(77) Frigga
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 May 2025	13.8	2.539 AU	2.681 AU	07h55m	+22°23'	71.0°	22.1°
Opposition	21 Apr 2026	12.5	2.961 AU	1.957 AU	13h56m	-13°57'	177.9°	0.7°

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 Frigga are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1336422
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6678442
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.42104
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 1.05104
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 61.18301
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 61.52279
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 62.21244
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 2.12108
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.36            
        

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
2025-05-06 00:00 UT   07 55 00.1   +22 23 30     2.681    2.539   71.0   22.1   100   13.8 
2025-05-06 05:52 UT   07 55 21.2   +22 22 21     2.684    2.540   70.9   22.0   101   13.8 
2025-05-07 00:00 UT   07 56 26.7   +22 18 43     2.694    2.541   70.4   22.0   101   13.8 
2025-05-08 00:00 UT   07 57 53.7   +22 13 52     2.708    2.542   69.8   21.9   101   13.8 
2025-05-09 00:00 UT   07 59 21.2   +22 08 57     2.721    2.544   69.2   21.8   101   13.9 
2025-05-10 00:00 UT   08 00 49.0   +22 03 59     2.734    2.545   68.6   21.7   101   13.9 
2025-05-11 00:00 UT   08 02 17.2   +21 58 57     2.747    2.546   67.9   21.6   101   13.9 
2025-05-12 00:00 UT   08 03 45.9   +21 53 51     2.760    2.548   67.3   21.5   101   13.9 
2025-05-13 00:00 UT   08 05 14.8   +21 48 41     2.773    2.549   66.7   21.4   101   13.9 
2025-05-14 00:00 UT   08 06 44.2   +21 43 28     2.786    2.551   66.1   21.2   101   13.9 
2025-05-15 00:00 UT   08 08 13.8   +21 38 11     2.799    2.552   65.5   21.1   102   13.9 
2025-05-16 00:00 UT   08 09 43.9   +21 32 51     2.812    2.553   64.9   21.0   102   13.9 
2025-05-17 00:00 UT   08 11 14.2   +21 27 27     2.825    2.555   64.3   20.9   102   13.9 
2025-05-18 00:00 UT   08 12 44.8   +21 21 59     2.838    2.556   63.7   20.8   102   13.9 
2025-05-19 00:00 UT   08 14 15.8   +21 16 27     2.851    2.557   63.1   20.7   102   13.9 
2025-05-20 00:00 UT   08 15 47.1   +21 10 52     2.863    2.559   62.5   20.5   102   13.9 
2025-05-21 00:00 UT   08 17 18.6   +21 05 13     2.876    2.560   61.9   20.4   102   13.9 
2025-05-22 00:00 UT   08 18 50.4   +20 59 30     2.889    2.562   61.3   20.3   102   14.0 
2025-05-23 00:00 UT   08 20 22.6   +20 53 44     2.901    2.563   60.7   20.2   102   14.0 
2025-05-24 00:00 UT   08 21 54.9   +20 47 53     2.914    2.564   60.1   20.0   103   14.0 
2025-05-25 00:00 UT   08 23 27.6   +20 41 59     2.926    2.566   59.6   19.9   103   14.0 
2025-05-26 00:00 UT   08 25 00.4   +20 36 01     2.938    2.567   59.0   19.8   103   14.0 
2025-05-27 00:00 UT   08 26 33.5   +20 29 60     2.951    2.569   58.4   19.6   103   14.0 
2025-05-28 00:00 UT   08 28 06.9   +20 23 54     2.963    2.570   57.8   19.5   103   14.0 
2025-05-29 00:00 UT   08 29 40.5   +20 17 45     2.975    2.572   57.2   19.4   103   14.0 

    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.