(455) Bruchsalia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Jan 2026	14.5	2.638 AU	3.282 AU	17h10m	-20°51'	42.3°	14.5°
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
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   17 10 10.2   -20 51 37     3.282    2.638   42.3   14.5   277   14.5 
2026-01-21 10:55 UT   17 10 57.5   -20 53 24     3.277    2.637   42.5   14.6   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 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   17 22 16.2   -21 17 44     3.195    2.616   46.5   15.8   275   14.4 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   17 23 59.8   -21 21 14     3.182    2.613   47.1   16.0   275   14.4 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   17 25 43.3   -21 24 40     3.169    2.610   47.7   16.2   275   14.4 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   17 27 26.7   -21 28 02     3.156    2.607   48.3   16.4   275   14.4 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   17 29 10.1   -21 31 21     3.142    2.604   49.0   16.6   275   14.4 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   17 30 53.4   -21 34 37     3.129    2.601   49.6   16.8   274   14.4 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   17 32 36.6   -21 37 49     3.116    2.597   50.2   16.9   274   14.4 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   17 34 19.8   -21 40 58     3.102    2.594   50.8   17.1   274   14.4 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   17 36 02.8   -21 44 03     3.089    2.591   51.4   17.3   274   14.4 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   17 37 45.8   -21 47 05     3.075    2.588   52.0   17.5   273   14.4 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   17 39 28.7   -21 50 04     3.062    2.585   52.6   17.7   273   14.4 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   17 41 11.5   -21 52 60     3.048    2.582   53.2   17.8   273   14.4 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   17 42 54.1   -21 55 52     3.034    2.578   53.9   18.0   273   14.4 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   17 44 36.7   -21 58 41     3.020    2.575   54.5   18.2   273   14.3 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   17 46 19.1   -22 01 27     3.006    2.572   55.1   18.3   272   14.3 

    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.