|
(304) Olga |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 21 Oct 2025 | 15.5 | 2.774 AU | 3.720 AU | 12h56m | +00°13' | 15.7° | 5.6° |
| Opposition | 15 May 2026 | 13.3 | 2.337 AU | 1.389 AU | 15h57m | +06°42' | 153.4° | 11.2° |
(304) Olga - 2025-10-21
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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
2025-10-21 00:00 UT 12 56 32.9 +00 13 55 3.720 2.774 15.7 5.6 314 15.5
2025-10-21 07:52 UT 12 57 03.0 +00 11 36 3.718 2.774 15.8 5.6 314 15.5
2025-10-22 00:00 UT 12 58 04.8 +00 06 51 3.715 2.773 16.2 5.8 313 15.6
2025-10-23 00:00 UT 12 59 36.7 +00 00 12 3.709 2.771 16.8 6.0 313 15.6
2025-10-24 00:00 UT 13 01 08.7 +00 07 12 3.703 2.770 17.4 6.2 312 15.6
2025-10-25 00:00 UT 13 02 40.8 +00 14 11 3.697 2.768 17.9 6.4 311 15.6
2025-10-26 00:00 UT 13 04 12.9 +00 21 07 3.691 2.767 18.5 6.6 311 15.6
2025-10-27 00:00 UT 13 05 45.1 +00 28 02 3.685 2.765 19.1 6.8 310 15.6
2025-10-28 00:00 UT 13 07 17.3 +00 34 54 3.679 2.764 19.7 7.0 310 15.6
2025-10-29 00:00 UT 13 08 49.5 +00 41 45 3.673 2.762 20.2 7.1 309 15.6
2025-10-30 00:00 UT 13 10 21.8 +00 48 33 3.666 2.760 20.8 7.3 309 15.6
2025-10-31 00:00 UT 13 11 54.1 +00 55 19 3.659 2.759 21.4 7.5 308 15.6
2025-11-01 00:00 UT 13 13 26.5 -01 02 02 3.652 2.757 22.0 7.7 308 15.6
2025-11-02 00:00 UT 13 14 58.9 -01 08 43 3.645 2.756 22.6 7.9 308 15.6
2025-11-03 00:00 UT 13 16 31.3 -01 15 22 3.638 2.754 23.2 8.1 307 15.6
2025-11-04 00:00 UT 13 18 03.8 -01 21 58 3.631 2.752 23.8 8.3 307 15.6
2025-11-05 00:00 UT 13 19 36.2 -01 28 32 3.624 2.751 24.3 8.5 306 15.6
2025-11-06 00:00 UT 13 21 08.8 -01 35 03 3.616 2.749 24.9 8.7 306 15.6
2025-11-07 00:00 UT 13 22 41.3 -01 41 31 3.608 2.747 25.5 8.9 306 15.6
2025-11-08 00:00 UT 13 24 13.9 -01 47 57 3.601 2.746 26.1 9.1 305 15.6
2025-11-09 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
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.
