(198) Ampella
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Aug 2026	10.7	1.913 AU	0.961 AU	23h06m	+13°52'	152.0°	14.4°
Opposition	12 Sep 2026	10.4	1.904 AU	0.924 AU	22h51m	+13°38'	160.7°	10.0°

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 Ampella are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2271493
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4591408
            i (Inclination)                 : 9.32274
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 268.20101
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 89.01909
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 330.95536
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 357.20697
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 9.32136
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.86            
        

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
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   23 06 17.9   +13 52 49     0.961    1.913  152.0   14.4   208   10.7 
2026-08-25 18:31 UT   23 05 45.7   +13 54 37     0.958    1.912  152.6   14.1   207   10.6 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   23 05 36.1   +13 55 07     0.957    1.912  152.7   14.0   206   10.6 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   23 04 53.2   +13 57 04     0.954    1.912  153.5   13.7   205   10.6 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   23 04 09.2   +13 58 40     0.950    1.911  154.2   13.3   203   10.6 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   23 03 24.4   +13 59 55     0.947    1.910  154.9   13.0   201   10.6 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   23 02 38.7   +14 00 48     0.944    1.910  155.6   12.6   198   10.6 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   23 01 52.3   +14 01 20     0.941    1.909  156.2   12.3   196   10.5 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   23 01 05.2   +14 01 30     0.939    1.909  156.9   12.0   194   10.5 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   23 00 17.4   +14 01 19     0.937    1.908  157.4   11.7   191   10.5 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   22 59 29.1   +14 00 47     0.934    1.908  158.0   11.4   188   10.5 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   22 58 40.4   +13 59 54     0.933    1.907  158.5   11.2   186   10.5 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   22 57 51.4   +13 58 39     0.931    1.907  159.0   10.9   183   10.5 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   22 57 02.1   +13 57 04     0.929    1.906  159.4   10.7   180   10.4 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   22 56 12.6   +13 55 08     0.928    1.906  159.8   10.5   176   10.4 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   22 55 23.1   +13 52 52     0.927    1.905  160.1   10.4   173   10.4 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   22 54 33.7   +13 50 17     0.926    1.905  160.3   10.3   170   10.4 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   22 53 44.4   +13 47 21     0.925    1.905  160.5   10.2   166   10.4 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   22 52 55.3   +13 44 07     0.925    1.904  160.7   10.1   163   10.4 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   22 52 06.6   +13 40 35     0.924    1.904  160.7   10.1   159   10.4 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   22 51 18.4   +13 36 44     0.924    1.903  160.7   10.1   156   10.4 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   22 50 30.7   +13 32 36     0.924    1.903  160.7   10.1   152   10.4 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   22 49 43.7   +13 28 12     0.925    1.903  160.5   10.1   148   10.4 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   22 48 57.4   +13 23 32     0.925    1.903  160.3   10.2   145   10.4 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   22 48 12.0   +13 18 36     0.926    1.902  160.1   10.4   142   10.4 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   22 47 27.5   +13 13 25     0.927    1.902  159.8   10.5   138   10.4 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   22 46 44.1   +13 08 01     0.928    1.902  159.4   10.7   135   10.4 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   22 46 01.7   +13 02 23     0.930    1.902  159.0   10.9   132   10.5 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   22 45 20.6   +12 56 33     0.931    1.901  158.5   11.1   129   10.5 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   22 44 40.7   +12 50 32     0.933    1.901  158.0   11.4   126   10.5 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   22 44 02.2   +12 44 19     0.935    1.901  157.5   11.7   123   10.5 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   22 43 25.1   +12 37 56     0.937    1.901  156.9   12.0   121   10.5 

    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.