(324) Bamberga
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	7 Jan 2026	12.9	2.838 AU	3.692 AU	17h22m	-31°22'	25.8°	8.7°
Opposition	27 Jul 2026	9.4	2.101 AU	1.091 AU	20h39m	-27°13'	171.4°	4.1°

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 Bamberga are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3404491
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6823713
            i (Inclination)                 : 11.09615
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 327.82765
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 44.20082
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 268.84874
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 11.48823
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 7.71095
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.39            
        

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
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   17 22 02.5   -31 22 29     3.692    2.838   25.8    8.7   256   12.9 
2026-01-07 21:38 UT   17 23 43.0   -31 24 03     3.683    2.835   26.3    8.8   257   12.9 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   17 23 54.0   -31 24 13     3.682    2.835   26.3    8.9   257   12.9 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   17 25 45.5   -31 25 54     3.673    2.832   26.9    9.0   257   12.9 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   17 27 37.1   -31 27 30     3.664    2.828   27.5    9.2   257   12.9 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   17 29 28.8   -31 29 03     3.654    2.825   28.1    9.4   257   12.9 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   17 31 20.5   -31 30 32     3.645    2.822   28.7    9.6   258   12.9 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   17 33 12.3   -31 31 57     3.635    2.818   29.3    9.8   258   12.9 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   17 35 04.1   -31 33 18     3.625    2.815   29.9   10.0   258   12.9 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   17 36 56.0   -31 34 36     3.615    2.811   30.5   10.2   258   12.9 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   17 38 47.9   -31 35 49     3.605    2.808   31.1   10.4   258   12.9 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   17 40 39.8   -31 36 59     3.594    2.805   31.7   10.6   258   12.9 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   17 42 31.7   -31 38 04     3.584    2.801   32.2   10.8   258   12.9 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   17 44 23.7   -31 39 06     3.573    2.798   32.8   11.0   259   12.9 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   17 46 15.6   -31 40 03     3.563    2.794   33.4   11.2   259   12.9 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   17 48 07.5   -31 40 57     3.552    2.791   34.0   11.4   259   12.9 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   17 49 59.5   -31 41 47     3.541    2.788   34.6   11.6   259   12.9 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   17 51 51.4   -31 42 33     3.530    2.784   35.2   11.8   259   12.9 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   17 53 43.2   -31 43 15     3.519    2.781   35.8   12.0   259   12.9 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   17 55 35.0   -31 43 53     3.507    2.777   36.4   12.2   259   12.9 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   17 57 26.8   -31 44 27     3.496    2.774   37.0   12.3   259   12.9 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   17 59 18.6   -31 44 57     3.484    2.770   37.6   12.5   259   12.9 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   18 01 10.2   -31 45 23     3.473    2.767   38.2   12.7   259   12.9 

    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.