   22.8   281   14.9 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   15 54 56.9   -04 55 16     2.210    2.532   97.1   22.8   280   14.9 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   15 55 53.8   -04 50 16     2.196    2.529   97.9   22.8   280   14.8 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   15 56 49.8   -04 45 07     2.181    2.527   98.6   22.8   280   14.8 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   15 57 44.7   -04 39 49     2.166    2.525   99.4   22.8   279   14.8 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   15 58 38.7   -04 34 22     2.152    2.522  100.2   22.7   279   14.8 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   15 59 31.6   -04 28 47     2.137    2.520  100.9   22.7   279   14.8 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   16 00 23.4   -04 23 02     2.123    2.518  101.7   22.7   279   14.8 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   16 01 14.1   -04 17 08     2.108    2.516  102.5   22.6   278   14.7 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   16 02 03.8   -04 11 06     2.094    2.513  103.2   22.6   278   14.7 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   16 02 52.3   -04 04 54     2.079    2.511  104.0   22.5   278   14.7 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   16 03 39.6   -03 58 34     2.065    2.509  104.8   22.5   277   14.7 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   16 04 25.8   -03 52 05     2.051    2.506  105.6   22.4   277   14.7 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   16 05 10.9   -03 45 26     2.037    2.504  106.3   22.4   276   14.6 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   16 05 54.7   -03 38 39     2.022    2.502  107.1   22.3   276   14.6 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   16 06 37.3   -03 31 44     2.008    2.499  107.9   22.2   276   14.6 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   16 07 18.6   -03 24 39     1.994    2.497  108.7   22.1   275   14.6 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   16 07 58.6   -03 17 26     1.981    2.495  109.5   22.1   275   14.6 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   16 08 37.4   -03 10 04     1.967    2.492  110.3   22.0   275   14.5 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   16 09 14.8   -03 02 33     1.953    2.490  111.1   21.9   274   14.5 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   16 09 50.9   -02 54 54     1.939    2.488  111.9   21.8   274   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.