(349) Dembowska
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	24 Apr 2026	11.6	2.861 AU	2.907 AU	21h25m	-23°39'	77.4°	20.1°
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
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   21 25 08.8   -23 39 49     2.907    2.861   77.4   20.1   250   11.6 
2026-04-24 18:25 UT   21 26 03.6   -23 37 35     2.897    2.861   77.9   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 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   21 32 05.5   -23 23 08     2.824    2.856   81.6   20.4   250   11.5 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   21 33 12.3   -23 20 33     2.810    2.855   82.3   20.5   250   11.5 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   21 34 18.4   -23 18 01     2.796    2.854   83.0   20.5   250   11.5 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   21 35 23.8   -23 15 33     2.782    2.854   83.7   20.6   250   11.5 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   21 36 28.3   -23 13 09     2.768    2.853   84.4   20.6   250   11.5 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   21 37 32.1   -23 10 49     2.755    2.852   85.1   20.6   250   11.5 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   21 38 35.0   -23 08 33     2.741    2.851   85.8   20.7   250   11.5 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   21 39 37.2   -23 06 21     2.727    2.850   86.6   20.7   250   11.4 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   21 40 38.5   -23 04 13     2.713    2.849   87.3   20.7   250   11.4 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   21 41 39.0   -23 02 09     2.699    2.848   88.0   20.7   250   11.4 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   21 42 38.6   -23 00 10     2.685    2.847   88.7   20.8   250   11.4 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   21 43 37.3   -22 58 16     2.671    2.847   89.5   20.8   250   11.4 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   21 44 35.2   -22 56 26     2.657    2.846   90.2   20.8   251   11.4 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   21 45 32.2   -22 54 41     2.643    2.845   91.0   20.8   251   11.4 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   21 46 28.3   -22 53 01     2.629    2.844   91.7   20.8   251   11.4 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   21 47 23.5   -22 51 26     2.615    2.843   92.4   20.8   251   11.4 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   21 48 17.7   -22 49 56     2.601    2.842   93.2   20.8   251   11.3 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   21 49 11.0   -22 48 31     2.587    2.841   93.9   20.8   251   11.3 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   21 50 03.3   -22 47 12     2.573    2.840   94.7   20.8   251   11.3 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   21 50 54.6   -22 45 58     2.559    2.840   95.5   20.8   251   11.3 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   21 51 45.0   -22 44 49     2.545    2.839   96.2   20.8   251   11.3 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   21 52 34.4   -22 43 46     2.531    2.838   97.0   20.7   251   11.3 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   21 53 22.7   -22 42 49     2.517    2.837   97.7   20.7   251   11.3 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   21 54 10.1   -22 41 57     2.504    2.836   98.5   20.7   251   11.2 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   21 54 56.4   -22 41 12     2.490    2.835   99.3   20.6   251   11.2 

    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.