(582) Olympia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Feb 2026	15.1	3.188 AU	4.031 AU	19h43m	-03°30'	27.5°	8.2°
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
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   19 43 59.9   -03 30 10     4.031    3.188   27.5    8.2   297   15.1 
2026-02-08 03:56 UT   19 44 13.3   -03 29 44     4.030    3.188   27.6    8.2   297   15.1 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   19 45 21.5   -03 27 33     4.026    3.188   28.0    8.3   296   15.1 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   19 46 42.8   -03 24 52     4.021    3.188   28.5    8.5   295   15.1 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   19 48 03.9   -03 22 07     4.016    3.188   29.0    8.6   294   15.1 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   19 49 24.8   -03 19 18     4.010    3.188   29.5    8.8   293   15.1 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   19 50 45.4   -03 16 26     4.005    3.188   30.0    8.9   292   15.1 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   19 52 05.8   -03 13 30     3.999    3.188   30.5    9.1   291   15.1 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   19 53 25.9   -03 10 30     3.993    3.188   31.0    9.2   290   15.1 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   19 54 45.7   -03 07 27     3.987    3.188   31.6    9.3   289   15.1 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   19 56 05.3   -03 04 20     3.981    3.188   32.1    9.5   288   15.1 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   19 57 24.5   -03 01 10     3.975    3.188   32.7    9.6   287   15.1 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   19 58 43.5   -02 57 56     3.969    3.188   33.2    9.8   287   15.1 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   20 00 02.3   -02 54 39     3.962    3.188   33.8    9.9   286   15.1 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   20 01 20.7   -02 51 18     3.955    3.188   34.3   10.1   285   15.1 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   20 02 38.8   -02 47 54     3.949    3.188   34.9   10.2   284   15.1 
2026-02-23 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 

    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.