(582) Olympia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	9 Aug 2026	13.4	3.081 AU	2.091 AU	21h02m	-00°57'	164.7°	5.0°
Today	22 Aug 2026	13.5	3.066 AU	2.094 AU	20h51m	-03°20'	160.4°	6.3°

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
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   20 51 56.4   -03 20 40     2.094    3.066  160.4    6.3   117   13.5 
2026-08-22 07:18 UT   20 51 42.4   -03 24 17     2.095    3.065  160.2    6.4   116   13.5 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   20 51 10.7   -03 32 36     2.096    3.065  159.7    6.6   114   13.5 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   20 50 25.6   -03 44 34     2.099    3.063  158.8    6.8   112   13.5 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   20 49 41.3   -03 56 34     2.101    3.062  158.0    7.1   110   13.5 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   20 48 57.8   -04 08 35     2.105    3.061  157.1    7.4   108   13.6 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   20 48 15.0   -04 20 37     2.108    3.060  156.2    7.7   106   13.6 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   20 47 33.0   -04 32 39     2.111    3.058  155.3    7.9   104   13.6 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   20 46 51.9   -04 44 41     2.115    3.057  154.3    8.2   102   13.6 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   20 46 11.7   -04 56 43     2.120    3.056  153.4    8.5   101   13.6 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   20 45 32.4   -05 08 44     2.124    3.055  152.4    8.8    99   13.6 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   20 44 54.1   -05 20 44     2.129    3.053  151.4    9.1    98   13.6 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   20 44 16.8   -05 32 43     2.134    3.052  150.4    9.4    97   13.7 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   20 43 40.6   -05 44 39     2.139    3.051  149.4    9.7    96   13.7 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   20 43 05.3   -05 56 33     2.144    3.049  148.4   10.0    94   13.7 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   20 42 31.2   -06 08 25     2.150    3.048  147.4   10.3    93   13.7 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   20 41 58.2   -06 20 13     2.156    3.047  146.3   10.6    92   13.7 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   20 41 26.4   -06 31 58     2.162    3.045  145.3   10.9    92   13.7 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   20 40 55.7   -06 43 39     2.169    3.044  144.3   11.1    91   13.8 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   20 40 26.2   -06 55 16     2.176    3.043  143.2   11.4    90   13.8 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   20 39 58.0   -07 06 49     2.183    3.041  142.2   11.7    89   13.8 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   20 39 31.0   -07 18 16     2.190    3.040  141.1   12.0    89   13.8 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   20 39 05.3   -07 29 39     2.197    3.039  140.1   12.3    88   13.8 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   20 38 40.9   -07 40 56     2.205    3.037  139.0   12.5    87   13.8 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   20 38 17.8   -07 52 08     2.213    3.036  138.0   12.8    87   13.9 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   20 37 56.1   -08 03 13     2.221    3.035  137.0   13.1    86   13.9 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   20 37 35.7   -08 14 13     2.229    3.033  135.9   13.3    86   13.9 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   20 37 16.6   -08 25 06     2.238    3.032  134.9   13.6    85   13.9 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   20 36 58.9   -08 35 52     2.246    3.030  133.8   13.8    85   13.9 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   20 36 42.6   -08 46 31     2.255    3.029  132.8   14.1    84   13.9 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   20 36 27.7   -08 57 03     2.264    3.028  131.8   14.3    84   14.0 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   20 36 14.2   -09 07 28     2.274    3.026  130.8   14.6    83   14.0 

    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.