(349) Dembowska
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	20 Feb 2026	11.8	2.918 AU	3.651 AU	19h51m	-27°17'	36.6°	11.7°
Opposition	12 Aug 2026	9.8	2.770 AU	1.771 AU	21h45m	-26°36'	167.6°	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 Dembowska are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.0885675
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.9254034
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.24817
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 32.19165
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 344.50279
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 258.87685
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 16.84715
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.19677
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 5.00            
        

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
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   19 51 56.5   -27 17 25     3.651    2.918   36.6   11.7   251   11.8 
2026-02-20 16:26 UT   19 53 06.1   -27 15 19     3.644    2.917   37.1   11.8   251   11.8 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   19 53 38.1   -27 14 20     3.642    2.917   37.3   11.8   251   11.8 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   19 55 19.4   -27 11 13     3.633    2.916   37.9   12.0   251   11.8 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   19 57 00.4   -27 08 05     3.623    2.915   38.5   12.2   251   11.8 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   19 58 41.0   -27 04 54     3.614    2.914   39.1   12.4   251   11.8 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   20 00 21.4   -27 01 41     3.605    2.913   39.7   12.5   251   11.8 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   20 02 01.4   -26 58 26     3.595    2.912   40.4   12.7   251   11.8 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   20 03 41.1   -26 55 10     3.585    2.911   41.0   12.9   251   11.8 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   20 05 20.5   -26 51 51     3.576    2.910   41.6   13.1   251   11.8 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   20 06 59.5   -26 48 31     3.566    2.910   42.2   13.2   251   11.8 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   20 08 38.2   -26 45 09     3.556    2.909   42.9   13.4   251   11.8 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   20 10 16.5   -26 41 46     3.546    2.908   43.5   13.6   251   11.8 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   20 11 54.5   -26 38 21     3.536    2.907   44.1   13.7   251   11.8 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   20 13 32.2   -26 34 54     3.525    2.906   44.7   13.9   251   11.8 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   20 15 09.5   -26 31 26     3.515    2.905   45.4   14.1   251   11.8 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   20 16 46.4   -26 27 57     3.504    2.904   46.0   14.2   251   11.8 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   20 18 23.0   -26 24 26     3.494    2.903   46.6   14.4   251   11.8 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   20 19 59.1   -26 20 54     3.483    2.902   47.3   14.5   251   11.8 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   20 21 34.9   -26 17 21     3.472    2.901   47.9   14.7   251   11.8 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   20 23 10.4   -26 13 46     3.461    2.901   48.5   14.9   251   11.8 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   20 24 45.4   -26 10 11     3.451    2.900   49.1   15.0   250   11.8 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   20 26 20.0   -26 06 35     3.439    2.899   49.8   15.2   250   11.8 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   20 27 54.2   -26 02 58     3.428    2.898   50.4   15.3   250   11.8 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   20 29 28.0   -25 59 20     3.417    2.897   51.0   15.5   250   11.8 

    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.