(455) Bruchsalia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	29 Mar 2026	13.8	2.423 AU	2.312 AU	19h00m	-23°30'	84.2°	24.2°
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
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   19 00 08.1   -23 30 15     2.312    2.423   84.2   24.2   264   13.8 
2026-03-29 01:41 UT   19 00 14.2   -23 30 22     2.311    2.423   84.2   24.2   264   13.8 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   19 01 34.9   -23 31 53     2.296    2.420   84.8   24.3   264   13.8 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   19 03 01.1   -23 33 32     2.280    2.417   85.5   24.3   264   13.8 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   19 04 26.7   -23 35 12     2.265    2.414   86.2   24.4   264   13.8 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   19 05 51.7   -23 36 53     2.249    2.410   86.8   24.5   263   13.7 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   19 07 16.2   -23 38 36     2.234    2.407   87.5   24.5   263   13.7 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   19 08 40.0   -23 40 20     2.218    2.404   88.2   24.6   263   13.7 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   19 10 03.2   -23 42 06     2.202    2.401   88.9   24.6   263   13.7 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   19 11 25.8   -23 43 53     2.187    2.397   89.5   24.7   263   13.7 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   19 12 47.7   -23 45 43     2.171    2.394   90.2   24.7   263   13.7 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   19 14 08.9   -23 47 34     2.156    2.391   90.9   24.8   263   13.6 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   19 15 29.5   -23 49 28     2.140    2.388   91.6   24.8   263   13.6 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   19 16 49.3   -23 51 24     2.125    2.384   92.3   24.8   263   13.6 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   19 18 08.5   -23 53 23     2.109    2.381   92.9   24.8   262   13.6 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   19 19 26.9   -23 55 25     2.094    2.378   93.6   24.9   262   13.6 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   19 20 44.5   -23 57 30     2.078    2.375   94.3   24.9   262   13.6 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   19 22 01.4   -23 59 37     2.063    2.371   95.0   24.9   262   13.5 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   19 23 17.5   -24 01 48     2.048    2.368   95.7   24.9   262   13.5 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   19 24 32.8   -24 04 03     2.032    2.365   96.4   24.9   262   13.5 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   19 25 47.3   -24 06 21     2.017    2.362   97.1   24.9   262   13.5 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   19 27 01.0   -24 08 43     2.002    2.358   97.8   24.9   262   13.5 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   19 28 13.8   -24 11 09     1.987    2.355   98.5   24.9   262   13.4 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   19 29 25.7   -24 13 39     1.971    2.352   99.2   24.9   262   13.4 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   19 30 36.8   -24 16 13     1.956    2.349  100.0   24.9   262   13.4 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   19 31 46.9   -24 18 52     1.941    2.345  100.7   24.9   262   13.4 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   19 32 56.1   -24 21 36     1.926    2.342  101.4   24.9   261   13.4 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   19 34 04.5   -24 24 24     1.911    2.339  102.1   24.9   261   13.3 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   19 35 11.8   -24 27 17     1.896    2.336  102.9   24.8   261   13.3 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   19 36 18.2   -24 30 16     1.881    2.333  103.6   24.8   261   13.3 

    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.