(455) Bruchsalia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Apr 2026	13.3	2.333 AU	1.881 AU	19h36m	-24°30'	103.6°	24.8°
Opposition	13 Jul 2026	11.2	2.094 AU	1.093 AU	19h45m	-34°59'	166.4°	6.6°

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 Bruchsalia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2943697
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6560927
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.01749
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 76.06970
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 273.37153
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 274.27579
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -10.48340
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -11.99638
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.33            
        

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
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   19 36 18.2   -24 30 16     1.881    2.333  103.6   24.8   261   13.3 
2026-04-26 10:28 UT   19 36 46.9   -24 31 35     1.875    2.331  103.9   24.8   261   13.3 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   19 37 23.6   -24 33 20     1.867    2.329  104.3   24.7   261   13.3 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   19 38 28.1   -24 36 29     1.852    2.326  105.1   24.7   261   13.3 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   19 39 31.5   -24 39 44     1.837    2.323  105.8   24.6   261   13.2 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   19 40 33.9   -24 43 05     1.823    2.320  106.5   24.6   261   13.2 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   19 41 35.2   -24 46 33     1.808    2.317  107.3   24.5   261   13.2 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   19 42 35.5   -24 50 06     1.794    2.313  108.0   24.5   261   13.2 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   19 43 34.7   -24 53 46     1.779    2.310  108.8   24.4   261   13.1 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   19 44 32.8   -24 57 32     1.765    2.307  109.6   24.3   261   13.1 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   19 45 29.7   -25 01 26     1.750    2.304  110.3   24.2   261   13.1 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   19 46 25.5   -25 05 26     1.736    2.301  111.1   24.1   261   13.1 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   19 47 20.1   -25 09 33     1.722    2.297  111.9   24.1   261   13.1 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   19 48 13.5   -25 13 48     1.708    2.294  112.6   24.0   261   13.0 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   19 49 05.7   -25 18 11     1.694    2.291  113.4   23.8   261   13.0 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   19 49 56.6   -25 22 41     1.680    2.288  114.2   23.7   261   13.0 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   19 50 46.2   -25 27 19     1.667    2.285  115.0   23.6   261   13.0 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   19 51 34.5   -25 32 05     1.653    2.281  115.8   23.5   261   12.9 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   19 52 21.5   -25 37 00     1.639    2.278  116.6   23.4   261   12.9 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   19 53 07.2   -25 42 03     1.626    2.275  117.4   23.2   262   12.9 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   19 53 51.4   -25 47 15     1.612    2.272  118.2   23.1   262   12.9 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   19 54 34.2   -25 52 36     1.599    2.269  119.0   22.9   262   12.8 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   19 55 15.6   -25 58 05     1.586    2.266  119.8   22.8   262   12.8 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   19 55 55.5   -26 03 44     1.573    2.262  120.7   22.6   262   12.8 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   19 56 34.0   -26 09 32     1.560    2.259  121.5   22.4   262   12.8 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   19 57 10.9   -26 15 29     1.547    2.256  122.3   22.3   262   12.7 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   19 57 46.3   -26 21 36     1.534    2.253  123.2   22.1   262   12.7 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   19 58 20.2   -26 27 52     1.521    2.250  124.0   21.9   262   12.7 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   19 58 52.5   -26 34 18     1.509    2.247  124.9   21.7   263   12.6 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   19 59 23.3   -26 40 54     1.496    2.244  125.7   21.5   263   12.6 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   19 59 52.4   -26 47 40     1.484    2.240  126.6   21.3   263   12.6 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   20 00 19.8   -26 54 35     1.472    2.237  127.4   21.1   263   12.6 

    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.