(455) Bruchsalia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	7 Jan 2026	14.5	2.682 AU	3.443 AU	16h45m	-19°50'	33.8°	11.8°
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
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   16 45 59.1   -19 50 16     3.443    2.682   33.8   11.8   281   14.5 
2026-01-07 06:57 UT   16 46 29.0   -19 51 40     3.440    2.681   34.0   11.8   281   14.5 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   16 47 42.4   -19 55 04     3.432    2.679   34.4   12.0   281   14.5 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   16 49 25.8   -19 59 47     3.421    2.676   35.0   12.2   280   14.5 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   16 51 09.3   -20 04 27     3.410    2.672   35.6   12.4   280   14.5 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   16 52 52.8   -20 09 03     3.399    2.669   36.2   12.6   280   14.5 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   16 54 36.4   -20 13 36     3.388    2.666   36.8   12.8   280   14.5 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   16 56 20.1   -20 18 04     3.377    2.663   37.4   13.0   279   14.5 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   16 58 03.8   -20 22 29     3.365    2.660   38.0   13.2   279   14.5 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   16 59 47.5   -20 26 50     3.354    2.657   38.6   13.4   279   14.5 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   17 01 31.3   -20 31 07     3.342    2.654   39.2   13.6   278   14.5 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   17 03 15.0   -20 35 20     3.330    2.651   39.8   13.8   278   14.5 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   17 04 58.8   -20 39 30     3.318    2.648   40.4   13.9   278   14.5 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   17 06 42.6   -20 43 36     3.307    2.645   41.0   14.1   278   14.5 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   17 08 26.4   -20 47 38     3.294    2.641   41.7   14.3   277   14.5 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   17 10 10.2   -20 51 37     3.282    2.638   42.3   14.5   277   14.5 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   17 11 54.0   -20 55 32     3.270    2.635   42.9   14.7   277   14.5 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   17 13 37.8   -20 59 23     3.258    2.632   43.5   14.9   277   14.4 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   17 15 21.6   -21 03 10     3.245    2.629   44.1   15.1   276   14.4 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   17 17 05.3   -21 06 54     3.233    2.626   44.7   15.3   276   14.4 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   17 18 49.0   -21 10 34     3.220    2.623   45.3   15.5   276   14.4 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   17 20 32.6   -21 14 11     3.207    2.619   45.9   15.7   276   14.4 

    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.