(582) Olympia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	23 Jun 2026	14.3	3.129 AU	2.457 AU	21h30m	+03°58'	123.0°	15.8°
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)                : 0.2201648
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6130000
            i (Inclination)                 : 30.00471
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 155.64809
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 310.27233
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 208.58761
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 110.02097
            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
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   21 30 21.5   +03 58 57     2.457    3.129  123.0   15.8   239   14.3 
2026-06-23 06:39 UT   21 30 18.3   +03 58 34     2.453    3.129  123.3   15.8   239   14.3 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   21 30 09.6   +03 57 29     2.444    3.128  124.0   15.6   238   14.2 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   21 29 56.4   +03 55 49     2.432    3.127  124.9   15.5   238   14.2 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   21 29 42.0   +03 53 59     2.420    3.126  125.9   15.3   237   14.2 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   21 29 26.4   +03 51 57     2.408    3.125  126.8   15.1   237   14.2 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   21 29 09.6   +03 49 43     2.397    3.124  127.8   14.9   236   14.2 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   21 28 51.6   +03 47 18     2.385    3.124  128.7   14.7   236   14.2 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   21 28 32.4   +03 44 41     2.374    3.123  129.7   14.5   235   14.1 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   21 28 12.0   +03 41 51     2.362    3.122  130.7   14.3   235   14.1 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   21 27 50.4   +03 38 50     2.351    3.121  131.7   14.1   234   14.1 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   21 27 27.7   +03 35 36     2.340    3.120  132.6   13.9   234   14.1 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   21 27 03.7   +03 32 10     2.330    3.119  133.6   13.6   233   14.1 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   21 26 38.6   +03 28 32     2.319    3.118  134.6   13.4   233   14.0 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   21 26 12.3   +03 24 40     2.309    3.117  135.6   13.2   232   14.0 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   21 25 44.8   +03 20 36     2.298    3.116  136.6   13.0   231   14.0 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   21 25 16.2   +03 16 19     2.288    3.115  137.6   12.7   231   14.0 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   21 24 46.5   +03 11 49     2.278    3.114  138.6   12.5   230   14.0 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   21 24 15.7   +03 07 06     2.269    3.113  139.6   12.2   229   13.9 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   21 23 43.7   +03 02 10     2.259    3.112  140.6   12.0   229   13.9 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   21 23 10.7   +02 57 01     2.250    3.111  141.6   11.7   228   13.9 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   21 22 36.7   +02 51 38     2.241    3.110  142.6   11.5   227   13.9 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   21 22 01.6   +02 46 02     2.232    3.109  143.6   11.2   226   13.9 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   21 21 25.5   +02 40 13     2.224    3.108  144.6   10.9   225   13.9 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   21 20 48.4   +02 34 11     2.215    3.107  145.6   10.7   225   13.8 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   21 20 10.4   +02 27 55     2.207    3.106  146.6   10.4   224   13.8 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   21 19 31.4   +02 21 27     2.199    3.105  147.5   10.1   223   13.8 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   21 18 51.5   +02 14 45     2.192    3.104  148.5    9.8   221   13.8 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   21 18 10.8   +02 07 50     2.184    3.103  149.5    9.6   220   13.8 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   21 17 29.3   +02 00 42     2.177    3.102  150.5    9.3   219   13.7 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   21 16 46.9   +01 53 21     2.170    3.101  151.5    9.0   218   13.7 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   21 16 03.8   +01 45 47     2.164    3.100  152.4    8.7   216   13.7 

    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.