(324) Bamberga
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	3 Mar 2024	12.0	3.386 AU	2.397 AU	10h53m	+02°29'	175.7°	1.3°
Today	20 Apr 2024	12.9	3.463 AU	2.780 AU	10h23m	+04°32'	125.6°	13.6°

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)                : 0.3410376
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6811426
            i (Inclination)                 : 11.09978
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 327.85243
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 44.18033
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 134.20972
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 11.49218
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 7.71060
            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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2024-04-20 00:00 UT   10 23 03.0   +04 32 57     2.780    3.463  125.6   13.6   108   12.9 
2024-04-20 11:26 UT   10 22 57.2   +04 33 21     2.787    3.464  125.2   13.7   108   13.0 
2024-04-21 00:00 UT   10 22 51.1   +04 33 46     2.794    3.465  124.6   13.8   108   13.0 
2024-04-22 00:00 UT   10 22 40.4   +04 34 29     2.807    3.466  123.6   14.0   108   13.0 
2024-04-23 00:00 UT   10 22 30.9   +04 35 06     2.821    3.468  122.6   14.1   108   13.0 
2024-04-24 00:00 UT   10 22 22.6   +04 35 38     2.835    3.469  121.6   14.3   108   13.0 
2024-04-25 00:00 UT   10 22 15.4   +04 36 04     2.849    3.470  120.6   14.4   108   13.0 
2024-04-26 00:00 UT   10 22 09.5   +04 36 24     2.863    3.472  119.6   14.6   108   13.0 
2024-04-27 00:00 UT   10 22 04.7   +04 36 38     2.877    3.473  118.6   14.7   108   13.1 
2024-04-28 00:00 UT   10 22 01.2   +04 36 47     2.891    3.475  117.6   14.9   109   13.1 
2024-04-29 00:00 UT   10 21 58.7   +04 36 50     2.906    3.476  116.6   15.0   109   13.1 
2024-04-30 00:00 UT   10 21 57.5   +04 36 47     2.920    3.477  115.7   15.1   109   13.1 
2024-05-01 00:00 UT   10 21 57.4   +04 36 38     2.935    3.479  114.7   15.3   109   13.1 
2024-05-02 00:00 UT   10 21 58.4   +04 36 24     2.950    3.480  113.8   15.4   109   13.1 
2024-05-03 00:00 UT   10 22 00.6   +04 36 04     2.964    3.481  112.8   15.5   109   13.2 
2024-05-04 00:00 UT   10 22 03.8   +04 35 38     2.979    3.483  111.8   15.6   109   13.2 
2024-05-05 00:00 UT   10 22 08.2   +04 35 06     2.994    3.484  110.9   15.7   109   13.2 
2024-05-06 00:00 UT   10 22 13.7   +04 34 29     3.009    3.485  110.0   15.8   109   13.2 
2024-05-07 00:00 UT   10 22 20.4   +04 33 46     3.025    3.487  109.0   15.9   110   13.2 
2024-05-08 00:00 UT   10 22 28.0   +04 32 58     3.040    3.488  108.1   16.0   110   13.2 
2024-05-09 00:00 UT   10 22 36.8   +04 32 03     3.055    3.489  107.2   16.0   110   13.2 
2024-05-10 00:00 UT   10 22 46.6   +04 31 04     3.071    3.491  106.3   16.1   110   13.3 
2024-05-11 00:00 UT   10 22 57.5   +04 29 58     3.086    3.492  105.3   16.2   110   13.3 
2024-05-12 00:00 UT   10 23 09.4   +04 28 47     3.101    3.493  104.4   16.3   110   13.3 
2024-05-13 00:00 UT   10 23 22.4   +04 27 30     3.117    3.494  103.5   16.3   110   13.3 
2024-05-14 00:00 UT   10 23 36.3   +04 26 08     3.133    3.496  102.6   16.4   110   13.3 
2024-05-15 00:00 UT   10 23 51.3   +04 24 40     3.148    3.497  101.7   16.4   110   13.3 
2024-05-16 00:00 UT   10 24 07.2   +04 23 07     3.164    3.498  100.8   16.5   110   13.3 
2024-05-17 00:00 UT   10 24 24.1   +04 21 29     3.180    3.499  100.0   16.5   110   13.4 
2024-05-18 00:00 UT   10 24 42.0   +04 19 45     3.195    3.501   99.1   16.6   111   13.4 
2024-05-19 00:00 UT   10 25 00.8   +04 17 56     3.211    3.502   98.2   16.6   111   13.4 
2024-05-20 00:00 UT   10 25 20.6   +04 16 01     3.227    3.503   97.3   16.6   111   13.4 

    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.