(455) Bruchsalia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	20 Feb 2026	14.3	2.543 AU	2.878 AU	18h01m	-22°24'	60.6°	19.8°
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
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   18 01 33.5   -22 24 07     2.878    2.543   60.6   19.8   270   14.3 
2026-02-20 11:11 UT   18 02 20.5   -22 25 12     2.871    2.542   60.9   19.9   270   14.3 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   18 03 14.2   -22 26 25     2.863    2.540   61.3   20.0   270   14.3 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   18 04 54.6   -22 28 39     2.848    2.537   61.9   20.1   270   14.2 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   18 06 34.8   -22 30 52     2.834    2.533   62.5   20.3   270   14.2 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   18 08 14.8   -22 33 01     2.819    2.530   63.1   20.4   270   14.2 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   18 09 54.5   -22 35 09     2.804    2.527   63.7   20.6   269   14.2 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   18 11 33.9   -22 37 14     2.789    2.524   64.4   20.7   269   14.2 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   18 13 13.2   -22 39 17     2.774    2.521   65.0   20.9   269   14.2 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   18 14 52.1   -22 41 17     2.759    2.517   65.6   21.0   269   14.2 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   18 16 30.8   -22 43 16     2.744    2.514   66.2   21.1   269   14.2 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   18 18 09.2   -22 45 13     2.729    2.511   66.9   21.3   268   14.2 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   18 19 47.3   -22 47 07     2.714    2.508   67.5   21.4   268   14.2 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   18 21 25.1   -22 48 60     2.699    2.504   68.1   21.6   268   14.1 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   18 23 02.7   -22 50 51     2.684    2.501   68.7   21.7   268   14.1 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   18 24 39.9   -22 52 40     2.669    2.498   69.4   21.8   268   14.1 
2026-03-07 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 

    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.