(304) Olga
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	15 May 2026	13.3	2.337 AU	1.389 AU	15h57m	+06°42'	153.4°	11.2°
Today	2 Jul 2026	13.7	2.217 AU	1.490 AU	15h23m	+06°13'	123.3°	22.5°

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
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   15 23 41.9   +06 13 11     1.490    2.217  123.3   22.5   123   13.7 
2026-07-02 03:36 UT   15 23 40.2   +06 12 04     1.491    2.216  123.2   22.6   123   13.7 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   15 23 31.8   +06 05 41     1.496    2.214  122.5   22.8   122   13.7 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   15 23 23.6   +05 57 59     1.502    2.212  121.7   23.0   122   13.7 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   15 23 17.1   +05 50 05     1.508    2.209  120.9   23.3   121   13.7 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   15 23 12.4   +05 41 59     1.514    2.207  120.1   23.5   120   13.7 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   15 23 09.5   +05 33 43     1.521    2.204  119.3   23.7   120   13.8 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   15 23 08.4   +05 25 15     1.527    2.202  118.5   23.9   119   13.8 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   15 23 09.0   +05 16 36     1.534    2.199  117.7   24.2   119   13.8 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   15 23 11.4   +05 07 47     1.540    2.197  117.0   24.4   118   13.8 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   15 23 15.6   +04 58 48     1.547    2.194  116.2   24.6   118   13.8 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   15 23 21.6   +04 49 40     1.554    2.192  115.4   24.8   117   13.8 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   15 23 29.4   +04 40 22     1.561    2.189  114.6   25.0   117   13.8 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   15 23 39.0   +04 30 55     1.568    2.187  113.9   25.2   116   13.9 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   15 23 50.3   +04 21 19     1.575    2.184  113.1   25.3   116   13.9 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   15 24 03.4   +04 11 35     1.582    2.182  112.4   25.5   115   13.9 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   15 24 18.2   +04 01 43     1.589    2.179  111.6   25.7   115   13.9 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   15 24 34.8   +03 51 44     1.597    2.177  110.9   25.9   114   13.9 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   15 24 53.2   +03 41 37     1.604    2.175  110.1   26.0   114   13.9 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   15 25 13.2   +03 31 23     1.611    2.172  109.4   26.2   113   13.9 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   15 25 35.0   +03 21 02     1.619    2.170  108.7   26.3   113   13.9 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   15 25 58.5   +03 10 35     1.626    2.167  108.0   26.5   113   14.0 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   15 26 23.6   +03 00 02     1.634    2.165  107.2   26.6   112   14.0 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   15 26 50.4   +02 49 23     1.642    2.162  106.5   26.8   112   14.0 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   15 27 18.9   +02 38 39     1.649    2.160  105.8   26.9   111   14.0 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   15 27 49.0   +02 27 50     1.657    2.157  105.1   27.0   111   14.0 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   15 28 20.7   +02 16 55     1.665    2.155  104.4   27.2   111   14.0 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   15 28 54.1   +02 05 56     1.672    2.152  103.7   27.3   110   14.0 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   15 29 29.0   +01 54 52     1.680    2.150  103.0   27.4   110   14.0 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   15 30 05.5   +01 43 44     1.688    2.148  102.3   27.5   110   14.0 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   15 30 43.6   +01 32 33     1.696    2.145  101.6   27.6   109   14.1 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   15 31 23.2   +01 21 17     1.704    2.143  101.0   27.7   109   14.1 

    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.