(413) Edburga
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 Feb 2026	15.6	3.458 AU	2.723 AU	13h27m	+16°17'	131.5°	12.4°
Opposition	27 Mar 2026	15.3	3.438 AU	2.512 AU	13h06m	+21°05'	154.1°	7.3°

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 Edburga are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3423117
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5829524
            i (Inclination)                 : 18.73556
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 103.66929
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 252.83345
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 169.73144
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 175.60313
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -17.87200
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.15            
        

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
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   13 27 38.5   +16 17 46     2.723    3.458  131.5   12.4   271   15.6 
2026-02-19 07:56 UT   13 27 33.8   +16 20 26     2.720    3.458  131.8   12.3   271   15.6 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   13 27 23.9   +16 25 52     2.713    3.458  132.4   12.2   270   15.6 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   13 27 08.0   +16 34 01     2.703    3.457  133.3   12.0   269   15.6 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   13 26 50.9   +16 42 13     2.694    3.457  134.2   11.8   268   15.6 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   13 26 32.4   +16 50 28     2.684    3.456  135.1   11.7   267   15.6 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   13 26 12.7   +16 58 45     2.675    3.456  136.0   11.5   266   15.6 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   13 25 51.7   +17 07 05     2.666    3.455  136.9   11.3   265   15.6 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   13 25 29.5   +17 15 26     2.657    3.455  137.8   11.1   264   15.5 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   13 25 06.0   +17 23 49     2.649    3.454  138.6   10.9   263   15.5 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   13 24 41.3   +17 32 13     2.641    3.454  139.5   10.7   262   15.5 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   13 24 15.4   +17 40 38     2.633    3.454  140.3   10.6   261   15.5 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   13 23 48.3   +17 49 03     2.625    3.453  141.2   10.4   259   15.5 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   13 23 20.0   +17 57 28     2.617    3.453  142.0   10.2   258   15.5 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   13 22 50.5   +18 05 53     2.610    3.452  142.8   10.0   257   15.5 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   13 22 19.8   +18 14 17     2.603    3.452  143.6    9.8   255   15.4 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   13 21 47.9   +18 22 41     2.596    3.451  144.4    9.6   254   15.4 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   13 21 15.0   +18 31 02     2.589    3.451  145.2    9.5   252   15.4 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   13 20 40.9   +18 39 22     2.583    3.450  145.9    9.3   251   15.4 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   13 20 05.7   +18 47 40     2.577    3.449  146.6    9.1   249   15.4 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   13 19 29.4   +18 55 55     2.571    3.449  147.3    8.9   247   15.4 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   13 18 52.1   +19 04 06     2.565    3.448  148.0    8.8   245   15.4 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   13 18 13.8   +19 12 15     2.560    3.448  148.7    8.6   243   15.4 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   13 17 34.4   +19 20 19     2.555    3.447  149.3    8.5   242   15.3 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   13 16 54.1   +19 28 19     2.550    3.447  149.9    8.3   239   15.3 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   13 16 12.9   +19 36 14     2.546    3.446  150.5    8.2   237   15.3 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   13 15 30.7   +19 44 04     2.541    3.445  151.0    8.0   235   15.3 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   13 14 47.6   +19 51 48     2.538    3.445  151.5    7.9   233   15.3 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   13 14 03.7   +19 59 27     2.534    3.444  152.0    7.8   230   15.3 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   13 13 19.0   +20 06 58     2.530    3.444  152.4    7.7   228   15.3 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   13 12 33.5   +20 14 23     2.527    3.443  152.8    7.6   225   15.3 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   13 11 47.3   +20 21 40     2.524    3.442  153.1    7.5   223   15.3 

    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.