(582) Olympia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Feb 2026	15.1	3.188 AU	3.949 AU	20h02m	-02°47'	34.9°	10.2°
Opposition	9 Aug 2026	13.4	3.081 AU	2.091 AU	21h02m	-00°57'	164.7°	5.0°

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 Olympia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2202211
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6129030
            i (Inclination)                 : 30.00234
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 155.65316
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 310.24290
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 161.95663
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 109.99552
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -22.43799
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.22            
        

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
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   20 02 38.8   -02 47 54     3.949    3.188   34.9   10.2   284   15.1 
2026-02-22 04:30 UT   20 02 53.4   -02 47 16     3.947    3.188   35.0   10.2   284   15.1 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   20 03 56.6   -02 44 27     3.942    3.187   35.4   10.4   284   15.1 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   20 05 14.1   -02 40 57     3.934    3.187   36.0   10.5   283   15.1 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   20 06 31.3   -02 37 24     3.927    3.187   36.6   10.7   282   15.1 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   20 07 48.1   -02 33 48     3.920    3.187   37.1   10.8   281   15.1 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   20 09 04.6   -02 30 09     3.912    3.187   37.7   11.0   281   15.1 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   20 10 20.8   -02 26 27     3.905    3.187   38.3   11.1   280   15.1 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   20 11 36.7   -02 22 43     3.897    3.187   38.9   11.3   279   15.1 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   20 12 52.2   -02 18 55     3.889    3.187   39.5   11.4   279   15.1 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   20 14 07.4   -02 15 05     3.881    3.186   40.1   11.5   278   15.1 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   20 15 22.2   -02 11 12     3.872    3.186   40.6   11.7   278   15.1 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   20 16 36.7   -02 07 17     3.864    3.186   41.2   11.8   277   15.1 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   20 17 50.9   -02 03 19     3.855    3.186   41.8   12.0   277   15.1 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   20 19 04.6   -01 59 19     3.847    3.186   42.4   12.1   276   15.1 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   20 20 18.0   -01 55 16     3.838    3.185   43.0   12.3   275   15.1 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   20 21 31.1   -01 51 11     3.829    3.185   43.7   12.4   275   15.1 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   20 22 43.7   -01 47 04     3.820    3.185   44.3   12.6   274   15.1 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   20 23 56.0   -01 42 54     3.811    3.185   44.9   12.7   274   15.1 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   20 25 07.9   -01 38 42     3.801    3.185   45.5   12.9   273   15.1 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   20 26 19.3   -01 34 28     3.792    3.184   46.1   13.0   273   15.1 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   20 27 30.4   -01 30 12     3.782    3.184   46.7   13.1   272   15.1 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   20 28 41.1   -01 25 54     3.773    3.184   47.3   13.3   272   15.1 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   20 29 51.3   -01 21 34     3.763    3.184   48.0   13.4   271   15.1 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   20 31 01.2   -01 17 13     3.753    3.184   48.6   13.6   271   15.1 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   20 32 10.6   -01 12 49     3.743    3.183   49.2   13.7   271   15.1 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   20 33 19.5   -01 08 24     3.733    3.183   49.9   13.8   270   15.1 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   20 34 28.0   -01 03 58     3.722    3.183   50.5   14.0   270   15.1 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   20 35 36.1   +00 59 29     3.712    3.182   51.1   14.1   269   15.1 

    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.