(324) Bamberga
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Jul 2025	13.2	3.320 AU	3.072 AU	13h20m	-21°08'	95.1°	17.8°
Opposition	27 Jul 2026	9.4	2.100 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)                : 0.3405946
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6820821
            i (Inclination)                 : 11.09640
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 327.83622
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 44.20503
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 223.97108
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 11.50098
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 7.71171
            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
2025-07-14 00:00 UT   13 20 53.0   -21 08 56     3.072    3.320   95.1   17.8   111   13.2 
2025-07-14 21:43 UT   13 21 19.4   -21 08 41     3.083    3.318   94.3   17.8   111   13.2 
2025-07-15 00:00 UT   13 21 22.3   -21 08 39     3.084    3.318   94.2   17.8   112   13.2 
2025-07-16 00:00 UT   13 21 52.5   -21 08 30     3.096    3.316   93.4   17.8   112   13.2 
2025-07-17 00:00 UT   13 22 23.8   -21 08 26     3.108    3.314   92.6   17.8   112   13.2 
2025-07-18 00:00 UT   13 22 56.1   -21 08 29     3.121    3.312   91.8   17.9   112   13.2 
2025-07-19 00:00 UT   13 23 29.3   -21 08 39     3.133    3.310   91.0   17.9   112   13.2 
2025-07-20 00:00 UT   13 24 03.5   -21 08 55     3.145    3.307   90.1   17.9   112   13.2 
2025-07-21 00:00 UT   13 24 38.6   -21 09 17     3.157    3.305   89.3   17.9   112   13.2 
2025-07-22 00:00 UT   13 25 14.6   -21 09 46     3.169    3.303   88.5   17.9   112   13.2 
2025-07-23 00:00 UT   13 25 51.6   -21 10 20     3.181    3.301   87.7   17.9   113   13.2 
2025-07-24 00:00 UT   13 26 29.5   -21 11 01     3.193    3.299   86.9   17.9   113   13.2 
2025-07-25 00:00 UT   13 27 08.3   -21 11 48     3.205    3.297   86.1   17.9   113   13.3 
2025-07-26 00:00 UT   13 27 48.0   -21 12 41     3.217    3.295   85.4   17.9   113   13.3 
2025-07-27 00:00 UT   13 28 28.6   -21 13 40     3.229    3.292   84.6   17.9   113   13.3 
2025-07-28 00:00 UT   13 29 10.1   -21 14 45     3.241    3.290   83.8   17.9   113   13.3 
2025-07-29 00:00 UT   13 29 52.4   -21 15 56     3.253    3.288   83.0   17.8   113   13.3 
2025-07-30 00:00 UT   13 30 35.6   -21 17 13     3.265    3.286   82.2   17.8   113   13.3 
2025-07-31 00:00 UT   13 31 19.6   -21 18 35     3.277    3.284   81.5   17.8   114   13.3 
2025-08-01 00:00 UT   13 32 04.5   -21 20 03     3.289    3.282   80.7   17.8   114   13.3 
2025-08-02 00:00 UT   13 32 50.2   -21 21 37     3.301    3.279   79.9   17.7   114   13.3 
2025-08-03 00:00 UT   13 33 36.6   -21 23 16     3.313    3.277   79.2   17.7   114   13.3 
2025-08-04 00:00 UT   13 34 23.9   -21 24 60     3.324    3.275   78.4   17.7   114   13.3 
2025-08-05 00:00 UT   13 35 12.0   -21 26 49     3.336    3.273   77.6   17.6   114   13.3 
2025-08-06 00:00 UT   13 36 00.8   -21 28 44     3.348    3.270   76.9   17.6   114   13.3 
2025-08-07 00:00 UT   13 36 50.4   -21 30 44     3.359    3.268   76.1   17.5   114   13.3 
2025-08-08 00:00 UT   13 37 40.8   -21 32 49     3.371    3.266   75.4   17.5   114   13.3 
2025-08-09 00:00 UT   13 38 32.0   -21 34 59     3.382    3.264   74.6   17.4   115   13.3 
2025-08-10 00:00 UT   13 39 23.8   -21 37 14     3.394    3.261   73.9   17.4   115   13.3 
2025-08-11 00:00 UT   13 40 16.4   -21 39 33     3.405    3.259   73.2   17.3   115   13.3 
2025-08-12 00:00 UT   13 41 09.8   -21 41 58     3.416    3.257   72.4   17.3   115   13.3 
2025-08-13 00:00 UT   13 42 03.8   -21 44 27     3.427    3.254   71.7   17.2   115   13.3 

    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.