|
(455) Bruchsalia |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 6 Dec 2025 | 14.4 | 2.778 AU | 3.720 AU | 15h51m | -16°44' | 14.7° | 5.2° |
| Opposition | 13 Jul 2026 | 11.2 | 2.094 AU | 1.093 AU | 19h45m | -34°59' | 166.4° | 6.6° |
(455) Bruchsalia - 2025-12-06
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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
2025-12-06 00:00 UT 15 51 54.6 -16 44 45 3.720 2.778 14.7 5.2 295 14.4
2025-12-06 09:41 UT 15 52 34.4 -16 47 27 3.717 2.777 14.9 5.2 295 14.4
2025-12-07 00:00 UT 15 53 33.4 -16 51 27 3.713 2.775 15.3 5.4 294 14.4
2025-12-08 00:00 UT 15 55 12.5 -16 58 06 3.707 2.772 15.9 5.6 294 14.4
2025-12-09 00:00 UT 15 56 51.7 -17 04 41 3.700 2.769 16.5 5.8 293 14.4
2025-12-10 00:00 UT 15 58 31.2 -17 11 14 3.693 2.766 17.0 6.0 292 14.4
2025-12-11 00:00 UT 16 00 10.8 -17 17 42 3.686 2.763 17.6 6.2 292 14.4
2025-12-12 00:00 UT 16 01 50.7 -17 24 08 3.678 2.760 18.2 6.4 291 14.4
2025-12-13 00:00 UT 16 03 30.7 -17 30 30 3.671 2.757 18.8 6.6 291 14.4
2025-12-14 00:00 UT 16 05 10.9 -17 36 49 3.663 2.754 19.4 6.8 290 14.4
2025-12-15 00:00 UT 16 06 51.3 -17 43 04 3.656 2.751 20.0 7.0 289 14.5
2025-12-16 00:00 UT 16 08 31.9 -17 49 16 3.648 2.748 20.6 7.2 289 14.5
2025-12-17 00:00 UT 16 10 12.6 -17 55 24 3.640 2.745 21.2 7.4 289 14.5
2025-12-18 00:00 UT 16 11 53.5 -18 01 29 3.632 2.742 21.8 7.7 288 14.5
2025-12-19 00:00 UT 16 13 34.6 -18 07 30 3.624 2.739 22.4 7.9 288 14.5
2025-12-20 00:00 UT 16 15 15.8 -18 13 28 3.615 2.736 23.0 8.1 287 14.5
2025-12-21 00:00 UT 16 16 57.2 -18 19 22 3.607 2.733 23.6 8.3 287 14.5
2025-12-22 00:00 UT 16 18 38.7 -18 25 12 3.598 2.730 24.2 8.5 286 14.5
2025-12-23 00:00 UT 16 20 20.4 -18 30 59 3.589 2.727 24.8 8.7 286 14.5
2025-12-24 00:00 UT 16 22 02.2 -18 36 42 3.580 2.724 25.4 8.9 286 14.5
2025-12-25 00:00 UT 16 23 44.1 -18 42 21 3.571 2.721 26.0 9.1 285 14.5
2025-12-26 00:00 UT 16 25 26.1 -18 47 57 3.562 2.718 26.6 9.3 285 14.5
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.
