(96) Aegle
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Oct 2026	12.7	3.240 AU	2.362 AU	02h58m	+40°00'	146.6°	9.7°
Opposition	11 Nov 2026	12.5	3.215 AU	2.280 AU	02h37m	+39°29'	157.1°	6.9°

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 Aegle are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1425318
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.0481602
            i (Inclination)                 : 15.98478
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 321.47141
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 207.96542
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 226.17064
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 348.51149
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -7.41974
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 5.32            
        

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
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   02 58 04.2   +40 00 08     2.362    3.240  146.6    9.7   214   12.7 
2026-10-22 14:37 UT   02 57 32.0   +40 00 33     2.358    3.239  147.1    9.6   213   12.7 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   02 57 11.1   +40 00 46     2.355    3.238  147.4    9.5   212   12.7 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   02 56 17.0   +40 01 12     2.349    3.237  148.2    9.3   211   12.7 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   02 55 22.0   +40 01 24     2.343    3.236  149.0    9.1   209   12.7 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   02 54 26.1   +40 01 23     2.337    3.235  149.7    8.9   207   12.7 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   02 53 29.5   +40 01 09     2.332    3.234  150.5    8.7   205   12.6 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   02 52 32.2   +40 00 42     2.326    3.233  151.2    8.5   203   12.6 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   02 51 34.2   +40 00 01     2.321    3.231  151.9    8.3   201   12.6 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   02 50 35.6   +39 59 07     2.316    3.230  152.5    8.2   199   12.6 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   02 49 36.5   +39 57 60     2.312    3.229  153.1    8.0   196   12.6 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   02 48 36.8   +39 56 39     2.308    3.228  153.7    7.8   194   12.6 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   02 47 36.8   +39 55 04     2.304    3.227  154.3    7.7   191   12.6 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   02 46 36.4   +39 53 17     2.300    3.225  154.8    7.5   189   12.6 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   02 45 35.6   +39 51 15     2.297    3.224  155.2    7.4   186   12.5 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   02 44 34.7   +39 49 01     2.293    3.223  155.7    7.3   183   12.5 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   02 43 33.6   +39 46 33     2.290    3.222  156.0    7.2   180   12.5 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   02 42 32.4   +39 43 52     2.288    3.220  156.4    7.1   177   12.5 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   02 41 31.2   +39 40 58     2.286    3.219  156.6    7.0   174   12.5 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   02 40 30.1   +39 37 51     2.283    3.218  156.8    7.0   171   12.5 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   02 39 29.1   +39 34 32     2.282    3.217  157.0    6.9   168   12.5 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   02 38 28.3   +39 31 00     2.280    3.216  157.1    6.9   165   12.5 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   02 37 27.8   +39 27 16     2.279    3.214  157.2    6.9   162   12.5 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   02 36 27.6   +39 23 20     2.278    3.213  157.1    6.9   158   12.5 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   02 35 27.8   +39 19 13     2.277    3.212  157.1    6.9   155   12.5 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   02 34 28.5   +39 14 53     2.277    3.211  156.9    6.9   152   12.5 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   02 33 29.8   +39 10 23     2.277    3.209  156.7    7.0   149   12.5 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   02 32 31.6   +39 05 42     2.277    3.208  156.5    7.1   146   12.5 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   02 31 34.1   +39 00 51     2.277    3.207  156.2    7.1   143   12.5 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   02 30 37.4   +38 55 50     2.278    3.206  155.8    7.2   140   12.5 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   02 29 41.5   +38 50 39     2.279    3.204  155.4    7.4   137   12.5 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   02 28 46.4   +38 45 18     2.280    3.203  155.0    7.5   134   12.5 

    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.