(582) Olympia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Apr 2024	13.4	2.143 AU	1.959 AU	08h14m	+16°17'	86.3°	27.9°
Opposition	25 May 2025	13.8	2.981 AU	2.164 AU	16h42m	+21°45'	136.5°	13.5°

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)                : 0.2202167
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6118884
            i (Inclination)                 : 30.00502
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 155.67034
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 310.12391
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 22.02273
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 109.89282
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -22.48145
            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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2024-04-26 00:00 UT   08 14 31.4   +16 17 27     1.959    2.143   86.3   27.9   103   13.4 
2024-04-26 11:23 UT   08 15 15.7   +16 21 00     1.965    2.144   86.0   27.9   103   13.4 
2024-04-27 00:00 UT   08 16 05.0   +16 24 53     1.972    2.145   85.6   27.9   103   13.4 
2024-04-28 00:00 UT   08 17 39.2   +16 32 05     1.985    2.146   85.0   27.9   103   13.4 
2024-04-29 00:00 UT   08 19 14.1   +16 39 02     1.999    2.148   84.4   27.8   103   13.4 
2024-04-30 00:00 UT   08 20 49.7   +16 45 44     2.012    2.150   83.7   27.8   104   13.4 
2024-05-01 00:00 UT   08 22 25.9   +16 52 12     2.025    2.151   83.1   27.7   104   13.4 
2024-05-02 00:00 UT   08 24 02.8   +16 58 27     2.039    2.153   82.5   27.6   104   13.5 
2024-05-03 00:00 UT   08 25 40.2   +17 04 27     2.052    2.155   81.9   27.6   104   13.5 
2024-05-04 00:00 UT   08 27 18.3   +17 10 13     2.065    2.157   81.3   27.5   104   13.5 
2024-05-05 00:00 UT   08 28 56.9   +17 15 46     2.079    2.158   80.7   27.5   104   13.5 
2024-05-06 00:00 UT   08 30 36.1   +17 21 05     2.092    2.160   80.1   27.4   104   13.5 
2024-05-07 00:00 UT   08 32 15.8   +17 26 11     2.106    2.162   79.4   27.3   104   13.5 
2024-05-08 00:00 UT   08 33 56.1   +17 31 04     2.119    2.164   78.8   27.2   105   13.5 
2024-05-09 00:00 UT   08 35 36.9   +17 35 43     2.132    2.165   78.2   27.2   105   13.5 
2024-05-10 00:00 UT   08 37 18.2   +17 40 10     2.146    2.167   77.7   27.1   105   13.6 
2024-05-11 00:00 UT   08 38 60.0   +17 44 24     2.159    2.169   77.1   27.0   105   13.6 
2024-05-12 00:00 UT   08 40 42.2   +17 48 25     2.172    2.171   76.5   26.9   105   13.6 
2024-05-13 00:00 UT   08 42 24.9   +17 52 14     2.186    2.173   75.9   26.8   105   13.6 
2024-05-14 00:00 UT   08 44 08.1   +17 55 50     2.199    2.174   75.3   26.7   105   13.6 
2024-05-15 00:00 UT   08 45 51.6   +17 59 14     2.212    2.176   74.7   26.6   105   13.6 
2024-05-16 00:00 UT   08 47 35.6   +18 02 26     2.225    2.178   74.1   26.5   105   13.6 

    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.