(455) Bruchsalia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Apr 2024	15.0	3.342 AU	3.102 AU	09h04m	+29°34'	94.9°	17.5°
Opposition	3 Apr 2025	13.8	3.315 AU	2.340 AU	13h16m	+08°14'	164.8°	4.5°

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)                : 0.2949071
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6547941
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.01798
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 76.07005
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 273.41743
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 137.55825
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -10.43613
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -11.99629
            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
2024-04-25 00:00 UT   09 04 42.1   +29 34 58     3.102    3.342   94.9   17.5   108   15.0 
2024-04-25 16:07 UT   09 04 59.9   +29 31 46     3.113    3.343   94.3   17.5   108   15.0 
2024-04-26 00:00 UT   09 05 08.8   +29 30 11     3.118    3.343   94.1   17.5   108   15.0 
2024-04-27 00:00 UT   09 05 36.6   +29 25 21     3.133    3.344   93.2   17.5   108   15.0 
2024-04-28 00:00 UT   09 06 05.4   +29 20 27     3.148    3.345   92.4   17.5   108   15.0 
2024-04-29 00:00 UT   09 06 35.3   +29 15 31     3.164    3.347   91.6   17.5   108   15.0 
2024-04-30 00:00 UT   09 07 06.1   +29 10 31     3.179    3.348   90.8   17.5   107   15.0 
2024-05-01 00:00 UT   09 07 37.9   +29 05 28     3.195    3.349   90.0   17.5   107   15.0 
2024-05-02 00:00 UT   09 08 10.7   +29 00 22     3.210    3.350   89.1   17.5   107   15.0 
2024-05-03 00:00 UT   09 08 44.5   +28 55 14     3.225    3.351   88.3   17.5   107   15.0 
2024-05-04 00:00 UT   09 09 19.1   +28 50 02     3.241    3.352   87.5   17.5   107   15.1 
2024-05-05 00:00 UT   09 09 54.8   +28 44 47     3.256    3.353   86.7   17.5   107   15.1 
2024-05-06 00:00 UT   09 10 31.3   +28 39 30     3.271    3.354   85.9   17.5   107   15.1 
2024-05-07 00:00 UT   09 11 08.7   +28 34 10     3.287    3.356   85.1   17.4   106   15.1 
2024-05-08 00:00 UT   09 11 47.0   +28 28 47     3.302    3.357   84.4   17.4   106   15.1 
2024-05-09 00:00 UT   09 12 26.1   +28 23 22     3.317    3.358   83.6   17.4   106   15.1 
2024-05-10 00:00 UT   09 13 06.1   +28 17 54     3.333    3.359   82.8   17.4   106   15.1 
2024-05-11 00:00 UT   09 13 46.9   +28 12 23     3.348    3.360   82.0   17.3   106   15.1 
2024-05-12 00:00 UT   09 14 28.6   +28 06 50     3.363    3.361   81.2   17.3   106   15.1 
2024-05-13 00:00 UT   09 15 11.0   +28 01 14     3.378    3.362   80.5   17.2   106   15.1 
2024-05-14 00:00 UT   09 15 54.2   +27 55 36     3.393    3.363   79.7   17.2   106   15.2 
2024-05-15 00:00 UT   09 16 38.2   +27 49 56     3.408    3.364   78.9   17.2   106   15.2 
2024-05-16 00:00 UT   09 17 22.9   +27 44 13     3.423    3.365   78.2   17.1   106   15.2 
2024-05-17 00:00 UT   09 18 08.3   +27 38 28     3.438    3.366   77.4   17.1   105   15.2 
2024-05-18 00:00 UT   09 18 54.5   +27 32 40     3.453    3.367   76.7   17.0   105   15.2 
2024-05-19 00:00 UT   09 19 41.3   +27 26 51     3.468    3.368   75.9   16.9   105   15.2 
2024-05-20 00:00 UT   09 20 28.9   +27 20 59     3.483    3.369   75.2   16.9   105   15.2 
2024-05-21 00:00 UT   09 21 17.1   +27 15 04     3.498    3.370   74.4   16.8   105   15.2 
2024-05-22 00:00 UT   09 22 05.9   +27 09 08     3.512    3.371   73.7   16.7   105   15.2 
2024-05-23 00:00 UT   09 22 55.4   +27 03 10     3.527    3.372   73.0   16.7   105   15.2 
2024-05-24 00:00 UT   09 23 45.6   +26 57 09     3.542    3.373   72.2   16.6   105   15.2 
2024-05-25 00:00 UT   09 24 36.3   +26 51 07     3.556    3.374   71.5   16.5   105   15.2 

    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.