(324) Bamberga
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Sep 2025	13.4	3.169 AU	3.763 AU	14h20m	-23°50'	47.4°	13.5°
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
2025-09-17 00:00 UT   14 20 20.2   -23 50 47     3.763    3.169   47.4   13.5   118   13.4 
2025-09-17 22:13 UT   14 21 30.4   -23 54 55     3.770    3.167   46.8   13.4   118   13.4 
2025-09-18 00:00 UT   14 21 36.1   -23 55 15     3.770    3.167   46.7   13.4   118   13.4 
2025-09-19 00:00 UT   14 22 52.5   -23 59 44     3.778    3.164   46.0   13.2   118   13.3 
2025-09-20 00:00 UT   14 24 09.4   -24 04 15     3.785    3.162   45.4   13.1   118   13.3 
2025-09-21 00:00 UT   14 25 26.8   -24 08 47     3.792    3.159   44.7   12.9   118   13.3 
2025-09-22 00:00 UT   14 26 44.7   -24 13 22     3.800    3.157   44.1   12.8   118   13.3 
2025-09-23 00:00 UT   14 28 03.1   -24 17 58     3.807    3.154   43.4   12.6   119   13.3 
2025-09-24 00:00 UT   14 29 22.0   -24 22 36     3.813    3.151   42.8   12.5   119   13.3 
2025-09-25 00:00 UT   14 30 41.4   -24 27 15     3.820    3.149   42.1   12.3   119   13.3 
2025-09-26 00:00 UT   14 32 01.2   -24 31 55     3.827    3.146   41.5   12.2   119   13.3 
2025-09-27 00:00 UT   14 33 21.6   -24 36 37     3.833    3.143   40.8   12.0   119   13.3 
2025-09-28 00:00 UT   14 34 42.4   -24 41 20     3.839    3.141   40.2   11.9   119   13.3 
2025-09-29 00:00 UT   14 36 03.7   -24 46 04     3.845    3.138   39.5   11.7   119   13.3 
2025-09-30 00:00 UT   14 37 25.5   -24 50 50     3.851    3.136   38.9   11.6   119   13.3 
2025-10-01 00:00 UT   14 38 47.7   -24 55 36     3.857    3.133   38.2   11.4   120   13.3 
2025-10-02 00:00 UT   14 40 10.4   -25 00 23     3.863    3.130   37.6   11.3   120   13.3 
2025-10-03 00:00 UT   14 41 33.5   -25 05 12     3.869    3.128   37.0   11.1   120   13.3 
2025-10-04 00:00 UT   14 42 57.1   -25 10 01     3.874    3.125   36.3   10.9   120   13.3 
2025-10-05 00:00 UT   14 44 21.1   -25 14 50     3.879    3.122   35.7   10.8   120   13.3 
2025-10-06 00:00 UT   14 45 45.6   -25 19 41     3.885    3.119   35.1   10.6   120   13.3 
2025-10-07 00:00 UT   14 47 10.5   -25 24 32     3.890    3.117   34.4   10.4   121   13.3 
2025-10-08 00:00 UT   14 48 35.9   -25 29 24     3.894    3.114   33.8   10.3   121   13.3 
2025-10-09 00:00 UT   14 50 01.6   -25 34 16     3.899    3.111   33.2   10.1   121   13.3 
2025-10-10 00:00 UT   14 51 27.9   -25 39 08     3.904    3.109   32.5   10.0   121   13.3 
2025-10-11 00:00 UT   14 52 54.5   -25 44 01     3.908    3.106   31.9    9.8   121   13.2 
2025-10-12 00:00 UT   14 54 21.6   -25 48 54     3.913    3.103   31.3    9.6   122   13.2 
2025-10-13 00:00 UT   14 55 49.2   -25 53 48     3.917    3.100   30.7    9.4   122   13.2 

    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.