(455) Bruchsalia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Sep 2025	14.9	2.998 AU	3.756 AU	13h53m	-05°31'	35.7°	11.3°
Opposition	13 Jul 2026	11.2	2.094 AU	1.092 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)                : 0.2944923
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6556967
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.01780
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 76.06858
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 273.39849
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 228.71050
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -10.45696
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -11.99635
            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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-09-16 00:00 UT   13 53 39.0   -05 31 23     3.756    2.998   35.7   11.3   103   14.9 
2025-09-16 22:10 UT   13 54 47.3   -05 39 52     3.761    2.996   35.2   11.1   102   14.9 
2025-09-17 00:00 UT   13 54 52.9   -05 40 34     3.761    2.995   35.1   11.1   102   14.9 
2025-09-18 00:00 UT   13 56 07.3   -05 49 46     3.767    2.993   34.5   11.0   102   14.9 
2025-09-19 00:00 UT   13 57 22.1   -05 58 58     3.772    2.990   33.9   10.8   102   14.9 
2025-09-20 00:00 UT   13 58 37.3   -06 08 09     3.777    2.988   33.2   10.6   102   14.9 
2025-09-21 00:00 UT   13 59 52.9   -06 17 19     3.782    2.985   32.6   10.4   101   14.8 
2025-09-22 00:00 UT   14 01 08.9   -06 26 30     3.787    2.983   32.0   10.3   101   14.8 
2025-09-23 00:00 UT   14 02 25.3   -06 35 40     3.791    2.980   31.4   10.1   101   14.8 
2025-09-24 00:00 UT   14 03 42.1   -06 44 49     3.796    2.978   30.7    9.9   101   14.8 
2025-09-25 00:00 UT   14 04 59.2   -06 53 58     3.800    2.975   30.1    9.7   101   14.8 
2025-09-26 00:00 UT   14 06 16.8   -07 03 06     3.804    2.973   29.5    9.6   100   14.8 
2025-09-27 00:00 UT   14 07 34.7   -07 12 13     3.808    2.970   28.9    9.4   100   14.8 
2025-09-28 00:00 UT   14 08 53.0   -07 21 20     3.812    2.968   28.3    9.2   100   14.8 
2025-09-29 00:00 UT   14 10 11.7   -07 30 26     3.816    2.965   27.6    9.0    99   14.8 
2025-09-30 00:00 UT   14 11 30.8   -07 39 31     3.820    2.963   27.0    8.8    99   14.8 
2025-10-01 00:00 UT   14 12 50.2   -07 48 36     3.823    2.960   26.4    8.7    99   14.8 
2025-10-02 00:00 UT   14 14 10.0   -07 57 39     3.826    2.957   25.8    8.5    99   14.8 
2025-10-03 00:00 UT   14 15 30.1   -08 06 42     3.830    2.955   25.2    8.3    98   14.8 
2025-10-04 00:00 UT   14 16 50.7   -08 15 43     3.833    2.952   24.6    8.1    98   14.8 
2025-10-05 00:00 UT   14 18 11.5   -08 24 44     3.835    2.950   24.0    7.9    98   14.7 
2025-10-06 00:00 UT   14 19 32.7   -08 33 44     3.838    2.947   23.4    7.7    97   14.7 
2025-10-07 00:00 UT   14 20 54.3   -08 42 42     3.841    2.944   22.8    7.5    97   14.7 
2025-10-08 00:00 UT   14 22 16.2   -08 51 40     3.843    2.942   22.1    7.4    97   14.7 
2025-10-09 00:00 UT   14 23 38.5   -09 00 36     3.846    2.939   21.5    7.2    96   14.7 

    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.