(304) Olga
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Nov 2025	15.6	2.746 AU	3.601 AU	13h24m	-01°47'	26.1°	9.1°
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
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   13 24 13.9   -01 47 57     3.601    2.746   26.1    9.1   305   15.6 
2025-11-08 08:32 UT   13 24 46.8   -01 50 13     3.598    2.745   26.3    9.2   305   15.6 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   13 25 46.5   -01 54 20     3.593    2.744   26.7    9.3   305   15.6 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   13 27 19.1   -02 00 40     3.585    2.742   27.3    9.5   305   15.6 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   13 28 51.8   -02 06 57     3.576    2.741   27.9    9.7   305   15.6 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   13 30 24.5   -02 13 11     3.568    2.739   28.5    9.9   304   15.6 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   13 31 57.2   -02 19 22     3.560    2.737   29.1   10.1   304   15.6 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   13 33 29.9   -02 25 30     3.551    2.736   29.7   10.3   304   15.6 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   13 35 02.6   -02 31 35     3.542    2.734   30.3   10.5   303   15.6 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   13 36 35.3   -02 37 36     3.533    2.732   30.9   10.7   303   15.6 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   13 38 08.1   -02 43 35     3.524    2.731   31.5   10.9   303   15.6 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   13 39 40.8   -02 49 30     3.515    2.729   32.1   11.1   303   15.6 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   13 41 13.5   -02 55 21     3.506    2.727   32.7   11.3   302   15.6 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   13 42 46.2   -03 01 09     3.497    2.725   33.3   11.5   302   15.6 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   13 44 18.9   -03 06 53     3.487    2.724   33.9   11.7   302   15.6 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   13 45 51.6   -03 12 33     3.478    2.722   34.5   11.9   302   15.6 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   13 47 24.3   -03 18 10     3.468    2.720   35.1   12.1   301   15.6 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   13 48 56.9   -03 23 43     3.458    2.718   35.7   12.3   301   15.6 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   13 50 29.5   -03 29 12     3.448    2.717   36.4   12.4   301   15.6 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   13 52 02.0   -03 34 37     3.438    2.715   37.0   12.6   301   15.6 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   13 53 34.6   -03 39 58     3.428    2.713   37.6   12.8   300   15.6 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   13 55 07.0   -03 45 14     3.417    2.711   38.2   13.0   300   15.6 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   13 56 39.5   -03 50 27     3.407    2.710   38.8   13.2   300   15.6 

    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.