(324) Bamberga
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Feb 2026	12.8	2.715 AU	3.286 AU	18h28m	-31°44'	47.3°	15.5°
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
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   18 28 54.9   -31 44 13     3.286    2.715   47.3   15.5   259   12.8 
2026-02-12 00:03 UT   18 28 55.1   -31 44 13     3.286    2.715   47.3   15.5   259   12.8 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   18 30 44.9   -31 43 38     3.272    2.711   47.9   15.7   259   12.8 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   18 32 34.7   -31 42 59     3.259    2.708   48.5   15.9   259   12.8 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   18 34 24.3   -31 42 17     3.246    2.704   49.1   16.0   259   12.8 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   18 36 13.8   -31 41 31     3.232    2.700   49.7   16.2   259   12.8 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   18 38 03.0   -31 40 42     3.218    2.697   50.3   16.4   259   12.8 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   18 39 52.1   -31 39 49     3.205    2.693   50.9   16.6   259   12.8 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   18 41 40.9   -31 38 53     3.191    2.690   51.5   16.7   259   12.8 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   18 43 29.5   -31 37 53     3.177    2.686   52.1   16.9   259   12.7 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   18 45 17.9   -31 36 50     3.163    2.683   52.8   17.1   259   12.7 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   18 47 06.0   -31 35 43     3.149    2.679   53.4   17.2   259   12.7 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   18 48 53.9   -31 34 33     3.135    2.675   54.0   17.4   259   12.7 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   18 50 41.5   -31 33 19     3.121    2.672   54.6   17.6   259   12.7 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   18 52 28.9   -31 32 03     3.107    2.668   55.2   17.7   259   12.7 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   18 54 16.0   -31 30 43     3.092    2.665   55.8   17.9   259   12.7 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   18 56 02.8   -31 29 20     3.078    2.661   56.4   18.1   259   12.7 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   18 57 49.4   -31 27 54     3.063    2.658   57.0   18.2   259   12.7 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   18 59 35.7   -31 26 24     3.049    2.654   57.6   18.4   259   12.7 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   19 01 21.7   -31 24 52     3.034    2.650   58.3   18.5   258   12.7 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   19 03 07.4   -31 23 16     3.019    2.647   58.9   18.7   258   12.7 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   19 04 52.8   -31 21 37     3.005    2.643   59.5   18.9   258   12.7 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   19 06 37.8   -31 19 56     2.990    2.639   60.1   19.0   258   12.6 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   19 08 22.6   -31 18 11     2.975    2.636   60.7   19.2   258   12.6 

    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.