(387) Aquitania
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	13 Jul 2026	12.4	2.396 AU	2.374 AU	13h00m	+13°23'	78.9°	24.6°
Opposition	19 Sep 2027	10.8	2.403 AU	1.447 AU	00h26m	-22°36'	156.8°	9.5°

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 Aquitania are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2384805
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7366281
            i (Inclination)                 : 18.14894
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 127.99187
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 157.76244
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 305.75024
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 106.75989
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 6.76988
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.53            
        

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
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   13 00 45.6   +13 23 17     2.374    2.396   78.9   24.6   110   12.4 
2026-07-13 08:43 UT   13 01 07.9   +13 18 53     2.377    2.395   78.7   24.6   110   12.4 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   13 01 47.4   +13 11 10     2.382    2.393   78.3   24.6   110   12.4 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   13 02 50.2   +12 58 60     2.391    2.391   77.7   24.5   110   12.4 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   13 03 53.8   +12 46 46     2.400    2.388   77.1   24.5   109   12.4 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   13 04 58.2   +12 34 30     2.408    2.386   76.5   24.5   109   12.4 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   13 06 03.6   +12 22 10     2.417    2.384   75.9   24.4   109   12.4 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   13 07 09.8   +12 09 48     2.426    2.381   75.4   24.4   109   12.4 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   13 08 16.8   +11 57 23     2.434    2.379   74.8   24.3   109   12.4 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   13 09 24.6   +11 44 55     2.443    2.376   74.2   24.3   108   12.4 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   13 10 33.3   +11 32 25     2.451    2.374   73.6   24.2   108   12.4 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   13 11 42.7   +11 19 52     2.460    2.372   73.1   24.2   108   12.4 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   13 12 53.0   +11 07 18     2.468    2.369   72.5   24.1   108   12.5 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   13 14 04.0   +10 54 41     2.476    2.367   71.9   24.1   107   12.5 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   13 15 15.8   +10 42 01     2.485    2.365   71.4   24.0   107   12.5 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   13 16 28.3   +10 29 20     2.493    2.362   70.8   24.0   107   12.5 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   13 17 41.6   +10 16 37     2.501    2.360   70.2   23.9   107   12.5 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   13 18 55.6   +10 03 52     2.509    2.358   69.7   23.8   107   12.5 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   13 20 10.4   +09 51 05     2.517    2.355   69.1   23.8   106   12.5 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   13 21 25.9   +09 38 17     2.526    2.353   68.6   23.7   106   12.5 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   13 22 42.1   +09 25 26     2.534    2.351   68.0   23.6   106   12.5 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   13 23 59.0   +09 12 35     2.542    2.348   67.5   23.5   106   12.5 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   13 25 16.6   +08 59 41     2.550    2.346   66.9   23.5   105   12.5 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   13 26 34.9   +08 46 46     2.558    2.344   66.4   23.4   105   12.5 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   13 27 53.9   +08 33 50     2.565    2.341   65.9   23.3   105   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.