(349) Dembowska
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 Apr 2026	11.7	2.882 AU	3.213 AU	20h54m	-24°57'	62.0°	17.8°
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
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   20 54 53.1   -24 57 01     3.213    2.882   62.0   17.8   250   11.7 
2026-04-01 22:44 UT   20 56 13.9   -24 53 35     3.201    2.881   62.6   17.9   250   11.7 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   20 56 18.4   -24 53 24     3.200    2.881   62.6   17.9   250   11.7 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   20 57 43.2   -24 49 47     3.187    2.880   63.3   18.1   250   11.7 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   20 59 07.4   -24 46 12     3.175    2.879   63.9   18.2   250   11.7 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   21 00 31.2   -24 42 37     3.162    2.878   64.6   18.3   250   11.7 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   21 01 54.3   -24 39 03     3.149    2.877   65.3   18.4   250   11.7 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   21 03 16.9   -24 35 30     3.136    2.876   65.9   18.5   250   11.7 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   21 04 39.0   -24 31 59     3.123    2.876   66.6   18.6   250   11.7 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   21 06 00.5   -24 28 29     3.110    2.875   67.2   18.7   250   11.7 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   21 07 21.4   -24 25 00     3.097    2.874   67.9   18.8   250   11.7 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   21 08 41.7   -24 21 33     3.083    2.873   68.6   18.9   250   11.7 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   21 10 01.4   -24 18 08     3.070    2.872   69.2   19.0   250   11.7 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   21 11 20.6   -24 14 44     3.057    2.871   69.9   19.1   250   11.7 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   21 12 39.1   -24 11 22     3.043    2.870   70.6   19.2   250   11.7 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   21 13 57.0   -24 08 02     3.030    2.869   71.3   19.3   250   11.6 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   21 15 14.3   -24 04 45     3.017    2.869   71.9   19.4   250   11.6 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   21 16 30.9   -24 01 29     3.003    2.868   72.6   19.5   250   11.6 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   21 17 46.9   -23 58 16     2.989    2.867   73.3   19.6   250   11.6 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   21 19 02.3   -23 55 05     2.976    2.866   74.0   19.7   250   11.6 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   21 20 16.9   -23 51 56     2.962    2.865   74.6   19.8   250   11.6 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   21 21 30.9   -23 48 50     2.949    2.864   75.3   19.8   250   11.6 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   21 22 44.3   -23 45 47     2.935    2.863   76.0   19.9   250   11.6 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   21 23 56.9   -23 42 47     2.921    2.862   76.7   20.0   250   11.6 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   21 25 08.8   -23 39 49     2.907    2.861   77.4   20.1   250   11.6 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   21 26 20.1   -23 36 54     2.894    2.861   78.1   20.1   250   11.6 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   21 27 30.6   -23 34 03     2.880    2.860   78.8   20.2   250   11.6 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   21 28 40.4   -23 31 14     2.866    2.859   79.5   20.2   250   11.5 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   21 29 49.5   -23 28 29     2.852    2.858   80.2   20.3   250   11.5 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   21 30 57.9   -23 25 47     2.838    2.857   80.9   20.4   250   11.5 

    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.