(324) Bamberga
ephemeris date magn radius delta ra dec elong phase
Today13 Nov 202513.03.012 AU3.969 AU15h44m-28°21'12.8°4.2°
Opposition27 Jul 20269.42.101 AU1.091 AU20h39m-27°13'171.4°4.1°
(324) Bamberga - 2025-11-13
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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
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   15 44 19.1   -28 21 36     3.969    3.012   12.8    4.2   143   13.0 
2025-11-13 14:19 UT   15 45 18.5   -28 24 16     3.968    3.010   12.5    4.1   144   12.9 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   15 45 58.7   -28 26 04     3.968    3.009   12.3    4.0   145   12.9 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   15 47 38.7   -28 30 30     3.967    3.006   11.9    3.9   147   12.9 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   15 49 19.0   -28 34 54     3.966    3.003   11.4    3.7   149   12.9 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   15 50 59.7   -28 39 17     3.965    3.000   11.0    3.6   151   12.9 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   15 52 40.6   -28 43 37     3.963    2.997   10.6    3.5   154   12.9 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   15 54 21.9   -28 47 56     3.961    2.994   10.2    3.4   156   12.9 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   15 56 03.5   -28 52 12     3.960    2.991    9.9    3.2   159   12.9 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   15 57 45.4   -28 56 26     3.958    2.988    9.5    3.1   162   12.9 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   15 59 27.6   -29 00 39     3.956    2.985    9.2    3.0   165   12.9 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   16 01 10.1   -29 04 49     3.953    2.982    9.0    3.0   169   12.9 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   16 02 52.9   -29 08 57     3.951    2.979    8.7    2.9   172   12.8 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   16 04 35.9   -29 13 02     3.948    2.976    8.6    2.8   176   12.8 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   16 06 19.3   -29 17 05     3.945    2.973    8.4    2.8   180   12.8 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   16 08 02.9   -29 21 06     3.943    2.969    8.3    2.8   184   12.8 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   16 09 46.8   -29 25 04     3.939    2.966    8.3    2.7   188   12.8 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   16 11 31.0   -29 28 60     3.936    2.963    8.3    2.7   193   12.8 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   16 13 15.5   -29 32 53     3.933    2.960    8.3    2.8   197   12.8 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   16 15 00.2   -29 36 44     3.929    2.957    8.4    2.8   201   12.8 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   16 16 45.2   -29 40 32     3.926    2.954    8.5    2.8   205   12.8 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   16 18 30.4   -29 44 17     3.922    2.951    8.7    2.9   209   12.8 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   16 20 15.9   -29 47 59     3.918    2.948    8.9    3.0   212   12.8 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   16 22 01.6   -29 51 39     3.914    2.945    9.2    3.1   216   12.8 


    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.