(776) Berbericia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Apr 2024	13.4	2.842 AU	3.086 AU	06h20m	+32°57'	66.6°	18.9°
Opposition	12 Mar 2025	12.8	3.306 AU	2.383 AU	12h17m	+26°17'	154.3°	7.5°

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 Berbericia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1657489
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.9296683
            i (Inclination)                 : 18.24725
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 79.64349
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 306.24127
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 66.69815
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 27.30470
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -14.62791
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 5.01            
        

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
2024-04-18 00:00 UT   06 20 41.1   +32 57 34     3.086    2.842   66.6   18.9    88   13.4 
2024-04-18 01:03 UT   06 20 44.9   +32 57 34     3.087    2.842   66.6   18.9    88   13.4 
2024-04-19 00:00 UT   06 22 08.3   +32 57 33     3.100    2.843   66.0   18.8    88   13.4 
2024-04-20 00:00 UT   06 23 36.0   +32 57 28     3.114    2.845   65.3   18.7    88   13.4 
2024-04-21 00:00 UT   06 25 04.3   +32 57 20     3.128    2.847   64.7   18.6    88   13.5 
2024-04-22 00:00 UT   06 26 33.0   +32 57 09     3.142    2.849   64.0   18.5    88   13.5 
2024-04-23 00:00 UT   06 28 02.4   +32 56 55     3.155    2.850   63.4   18.4    88   13.5 
2024-04-24 00:00 UT   06 29 32.2   +32 56 38     3.169    2.852   62.7   18.3    88   13.5 
2024-04-25 00:00 UT   06 31 02.5   +32 56 17     3.182    2.854   62.1   18.2    88   13.5 
2024-04-26 00:00 UT   06 32 33.3   +32 55 53     3.196    2.855   61.5   18.0    88   13.5 
2024-04-27 00:00 UT   06 34 04.6   +32 55 25     3.209    2.857   60.8   17.9    88   13.5 
2024-04-28 00:00 UT   06 35 36.3   +32 54 54     3.222    2.859   60.2   17.8    88   13.5 
2024-04-29 00:00 UT   06 37 08.5   +32 54 20     3.236    2.860   59.6   17.7    88   13.5 
2024-04-30 00:00 UT   06 38 41.1   +32 53 42     3.249    2.862   58.9   17.5    88   13.5 
2024-05-01 00:00 UT   06 40 14.2   +32 53 01     3.262    2.864   58.3   17.4    88   13.5 
2024-05-02 00:00 UT   06 41 47.7   +32 52 17     3.275    2.865   57.7   17.3    88   13.5 
2024-05-03 00:00 UT   06 43 21.6   +32 51 29     3.288    2.867   57.1   17.2    88   13.5 
2024-05-04 00:00 UT   06 44 56.0   +32 50 37     3.301    2.869   56.4   17.0    88   13.5 
2024-05-05 00:00 UT   06 46 30.7   +32 49 42     3.313    2.871   55.8   16.9    88   13.5 
2024-05-06 00:00 UT   06 48 05.8   +32 48 43     3.326    2.872   55.2   16.8    88   13.5 
2024-05-07 00:00 UT   06 49 41.2   +32 47 41     3.338    2.874   54.6   16.6    88   13.5 
2024-05-08 00:00 UT   06 51 17.1   +32 46 35     3.351    2.876   54.0   16.5    88   13.6 
2024-05-09 00:00 UT   06 52 53.3   +32 45 26     3.363    2.877   53.4   16.4    88   13.6 
2024-05-10 00:00 UT   06 54 29.8   +32 44 13     3.376    2.879   52.8   16.2    88   13.6 
2024-05-11 00:00 UT   06 56 06.7   +32 42 57     3.388    2.881   52.2   16.1    88   13.6 
2024-05-12 00:00 UT   06 57 43.8   +32 41 37     3.400    2.882   51.5   15.9    88   13.6 
2024-05-13 00:00 UT   06 59 21.3   +32 40 13     3.412    2.884   50.9   15.8    88   13.6 
2024-05-14 00:00 UT   07 00 59.1   +32 38 46     3.424    2.886   50.3   15.6    88   13.6 

    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.