(352) Gisela
ephemeris date magn radius delta ra dec elong phase
Today26 Jul 202615.02.297 AU3.243 AU09h28m+12°26'17.8°7.8°
Opposition24 Apr 202713.22.523 AU1.518 AU14h03m-15°48'176.9°1.2°
(352) Gisela - 2026-07-26
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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 Gisela are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1495800
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.1946312
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.38362
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 247.19030
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 144.71561
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 85.85535
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 211.95303
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.95374
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.25            
        

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
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   09 28 03.0   +12 26 53     3.243    2.297   17.8    7.8   116   15.0 
2026-07-26 10:54 UT   09 28 54.0   +12 22 46     3.245    2.298   17.6    7.7   116   15.0 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   09 29 55.2   +12 17 49     3.248    2.299   17.4    7.6   116   15.0 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   09 31 47.3   +12 08 42     3.253    2.301   16.9    7.4   116   15.0 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   09 33 39.2   +11 59 31     3.258    2.302   16.4    7.2   117   15.0 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   09 35 30.9   +11 50 17     3.263    2.304   16.0    7.0   117   15.0 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   09 37 22.4   +11 40 60     3.267    2.305   15.5    6.8   117   15.0 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   09 39 13.8   +11 31 40     3.272    2.307   15.0    6.6   118   15.0 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   09 41 05.0   +11 22 16     3.276    2.308   14.6    6.3   118   15.0 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   09 42 56.0   +11 12 50     3.281    2.310   14.1    6.1   119   15.0 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   09 44 46.8   +11 03 20     3.285    2.311   13.6    5.9   119   15.0 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   09 46 37.5   +10 53 48     3.289    2.313   13.2    5.7   120   15.0 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   09 48 28.1   +10 44 13     3.293    2.314   12.7    5.5   120   15.0 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   09 50 18.4   +10 34 35     3.297    2.316   12.2    5.3   121   15.0 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   09 52 08.6   +10 24 54     3.301    2.318   11.7    5.1   121   15.0 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   09 53 58.6   +10 15 10     3.305    2.319   11.3    4.9   122   14.9 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   09 55 48.5   +10 05 23     3.309    2.321   10.8    4.7   122   14.9 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   09 57 38.1   +09 55 34     3.312    2.322   10.3    4.5   123   14.9 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   09 59 27.6   +09 45 42     3.316    2.324    9.9    4.3   124   14.9 


    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.