(324) Bamberga
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 May 2026	11.7	2.397 AU	1.966 AU	20h41m	-28°35'	102.5°	24.3°
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
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   20 41 43.6   -28 35 22     1.966    2.397  102.5   24.3   257   11.7 
2026-05-09 19:10 UT   20 42 33.1   -28 33 26     1.954    2.394  103.1   24.3   257   11.7 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   20 42 45.5   -28 32 57     1.951    2.393  103.2   24.3   257   11.7 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   20 43 46.3   -28 30 35     1.935    2.389  104.0   24.2   257   11.6 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   20 44 45.9   -28 28 15     1.920    2.385  104.7   24.2   257   11.6 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   20 45 44.4   -28 25 57     1.905    2.381  105.4   24.1   257   11.6 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   20 46 41.7   -28 23 42     1.889    2.378  106.2   24.1   257   11.6 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   20 47 37.8   -28 21 29     1.874    2.374  106.9   24.0   257   11.6 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   20 48 32.7   -28 19 19     1.859    2.370  107.6   24.0   258   11.5 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   20 49 26.3   -28 17 12     1.844    2.366  108.4   23.9   258   11.5 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   20 50 18.6   -28 15 08     1.829    2.362  109.1   23.9   258   11.5 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   20 51 09.6   -28 13 06     1.814    2.359  109.9   23.8   258   11.5 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   20 51 59.3   -28 11 08     1.799    2.355  110.7   23.7   258   11.4 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   20 52 47.6   -28 09 12     1.784    2.351  111.4   23.6   258   11.4 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   20 53 34.6   -28 07 20     1.770    2.347  112.2   23.5   258   11.4 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   20 54 20.2   -28 05 30     1.755    2.343  113.0   23.4   258   11.4 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   20 55 04.4   -28 03 44     1.740    2.340  113.7   23.3   258   11.3 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   20 55 47.2   -28 02 00     1.726    2.336  114.5   23.2   258   11.3 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   20 56 28.5   -28 00 20     1.712    2.332  115.3   23.1   259   11.3 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   20 57 08.4   -27 58 44     1.697    2.328  116.1   23.0   259   11.3 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   20 57 46.8   -27 57 10     1.683    2.324  116.9   22.9   259   11.2 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   20 58 23.7   -27 55 40     1.669    2.321  117.7   22.7   259   11.2 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   20 58 59.0   -27 54 13     1.655    2.317  118.5   22.6   259   11.2 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   20 59 32.8   -27 52 50     1.641    2.313  119.3   22.5   259   11.2 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   21 00 05.0   -27 51 30     1.627    2.309  120.1   22.3   259   11.1 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   21 00 35.6   -27 50 13     1.613    2.305  121.0   22.2   260   11.1 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   21 01 04.6   -27 49 00     1.600    2.302  121.8   22.0   260   11.1 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   21 01 31.9   -27 47 51     1.586    2.298  122.6   21.8   260   11.1 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   21 01 57.5   -27 46 45     1.573    2.294  123.5   21.6   260   11.0 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   21 02 21.3   -27 45 42     1.560    2.290  124.3   21.5   260   11.0 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   21 02 43.5   -27 44 43     1.546    2.286  125.2   21.3   261   11.0 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   21 03 03.8   -27 43 48     1.533    2.283  126.0   21.1   261   10.9 

    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.