(198) Ampella
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 May 2026	12.8	2.053 AU	1.885 AU	22h11m	-04°48'	84.5°	29.4°
Opposition	12 Sep 2026	10.4	1.903 AU	0.924 AU	22h51m	+13°39'	160.7°	10.1°

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)                : 0.2272165
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4590690
            i (Inclination)                 : 9.32321
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 268.20186
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 89.03834
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 279.82793
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 357.22733
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 9.32189
            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
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   22 11 53.1   -04 48 34     1.885    2.053   84.5   29.4   250   12.8 
2026-05-19 08:37 UT   22 12 24.7   -04 43 37     1.881    2.052   84.7   29.4   250   12.7 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   22 13 21.0   -04 34 45     1.873    2.051   85.1   29.4   250   12.7 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   22 14 48.2   -04 20 55     1.861    2.049   85.6   29.5   249   12.7 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   22 16 14.7   -04 07 03     1.848    2.047   86.1   29.6   249   12.7 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   22 17 40.5   -03 53 10     1.836    2.045   86.7   29.6   249   12.7 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   22 19 05.7   -03 39 15     1.824    2.043   87.2   29.7   249   12.7 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   22 20 30.2   -03 25 18     1.811    2.041   87.8   29.7   249   12.7 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   22 21 53.9   -03 11 20     1.799    2.039   88.3   29.8   249   12.6 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   22 23 17.0   -02 57 20     1.787    2.037   88.9   29.8   249   12.6 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   22 24 39.4   -02 43 20     1.775    2.035   89.4   29.9   249   12.6 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   22 26 01.0   -02 29 18     1.763    2.033   90.0   29.9   248   12.6 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   22 27 21.9   -02 15 15     1.751    2.031   90.5   29.9   248   12.6 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   22 28 42.0   -02 01 11     1.739    2.029   91.1   30.0   248   12.6 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   22 30 01.4   -01 47 06     1.727    2.027   91.6   30.0   248   12.6 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   22 31 20.0   -01 33 01     1.715    2.025   92.2   30.0   248   12.5 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   22 32 37.8   -01 18 54     1.703    2.023   92.8   30.0   248   12.5 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   22 33 54.9   -01 04 47     1.691    2.021   93.3   30.1   248   12.5 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   22 35 11.1   +00 50 40     1.679    2.019   93.9   30.1   248   12.5 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   22 36 26.5   +00 36 32     1.667    2.018   94.5   30.1   247   12.5 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   22 37 41.0   +00 22 23     1.655    2.016   95.0   30.1   247   12.4 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   22 38 54.7   +00 08 15     1.643    2.014   95.6   30.1   247   12.4 

    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.