(582) Olympia
ephemeris date magn radius delta ra dec elong phase
Today2 Dec 202515.13.174 AU3.994 AU18h07m-03°18'29.6°8.8°
Opposition9 Aug 202613.43.081 AU2.091 AU21h02m-00°57'164.7°5.0°
(582) Olympia - 2025-12-02
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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
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   18 07 15.2   -03 18 30     3.994    3.174   29.6    8.8    49   15.1 
2025-12-02 01:49 UT   18 07 21.6   -03 18 45     3.994    3.174   29.6    8.8    49   15.1 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   18 08 40.0   -03 21 45     3.999    3.175   29.1    8.7    48   15.1 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   18 10 05.0   -03 24 54     4.005    3.175   28.7    8.6    47   15.1 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   18 11 30.1   -03 27 58     4.010    3.175   28.2    8.4    46   15.1 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   18 12 55.4   -03 30 56     4.015    3.176   27.7    8.3    45   15.1 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   18 14 20.7   -03 33 47     4.020    3.176   27.2    8.2    44   15.1 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   18 15 46.2   -03 36 33     4.025    3.177   26.8    8.0    43   15.1 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   18 17 11.8   -03 39 13     4.030    3.177   26.3    7.9    42   15.1 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   18 18 37.5   -03 41 47     4.035    3.177   25.8    7.8    41   15.1 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   18 20 03.3   -03 44 16     4.039    3.178   25.4    7.6    39   15.1 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   18 21 29.3   -03 46 38     4.043    3.178   25.0    7.5    38   15.1 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   18 22 55.3   -03 48 55     4.048    3.179   24.5    7.4    37   15.1 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   18 24 21.4   -03 51 05     4.052    3.179   24.1    7.3    35   15.1 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   18 25 47.5   -03 53 10     4.056    3.179   23.7    7.2    34   15.0 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   18 27 13.8   -03 55 09     4.059    3.180   23.3    7.0    33   15.0 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   18 28 40.1   -03 57 03     4.063    3.180   22.9    6.9    31   15.0 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   18 30 06.5   -03 58 50     4.066    3.180   22.6    6.8    30   15.0 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   18 31 32.9   -04 00 32     4.070    3.181   22.2    6.7    28   15.0 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   18 32 59.4   -04 02 08     4.073    3.181   21.9    6.6    27   15.0 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   18 34 26.0   -04 03 38     4.076    3.181   21.5    6.5    25   15.0 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   18 35 52.5   -04 05 03     4.079    3.181   21.2    6.4    23   15.0 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   18 37 19.1   -04 06 21     4.081    3.182   20.9    6.3    22   15.0 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   18 38 45.8   -04 07 35     4.084    3.182   20.6    6.2    20   15.0 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   18 40 12.4   -04 08 42     4.086    3.182   20.3    6.2    18   15.0 


    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.