(582) Olympia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Oct 2026	14.4	2.981 AU	2.616 AU	20h40m	-13°14'	101.7°	19.1°
Opposition	27 Nov 2027	12.3	2.131 AU	1.369 AU	04h50m	-29°09'	128.9°	21.1°

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)                : 0.2201648
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6130000
            i (Inclination)                 : 30.00471
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 155.64810
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 310.27233
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 208.58761
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 110.02098
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -22.42939
            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
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   20 40 13.9   -13 14 35     2.616    2.981  101.7   19.1    76   14.4 
2026-10-21 07:59 UT   20 40 23.2   -13 16 34     2.620    2.981  101.4   19.1    76   14.4 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   20 40 42.4   -13 20 30     2.629    2.980  100.8   19.2    76   14.4 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   20 41 12.2   -13 26 16     2.642    2.978   99.9   19.2    76   14.4 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   20 41 43.1   -13 31 53     2.655    2.977   99.0   19.3    76   14.4 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   20 42 15.3   -13 37 21     2.667    2.975   98.1   19.3    76   14.4 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   20 42 48.6   -13 42 40     2.680    2.974   97.2   19.4    75   14.5 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   20 43 23.0   -13 47 51     2.693    2.972   96.3   19.4    75   14.5 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   20 43 58.6   -13 52 53     2.706    2.970   95.5   19.5    75   14.5 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   20 44 35.3   -13 57 46     2.719    2.969   94.6   19.5    75   14.5 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   20 45 13.1   -14 02 30     2.732    2.967   93.7   19.5    75   14.5 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   20 45 52.0   -14 07 06     2.745    2.965   92.8   19.5    75   14.5 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   20 46 32.0   -14 11 33     2.758    2.964   92.0   19.6    75   14.5 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   20 47 13.1   -14 15 51     2.772    2.962   91.1   19.6    75   14.5 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   20 47 55.3   -14 20 01     2.785    2.961   90.3   19.6    75   14.5 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   20 48 38.4   -14 24 03     2.798    2.959   89.4   19.6    74   14.5 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   20 49 22.7   -14 27 56     2.811    2.957   88.6   19.6    74   14.6 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   20 50 07.9   -14 31 41     2.824    2.956   87.7   19.6    74   14.6 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   20 50 54.2   -14 35 17     2.837    2.954   86.9   19.6    74   14.6 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   20 51 41.4   -14 38 45     2.850    2.952   86.1   19.6    74   14.6 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   20 52 29.7   -14 42 05     2.863    2.951   85.2   19.5    74   14.6 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   20 53 18.9   -14 45 17     2.876    2.949   84.4   19.5    74   14.6 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   20 54 09.0   -14 48 20     2.889    2.947   83.6   19.5    74   14.6 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   20 55 00.1   -14 51 15     2.902    2.945   82.8   19.5    74   14.6 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   20 55 52.2   -14 54 03     2.915    2.944   81.9   19.4    74   14.6 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   20 56 45.1   -14 56 42     2.928    2.942   81.1   19.4    74   14.6 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   20 57 38.9   -14 59 14     2.940    2.940   80.3   19.4    73   14.6 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   20 58 33.6   -15 01 37     2.953    2.939   79.5   19.3    73   14.6 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   20 59 29.2   -15 03 53     2.966    2.937   78.7   19.3    73   14.6 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   21 00 25.6   -15 06 01     2.979    2.935   77.9   19.2    73   14.7 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   21 01 22.9   -15 08 02     2.991    2.933   77.1   19.2    73   14.7 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   21 02 21.0   -15 09 55     3.004    2.932   76.3   19.1    73   14.7 

    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.