(324) Bamberga
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	27 Jul 2026	9.4	2.101 AU	1.091 AU	20h39m	-27°13'	171.4°	4.1°
Today	6 Sep 2026	9.9	1.967 AU	1.121 AU	20h03m	-23°24'	134.9°	21.3°

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
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   20 03 14.0   -23 24 03     1.121    1.967  134.9   21.3    75    9.9 
2026-09-06 07:30 UT   20 03 09.0   -23 21 28     1.123    1.966  134.6   21.4    75   10.0 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   20 02 58.9   -23 15 45     1.126    1.964  133.9   21.7    76   10.0 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   20 02 46.2   -23 07 23     1.131    1.961  133.0   22.1    76   10.0 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   20 02 36.1   -22 58 58     1.136    1.958  132.0   22.5    76   10.0 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   20 02 28.4   -22 50 28     1.141    1.955  131.0   22.9    76   10.0 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   20 02 23.3   -22 41 55     1.146    1.952  130.1   23.2    76   10.0 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   20 02 20.6   -22 33 19     1.151    1.949  129.1   23.6    77   10.1 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   20 02 20.5   -22 24 39     1.156    1.947  128.2   24.0    77   10.1 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   20 02 22.8   -22 15 56     1.162    1.944  127.3   24.3    77   10.1 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   20 02 27.6   -22 07 09     1.168    1.941  126.3   24.7    77   10.1 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   20 02 34.8   -21 58 20     1.173    1.938  125.4   25.0    77   10.1 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   20 02 44.5   -21 49 28     1.179    1.935  124.5   25.3    77   10.1 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   20 02 56.7   -21 40 34     1.185    1.932  123.6   25.7    77   10.2 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   20 03 11.2   -21 31 36     1.191    1.929  122.7   26.0    78   10.2 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   20 03 28.1   -21 22 37     1.197    1.927  121.8   26.3    78   10.2 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   20 03 47.4   -21 13 34     1.204    1.924  121.0   26.6    78   10.2 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   20 04 09.0   -21 04 30     1.210    1.921  120.1   26.9    78   10.2 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   20 04 32.9   -20 55 23     1.216    1.918  119.3   27.2    78   10.2 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   20 04 59.1   -20 46 13     1.223    1.916  118.4   27.4    78   10.3 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   20 05 27.5   -20 37 02     1.229    1.913  117.6   27.7    78   10.3 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   20 05 58.2   -20 27 49     1.236    1.910  116.7   28.0    78   10.3 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   20 06 31.0   -20 18 33     1.243    1.907  115.9   28.2    78   10.3 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   20 07 06.0   -20 09 15     1.250    1.905  115.1   28.5    78   10.3 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   20 07 43.1   -19 59 55     1.256    1.902  114.3   28.7    78   10.3 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   20 08 22.4   -19 50 33     1.263    1.900  113.5   28.9    78   10.4 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   20 09 03.7   -19 41 09     1.270    1.897  112.7   29.1    78   10.4 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   20 09 47.0   -19 31 42     1.277    1.894  111.9   29.4    78   10.4 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   20 10 32.3   -19 22 14     1.285    1.892  111.1   29.6    78   10.4 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   20 11 19.7   -19 12 43     1.292    1.889  110.4   29.8    78   10.4 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   20 12 09.0   -19 03 09     1.299    1.887  109.6   30.0    78   10.4 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   20 13 00.2   -18 53 34     1.306    1.884  108.9   30.1    78   10.5 

    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.