(324) Bamberga
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Jul 2026	9.6	2.135 AU	1.138 AU	20h49m	-27°28'	164.6°	7.3°
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)                : 0.3403597
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6825606
            i (Inclination)                 : 11.09650
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 327.82350
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 44.18770
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 313.72326
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 11.47094
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 7.70937
            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
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   20 49 32.6   -27 28 46     1.138    2.135  164.6    7.3   291    9.6 
2026-07-18 23:18 UT   20 48 35.0   -27 27 44     1.132    2.131  165.5    6.8   294    9.6 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   20 48 33.2   -27 27 42     1.132    2.131  165.6    6.8   294    9.6 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   20 47 32.5   -27 26 32     1.126    2.128  166.5    6.4   297    9.6 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   20 46 30.5   -27 25 14     1.121    2.124  167.4    6.0   300    9.5 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   20 45 27.3   -27 23 48     1.116    2.120  168.2    5.6   304    9.5 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   20 44 23.0   -27 22 14     1.111    2.117  169.0    5.3   309    9.5 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   20 43 17.6   -27 20 31     1.106    2.113  169.7    4.9   314    9.4 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   20 42 11.2   -27 18 40     1.102    2.110  170.4    4.6   320    9.4 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   20 41 04.0   -27 16 39     1.097    2.106  170.9    4.4   327    9.4 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   20 39 56.1   -27 14 29     1.093    2.103  171.3    4.2   334    9.4 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   20 38 47.5   -27 12 10     1.090    2.099  171.5    4.1   342    9.4 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   20 37 38.3   -27 09 41     1.086    2.096  171.6    4.1   350    9.3 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   20 36 28.6   -27 07 02     1.083    2.092  171.5    4.1   359    9.3 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   20 35 18.6   -27 04 12     1.080    2.089  171.3    4.2     7    9.3 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   20 34 08.3   -27 01 12     1.077    2.085  170.9    4.4    14    9.3 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   20 32 57.8   -26 58 02     1.074    2.082  170.4    4.7    21    9.3 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   20 31 47.3   -26 54 41     1.072    2.078  169.7    5.0    27    9.3 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   20 30 36.9   -26 51 09     1.070    2.075  169.0    5.4    32    9.4 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   20 29 26.6   -26 47 27     1.068    2.071  168.2    5.8    37    9.4 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   20 28 16.6   -26 43 33     1.066    2.068  167.3    6.2    41    9.4 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   20 27 07.0   -26 39 29     1.065    2.064  166.4    6.6    44    9.4 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   20 25 57.8   -26 35 14     1.064    2.061  165.4    7.1    47    9.4 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   20 24 49.3   -26 30 48     1.063    2.058  164.5    7.6    50    9.4 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   20 23 41.5   -26 26 11     1.062    2.054  163.4    8.1    52    9.5 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   20 22 34.5   -26 21 23     1.062    2.051  162.4    8.6    55    9.5 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   20 21 28.5   -26 16 25     1.061    2.048  161.4    9.1    56    9.5 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   20 20 23.5   -26 11 16     1.061    2.044  160.3    9.6    58    9.5 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   20 19 19.7   -26 05 56     1.062    2.041  159.2   10.1    60    9.5 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   20 18 17.2   -26 00 26     1.062    2.037  158.2   10.7    61    9.5 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   20 17 16.0   -25 54 46     1.063    2.034  157.1   11.2    62    9.6 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   20 16 16.3   -25 48 56     1.064    2.031  156.0   11.7    64    9.6 

    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.