(304) Olga
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Jan 2026	15.4	2.631 AU	2.893 AU	14h58m	-06°10'	64.9°	19.8°
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
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   14 58 08.4   -06 10 56     2.893    2.631   64.9   19.8   292   15.4 
2026-01-09 12:40 UT   14 58 53.5   -06 11 38     2.886    2.630   65.2   19.8   292   15.4 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   14 59 33.9   -06 12 14     2.879    2.629   65.5   19.9   291   15.4 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   15 00 59.1   -06 13 26     2.865    2.627   66.2   20.0   291   15.4 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   15 02 24.0   -06 14 30     2.851    2.625   66.9   20.2   291   15.4 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   15 03 48.5   -06 15 27     2.836    2.623   67.5   20.3   291   15.4 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   15 05 12.6   -06 16 16     2.822    2.621   68.2   20.4   291   15.4 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   15 06 36.4   -06 16 59     2.807    2.619   68.9   20.5   290   15.4 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   15 07 59.8   -06 17 34     2.793    2.617   69.5   20.6   290   15.4 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   15 09 22.8   -06 18 01     2.778    2.614   70.2   20.7   290   15.4 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   15 10 45.4   -06 18 21     2.764    2.612   70.9   20.8   290   15.3 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   15 12 07.6   -06 18 34     2.749    2.610   71.6   21.0   289   15.3 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   15 13 29.4   -06 18 39     2.734    2.608   72.2   21.1   289   15.3 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   15 14 50.7   -06 18 36     2.720    2.606   72.9   21.2   289   15.3 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   15 16 11.5   -06 18 26     2.705    2.604   73.6   21.3   289   15.3 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   15 17 31.9   -06 18 07     2.690    2.602   74.3   21.4   289   15.3 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   15 18 51.8   -06 17 41     2.675    2.600   75.0   21.4   288   15.3 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   15 20 11.1   -06 17 07     2.660    2.598   75.6   21.5   288   15.3 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   15 21 30.0   -06 16 25     2.645    2.595   76.3   21.6   288   15.3 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   15 22 48.4   -06 15 36     2.631    2.593   77.0   21.7   288   15.3 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   15 24 06.3   -06 14 38     2.616    2.591   77.7   21.8   287   15.2 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   15 25 23.6   -06 13 32     2.601    2.589   78.4   21.9   287   15.2 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   15 26 40.3   -06 12 18     2.586    2.587   79.1   22.0   287   15.2 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   15 27 56.5   -06 10 56     2.571    2.585   79.8   22.0   287   15.2 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   15 29 12.1   -06 09 26     2.556    2.583   80.5   22.1   287   15.2 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   15 30 27.2   -06 07 47     2.541    2.580   81.2   22.2   286   15.2 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   15 31 41.6   -06 06 00     2.526    2.578   81.9   22.2   286   15.2 

    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.