(324) Bamberga
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Mar 2026	12.6	2.607 AU	2.854 AU	19h22m	-31°02'	65.7°	20.3°
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
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   19 22 08.3   -31 02 36     2.854    2.607   65.7   20.3   258   12.6 
2026-03-14 03:36 UT   19 22 23.6   -31 02 17     2.852    2.606   65.7   20.4   258   12.6 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   19 23 49.9   -31 00 28     2.839    2.603   66.3   20.5   258   12.5 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   19 25 31.0   -30 58 17     2.823    2.599   66.9   20.6   258   12.5 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   19 27 11.7   -30 56 04     2.808    2.596   67.5   20.7   258   12.5 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   19 28 51.9   -30 53 48     2.792    2.592   68.1   20.9   258   12.5 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   19 30 31.8   -30 51 31     2.777    2.588   68.8   21.0   258   12.5 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   19 32 11.1   -30 49 11     2.761    2.584   69.4   21.1   258   12.5 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   19 33 50.1   -30 46 50     2.745    2.581   70.0   21.3   257   12.5 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   19 35 28.5   -30 44 26     2.730    2.577   70.6   21.4   257   12.5 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   19 37 06.5   -30 42 01     2.714    2.573   71.3   21.5   257   12.5 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   19 38 44.0   -30 39 33     2.698    2.570   71.9   21.6   257   12.4 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   19 40 20.9   -30 37 04     2.683    2.566   72.5   21.8   257   12.4 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   19 41 57.4   -30 34 33     2.667    2.562   73.2   21.9   257   12.4 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   19 43 33.4   -30 32 01     2.651    2.559   73.8   22.0   257   12.4 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   19 45 08.8   -30 29 27     2.635    2.555   74.4   22.1   257   12.4 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   19 46 43.8   -30 26 51     2.619    2.551   75.1   22.2   257   12.4 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   19 48 18.2   -30 24 14     2.603    2.547   75.7   22.3   257   12.4 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   19 49 52.0   -30 21 36     2.587    2.544   76.3   22.4   257   12.4 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   19 51 25.3   -30 18 56     2.571    2.540   77.0   22.5   257   12.3 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   19 52 58.1   -30 16 15     2.555    2.536   77.6   22.6   257   12.3 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   19 54 30.3   -30 13 33     2.539    2.533   78.2   22.7   257   12.3 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   19 56 01.9   -30 10 50     2.523    2.529   78.9   22.8   257   12.3 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   19 57 32.9   -30 08 05     2.507    2.525   79.5   22.9   257   12.3 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   19 59 03.3   -30 05 20     2.491    2.521   80.2   23.0   257   12.3 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   20 00 33.1   -30 02 34     2.475    2.518   80.8   23.1   257   12.3 

    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.