(455) Bruchsalia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 May 2026	12.8	2.266 AU	1.586 AU	19h55m	-25°58'	119.8°	22.8°
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)      : 273.37152
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 274.27579
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -10.48341
            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
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   19 55 15.6   -25 58 05     1.586    2.266  119.8   22.8   262   12.8 
2026-05-17 12:11 UT   19 55 36.1   -26 00 56     1.579    2.264  120.3   22.7   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 23.2   -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 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   20 00 45.7   -27 01 41     1.460    2.234  128.3   20.8   263   12.5 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   20 01 09.8   -27 08 56     1.448    2.231  129.2   20.6   264   12.5 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   20 01 32.3   -27 16 22     1.436    2.228  130.1   20.4   264   12.5 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   20 01 53.0   -27 23 57     1.425    2.225  130.9   20.1   264   12.4 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   20 02 12.0   -27 31 43     1.413    2.222  131.8   19.9   264   12.4 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   20 02 29.2   -27 39 39     1.402    2.219  132.7   19.6   265   12.4 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   20 02 44.6   -27 47 45     1.391    2.216  133.6   19.3   265   12.4 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   20 02 58.2   -27 56 01     1.380    2.213  134.5   19.1   265   12.3 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   20 03 09.9   -28 04 27     1.369    2.210  135.4   18.8   266   12.3 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   20 03 19.8   -28 13 03     1.358    2.206  136.4   18.5   266   12.3 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   20 03 27.7   -28 21 50     1.348    2.203  137.3   18.2   267   12.2 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   20 03 33.8   -28 30 46     1.337    2.200  138.2   17.9   267   12.2 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   20 03 37.9   -28 39 51     1.327    2.197  139.1   17.6   268   12.2 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   20 03 40.1   -28 49 07     1.317    2.194  140.1   17.3   268   12.2 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   20 03 40.3   -28 58 31     1.307    2.191  141.0   17.0   269   12.1 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   20 03 38.5   -29 08 05     1.297    2.188  141.9   16.6   269   12.1 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   20 03 34.7   -29 17 49     1.288    2.185  142.9   16.3   270   12.1 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   20 03 28.9   -29 27 40     1.279    2.182  143.8   15.9   270   12.0 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   20 03 21.1   -29 37 41     1.269    2.179  144.8   15.6   271   12.0 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   20 03 11.2   -29 47 49     1.260    2.176  145.7   15.2   272   12.0 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   20 02 59.3   -29 58 06     1.252    2.173  146.7   14.9   273   11.9 

    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.