(455) Bruchsalia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 Mar 2026	14.1	2.498 AU	2.669 AU	18h24m	-22°52'	69.4°	21.8°
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
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   18 24 39.9   -22 52 40     2.669    2.498   69.4   21.8   268   14.1 
2026-03-06 17:18 UT   18 25 49.8   -22 53 58     2.658    2.496   69.8   21.9   268   14.1 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   18 26 16.8   -22 54 28     2.653    2.495   70.0   21.9   268   14.1 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   18 27 53.4   -22 56 14     2.638    2.492   70.6   22.1   267   14.1 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   18 29 29.7   -22 57 58     2.623    2.488   71.3   22.2   267   14.1 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   18 31 05.6   -22 59 42     2.607    2.485   71.9   22.3   267   14.1 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   18 32 41.2   -23 01 23     2.592    2.482   72.5   22.4   267   14.1 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   18 34 16.4   -23 03 04     2.577    2.479   73.2   22.6   267   14.1 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   18 35 51.2   -23 04 44     2.561    2.475   73.8   22.7   266   14.0 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   18 37 25.6   -23 06 22     2.546    2.472   74.4   22.8   266   14.0 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   18 38 59.7   -23 07 60     2.530    2.469   75.1   22.9   266   14.0 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   18 40 33.3   -23 09 37     2.515    2.466   75.7   23.0   266   14.0 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   18 42 06.5   -23 11 13     2.499    2.462   76.4   23.1   266   14.0 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   18 43 39.3   -23 12 49     2.483    2.459   77.0   23.2   266   14.0 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   18 45 11.6   -23 14 24     2.468    2.456   77.7   23.3   265   14.0 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   18 46 43.5   -23 15 58     2.452    2.453   78.3   23.4   265   14.0 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   18 48 14.9   -23 17 33     2.437    2.449   79.0   23.5   265   13.9 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   18 49 45.8   -23 19 07     2.421    2.446   79.6   23.6   265   13.9 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   18 51 16.3   -23 20 42     2.405    2.443   80.3   23.7   265   13.9 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   18 52 46.2   -23 22 16     2.390    2.440   80.9   23.8   265   13.9 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   18 54 15.6   -23 23 51     2.374    2.436   81.6   23.9   265   13.9 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   18 55 44.5   -23 25 26     2.359    2.433   82.2   24.0   264   13.9 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   18 57 12.9   -23 27 02     2.343    2.430   82.9   24.0   264   13.9 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   18 58 40.8   -23 28 38     2.327    2.427   83.5   24.1   264   13.8 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   19 00 08.1   -23 30 15     2.312    2.423   84.2   24.2   264   13.8 

    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.