(324) Bamberga
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	23 Oct 2025	13.2	3.073 AU	3.950 AU	15h10m	-26°42'	24.5°	7.7°
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
2025-10-23 00:00 UT   15 10 47.7   -26 42 42     3.950    3.073   24.5    7.7   125   13.2 
2025-10-23 11:29 UT   15 11 31.8   -26 45 01     3.951    3.071   24.3    7.6   125   13.2 
2025-10-24 00:00 UT   15 12 19.8   -26 47 34     3.952    3.070   23.9    7.6   125   13.2 
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   15 13 52.3   -26 52 25     3.955    3.067   23.3    7.4   126   13.1 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   15 15 25.2   -26 57 16     3.957    3.064   22.7    7.2   126   13.1 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   15 16 58.4   -27 02 06     3.959    3.061   22.2    7.0   127   13.1 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   15 18 32.0   -27 06 55     3.961    3.058   21.6    6.9   127   13.1 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   15 20 06.0   -27 11 44     3.962    3.055   21.0    6.7   128   13.1 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   15 21 40.4   -27 16 32     3.964    3.053   20.4    6.5   129   13.1 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   15 23 15.1   -27 21 18     3.965    3.050   19.8    6.3   129   13.1 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   15 24 50.2   -27 26 04     3.966    3.047   19.2    6.2   130   13.1 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   15 26 25.7   -27 30 49     3.968    3.044   18.7    6.0   131   13.1 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   15 28 01.5   -27 35 33     3.968    3.041   18.1    5.8   131   13.1 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   15 29 37.7   -27 40 15     3.969    3.038   17.5    5.6   132   13.1 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   15 31 14.2   -27 44 56     3.970    3.035   17.0    5.5   133   13.0 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   15 32 51.1   -27 49 36     3.970    3.032   16.4    5.3   134   13.0 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   15 34 28.4   -27 54 15     3.970    3.029   15.9    5.1   135   13.0 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   15 36 05.9   -27 58 52     3.971    3.026   15.4    5.0   136   13.0 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   15 37 43.9   -28 03 28     3.971    3.024   14.8    4.8   137   13.0 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   15 39 22.2   -28 08 02     3.970    3.021   14.3    4.6   139   13.0 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   15 41 00.8   -28 12 35     3.970    3.018   13.8    4.5   140   13.0 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   15 42 39.8   -28 17 06     3.970    3.015   13.3    4.3   142   13.0 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   15 44 19.1   -28 21 36     3.969    3.012   12.8    4.2   143   13.0 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   15 45 58.7   -28 26 04     3.968    3.009   12.3    4.0   145   12.9 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   15 47 38.7   -28 30 30     3.967    3.006   11.9    3.9   147   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.