(304) Olga
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Apr 2024	15.4	2.528 AU	3.230 AU	04h53m	+10°46'	38.9°	14.5°
Opposition	13 Feb 2025	14.1	2.930 AU	1.947 AU	09h39m	+07°35'	174.0°	2.0°

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)                : 0.2221628
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4034248
            i (Inclination)                 : 15.84468
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 158.98006
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 172.52780
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 84.23636
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 151.78873
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 2.03479
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.73            
        

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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2024-04-26 00:00 UT   04 53 32.9   +10 46 11     3.230    2.528   38.9   14.5    98   15.4 
2024-04-26 18:33 UT   04 54 51.6   +10 50 23     3.238    2.530   38.5   14.4    98   15.4 
2024-04-27 00:00 UT   04 55 14.8   +10 51 37     3.240    2.530   38.4   14.3    99   15.4 
2024-04-28 00:00 UT   04 56 56.9   +10 56 57     3.250    2.533   37.9   14.1    99   15.4 
2024-04-29 00:00 UT   04 58 39.1   +11 02 12     3.260    2.535   37.4   14.0    99   15.4 
2024-04-30 00:00 UT   05 00 21.5   +11 07 21     3.270    2.537   36.9   13.8   100   15.4 
2024-05-01 00:00 UT   05 02 04.0   +11 12 24     3.280    2.539   36.3   13.6   100   15.4 
2024-05-02 00:00 UT   05 03 46.6   +11 17 22     3.289    2.542   35.8   13.4   101   15.4 
2024-05-03 00:00 UT   05 05 29.4   +11 22 13     3.299    2.544   35.3   13.2   101   15.5 
2024-05-04 00:00 UT   05 07 12.4   +11 26 59     3.308    2.546   34.8   13.1   102   15.5 
2024-05-05 00:00 UT   05 08 55.4   +11 31 40     3.317    2.548   34.3   12.9   102   15.5 
2024-05-06 00:00 UT   05 10 38.6   +11 36 14     3.327    2.551   33.8   12.7   102   15.5 
2024-05-07 00:00 UT   05 12 21.9   +11 40 43     3.336    2.553   33.3   12.5   103   15.5 
2024-05-08 00:00 UT   05 14 05.3   +11 45 05     3.345    2.555   32.8   12.3   103   15.5 
2024-05-09 00:00 UT   05 15 48.9   +11 49 22     3.354    2.557   32.3   12.2   104   15.5 
2024-05-10 00:00 UT   05 17 32.5   +11 53 34     3.362    2.559   31.7   12.0   104   15.5 
2024-05-11 00:00 UT   05 19 16.2   +11 57 39     3.371    2.562   31.2   11.8   105   15.5 
2024-05-12 00:00 UT   05 21 00.0   +12 01 38     3.380    2.564   30.7   11.6   105   15.5 
2024-05-13 00:00 UT   05 22 43.9   +12 05 32     3.388    2.566   30.2   11.4   106   15.5 
2024-05-14 00:00 UT   05 24 27.9   +12 09 19     3.396    2.568   29.7   11.3   106   15.5 
2024-05-15 00:00 UT   05 26 11.9   +12 13 01     3.405    2.570   29.2   11.1   107   15.5 

    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.