(455) Bruchsalia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Jul 2025	14.9	3.147 AU	3.148 AU	12h51m	+04°08'	80.7°	18.6°
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
2025-07-12 00:00 UT   12 51 10.4   +04 08 24     3.148    3.147   80.7   18.6   112   14.9 
2025-07-12 07:36 UT   12 51 21.6   +04 05 56     3.151    3.146   80.4   18.6   112   14.9 
2025-07-13 00:00 UT   12 51 46.0   +04 00 37     3.159    3.145   79.9   18.6   112   14.9 
2025-07-14 00:00 UT   12 52 22.5   +03 52 47     3.171    3.143   79.2   18.5   111   14.9 
2025-07-15 00:00 UT   12 52 59.8   +03 44 54     3.183    3.141   78.4   18.5   111   14.9 
2025-07-16 00:00 UT   12 53 37.9   +03 36 58     3.195    3.139   77.7   18.4   111   14.9 
2025-07-17 00:00 UT   12 54 16.7   +03 28 59     3.206    3.137   76.9   18.4   111   14.9 
2025-07-18 00:00 UT   12 54 56.4   +03 20 57     3.218    3.135   76.2   18.3   111   14.9 
2025-07-19 00:00 UT   12 55 36.9   +03 12 53     3.230    3.133   75.5   18.3   111   14.9 
2025-07-20 00:00 UT   12 56 18.1   +03 04 46     3.241    3.131   74.7   18.2   111   14.9 
2025-07-21 00:00 UT   12 57 00.0   +02 56 36     3.252    3.128   74.0   18.2   111   14.9 
2025-07-22 00:00 UT   12 57 42.7   +02 48 23     3.264    3.126   73.3   18.1   110   14.9 
2025-07-23 00:00 UT   12 58 26.2   +02 40 08     3.275    3.124   72.5   18.1   110   14.9 
2025-07-24 00:00 UT   12 59 10.4   +02 31 50     3.287    3.122   71.8   18.0   110   14.9 
2025-07-25 00:00 UT   12 59 55.3   +02 23 30     3.298    3.120   71.1   17.9   110   14.9 
2025-07-26 00:00 UT   13 00 41.0   +02 15 08     3.309    3.118   70.4   17.9   110   14.9 
2025-07-27 00:00 UT   13 01 27.3   +02 06 43     3.320    3.116   69.6   17.8   110   14.9 
2025-07-28 00:00 UT   13 02 14.4   +01 58 17     3.331    3.114   68.9   17.7   110   14.9 
2025-07-29 00:00 UT   13 03 02.1   +01 49 48     3.342    3.111   68.2   17.6   110   14.9 
2025-07-30 00:00 UT   13 03 50.5   +01 41 17     3.353    3.109   67.5   17.6   109   14.9 
2025-07-31 00:00 UT   13 04 39.6   +01 32 43     3.363    3.107   66.8   17.5   109   14.9 
2025-08-01 00:00 UT   13 05 29.4   +01 24 08     3.374    3.105   66.1   17.4   109   14.9 
2025-08-02 00:00 UT   13 06 19.8   +01 15 32     3.385    3.103   65.4   17.3   109   14.9 
2025-08-03 00:00 UT   13 07 10.8   +01 06 53     3.395    3.101   64.7   17.2   109   15.0 
2025-08-04 00:00 UT   13 08 02.5   +00 58 12     3.406    3.098   64.0   17.1   109   15.0 
2025-08-05 00:00 UT   13 08 54.8   +00 49 30     3.416    3.096   63.3   17.0   109   15.0 
2025-08-06 00:00 UT   13 09 47.7   +00 40 46     3.426    3.094   62.6   16.9   109   15.0 
2025-08-07 00:00 UT   13 10 41.3   +00 32 01     3.437    3.092   61.9   16.8   108   15.0 
2025-08-08 00:00 UT   13 11 35.4   +00 23 14     3.447    3.090   61.2   16.7   108   15.0 
2025-08-09 00:00 UT   13 12 30.1   +00 14 26     3.457    3.087   60.6   16.6   108   15.0 
2025-08-10 00:00 UT   13 13 25.5   +00 05 36     3.467    3.085   59.9   16.5   108   15.0 
2025-08-11 00:00 UT   13 14 21.4   +00 03 15     3.476    3.083   59.2   16.4   108   15.0 

    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.