(695) Bella
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Sep 2026	11.9	2.138 AU	1.195 AU	23h46m	+26°21'	152.7°	12.4°
Opposition	29 Sep 2026	11.9	2.140 AU	1.192 AU	23h39m	+25°40'	154.5°	11.6°

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 Bella are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1595879
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5400478
            i (Inclination)                 : 13.84592
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 275.46003
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 79.67627
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 340.47150
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 354.83428
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 13.61741
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.05            
        

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
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   23 46 55.5   +26 21 38     1.195    2.138  152.7   12.4   178   11.9 
2026-09-21 08:25 UT   23 46 36.5   +26 20 27     1.195    2.138  152.8   12.4   177   11.9 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   23 46 01.4   +26 18 08     1.194    2.138  153.1   12.3   175   11.9 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   23 45 07.4   +26 14 16     1.193    2.138  153.4   12.1   172   11.9 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   23 44 13.6   +26 10 02     1.192    2.138  153.7   12.0   170   11.9 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   23 43 20.0   +26 05 28     1.192    2.139  154.0   11.9   167   11.9 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   23 42 26.8   +26 00 32     1.191    2.139  154.2   11.8   164   11.9 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   23 41 34.1   +25 55 16     1.191    2.139  154.3   11.7   162   11.9 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   23 40 41.9   +25 49 40     1.191    2.140  154.5   11.6   159   11.9 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   23 39 50.4   +25 43 44     1.192    2.140  154.5   11.6   156   11.9 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   23 38 59.5   +25 37 30     1.192    2.140  154.6   11.6   153   11.9 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   23 38 09.4   +25 30 58     1.193    2.141  154.5   11.6   150   11.9 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   23 37 20.2   +25 24 08     1.194    2.141  154.4   11.6   147   11.9 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   23 36 32.0   +25 17 01     1.195    2.141  154.3   11.7   145   11.9 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   23 35 44.7   +25 09 37     1.196    2.142  154.1   11.8   142   11.9 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   23 34 58.6   +25 01 58     1.198    2.142  153.9   11.8   139   11.9 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   23 34 13.6   +24 54 04     1.200    2.142  153.7   11.9   137   11.9 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   23 33 29.9   +24 45 56     1.202    2.143  153.4   12.1   134   12.0 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   23 32 47.5   +24 37 34     1.204    2.143  153.0   12.2   131   12.0 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   23 32 06.6   +24 29 00     1.207    2.144  152.6   12.4   129   12.0 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   23 31 27.0   +24 20 15     1.209    2.144  152.2   12.6   126   12.0 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   23 30 49.0   +24 11 18     1.212    2.145  151.7   12.7   124   12.0 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   23 30 12.6   +24 02 12     1.216    2.145  151.2   12.9   122   12.0 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   23 29 37.8   +23 52 56     1.219    2.145  150.7   13.2   120   12.0 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   23 29 04.8   +23 43 32     1.222    2.146  150.1   13.4   118   12.0 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   23 28 33.4   +23 34 01     1.226    2.146  149.5   13.6   116   12.1 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   23 28 03.9   +23 24 24     1.230    2.147  148.9   13.9   114   12.1 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   23 27 36.1   +23 14 40     1.235    2.147  148.3   14.1   112   12.1 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   23 27 10.2   +23 04 52     1.239    2.148  147.6   14.4   110   12.1 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   23 26 46.2   +22 55 01     1.244    2.148  147.0   14.6   108   12.1 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   23 26 24.1   +22 45 05     1.248    2.149  146.3   14.9   107   12.1 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   23 26 04.0   +22 35 08     1.253    2.150  145.6   15.2   105   12.2 

    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.