(324) Bamberga
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Apr 2026	12.1	2.476 AU	2.299 AU	20h16m	-29°31'	88.0°	23.9°
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
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   20 16 16.8   -29 31 37     2.299    2.476   88.0   23.9   257   12.1 
2026-04-18 18:58 UT   20 17 21.2   -29 29 24     2.286    2.473   88.5   23.9   257   12.1 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   20 17 38.2   -29 28 48     2.282    2.472   88.7   24.0   257   12.1 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   20 18 58.9   -29 25 59     2.266    2.469   89.4   24.0   257   12.1 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   20 20 18.7   -29 23 11     2.250    2.465   90.0   24.1   257   12.0 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   20 21 37.7   -29 20 23     2.234    2.461   90.7   24.1   257   12.0 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   20 22 55.9   -29 17 35     2.218    2.457   91.4   24.1   257   12.0 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   20 24 13.2   -29 14 49     2.202    2.453   92.0   24.2   257   12.0 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   20 25 29.7   -29 12 03     2.186    2.450   92.7   24.2   257   12.0 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   20 26 45.4   -29 09 17     2.170    2.446   93.4   24.2   257   11.9 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   20 28 00.2   -29 06 33     2.155    2.442   94.1   24.3   257   11.9 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   20 29 14.0   -29 03 49     2.139    2.438   94.8   24.3   257   11.9 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   20 30 27.0   -29 01 07     2.123    2.435   95.5   24.3   257   11.9 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   20 31 39.1   -28 58 26     2.107    2.431   96.2   24.3   257   11.9 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   20 32 50.2   -28 55 46     2.091    2.427   96.9   24.3   257   11.9 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   20 34 00.4   -28 53 07     2.075    2.423   97.6   24.3   257   11.8 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   20 35 09.6   -28 50 30     2.060    2.419   98.2   24.3   257   11.8 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   20 36 17.8   -28 47 54     2.044    2.416   99.0   24.3   257   11.8 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   20 37 25.0   -28 45 20     2.028    2.412   99.7   24.3   257   11.8 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   20 38 31.2   -28 42 48     2.013    2.408  100.4   24.3   257   11.8 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   20 39 36.4   -28 40 17     1.997    2.404  101.1   24.3   257   11.7 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   20 40 40.5   -28 37 48     1.982    2.400  101.8   24.3   257   11.7 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   20 41 43.6   -28 35 22     1.966    2.397  102.5   24.3   257   11.7 
2026-05-10 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 

    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.