(324) Bamberga
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	30 May 2026	11.2	2.317 AU	1.655 AU	20h58m	-27°54'	118.5°	22.6°
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
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   20 58 59.0   -27 54 13     1.655    2.317  118.5   22.6   259   11.2 
2026-05-30 20:22 UT   20 59 27.8   -27 53 02     1.643    2.314  119.2   22.5   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 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   21 03 22.4   -27 42 56     1.520    2.279  126.9   20.9   261   10.9 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   21 03 39.1   -27 42 07     1.507    2.275  127.7   20.7   261   10.9 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   21 03 54.0   -27 41 22     1.495    2.271  128.6   20.4   262   10.9 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   21 04 07.0   -27 40 41     1.482    2.268  129.5   20.2   262   10.8 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   21 04 18.0   -27 40 03     1.470    2.264  130.4   20.0   262   10.8 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   21 04 27.2   -27 39 28     1.457    2.260  131.3   19.7   262   10.8 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   21 04 34.4   -27 38 56     1.445    2.256  132.2   19.5   263   10.7 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   21 04 39.6   -27 38 27     1.433    2.253  133.1   19.2   263   10.7 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   21 04 42.8   -27 38 01     1.421    2.249  134.0   19.0   263   10.7 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   21 04 44.1   -27 37 38     1.409    2.245  134.9   18.7   264   10.6 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   21 04 43.3   -27 37 18     1.398    2.241  135.8   18.4   264   10.6 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   21 04 40.5   -27 36 60     1.386    2.238  136.8   18.1   264   10.6 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   21 04 35.7   -27 36 44     1.375    2.234  137.7   17.8   265   10.6 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   21 04 28.8   -27 36 30     1.364    2.230  138.6   17.5   265   10.5 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   21 04 19.8   -27 36 18     1.353    2.226  139.6   17.2   266   10.5 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   21 04 08.8   -27 36 08     1.342    2.223  140.6   16.9   266   10.5 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   21 03 55.7   -27 35 59     1.331    2.219  141.5   16.6   266   10.4 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   21 03 40.5   -27 35 52     1.321    2.215  142.5   16.2   267   10.4 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   21 03 23.3   -27 35 46     1.310    2.211  143.5   15.9   267   10.4 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   21 03 03.9   -27 35 40     1.300    2.208  144.4   15.5   268   10.3 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   21 02 42.5   -27 35 35     1.290    2.204  145.4   15.2   268   10.3 

    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.