(352) Gisela
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	13 Jul 2026	15.1	2.277 AU	3.168 AU	09h03m	+14°19'	23.9°	10.4°
Opposition	24 Apr 2027	13.2	2.523 AU	1.518 AU	14h03m	-15°48'	176.9°	1.2°

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
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   09 03 28.0   +14 19 23     3.168    2.277   23.9   10.4   112   15.1 
2026-07-13 08:55 UT   09 04 10.5   +14 16 19     3.170    2.277   23.8   10.4   112   15.1 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   09 05 22.5   +14 11 06     3.174    2.278   23.5   10.2   112   15.1 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   09 07 16.8   +14 02 46     3.181    2.280   23.0   10.0   112   15.1 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   09 09 10.9   +13 54 21     3.187    2.281   22.5    9.8   113   15.1 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   09 11 04.9   +13 45 53     3.193    2.283   22.1    9.6   113   15.1 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   09 12 58.7   +13 37 21     3.199    2.285   21.6    9.4   113   15.1 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   09 14 52.4   +13 28 45     3.205    2.286   21.1    9.2   114   15.0 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   09 16 45.8   +13 20 06     3.210    2.288   20.7    9.0   114   15.0 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   09 18 39.1   +13 11 22     3.216    2.289   20.2    8.8   114   15.0 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   09 20 32.2   +13 02 35     3.222    2.291   19.7    8.6   114   15.0 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   09 22 25.2   +12 53 45     3.227    2.293   19.3    8.4   115   15.0 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   09 24 18.0   +12 44 51     3.232    2.294   18.8    8.2   115   15.0 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   09 26 10.5   +12 35 54     3.238    2.296   18.3    8.0   115   15.0 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   09 28 03.0   +12 26 53     3.243    2.297   17.8    7.8   116   15.0 
2026-07-27 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 

    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.