(413) Edburga
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	10 Sep 2026	16.2	3.204 AU	3.971 AU	13h34m	+05°43'	35.4°	10.5°
Opposition	15 Jun 2027	12.9	2.329 AU	1.325 AU	17h36m	-11°48'	168.5°	5.0°

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)                : 0.3423249
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5829868
            i (Inclination)                 : 18.73553
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 103.66894
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 252.81286
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 217.25634
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 175.58125
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -17.86992
            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
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   13 34 17.4   +05 43 31     3.971    3.204   35.4   10.5    91   16.2 
2026-09-10 22:03 UT   13 35 19.8   +05 34 52     3.976    3.202   34.9   10.4    90   16.2 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   13 35 25.3   +05 34 06     3.977    3.202   34.8   10.3    90   16.2 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   13 36 33.7   +05 24 41     3.982    3.200   34.2   10.2    90   16.2 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   13 37 42.3   +05 15 18     3.987    3.198   33.6   10.0    89   16.2 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   13 38 51.3   +05 05 56     3.991    3.196   33.1    9.9    89   16.2 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   13 40 00.6   +04 56 35     3.996    3.193   32.5    9.7    88   16.2 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   13 41 10.3   +04 47 14     4.001    3.191   31.9    9.6    88   16.2 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   13 42 20.3   +04 37 55     4.005    3.189   31.3    9.4    87   16.2 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   13 43 30.6   +04 28 37     4.009    3.187   30.7    9.3    87   16.2 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   13 44 41.3   +04 19 21     4.013    3.185   30.2    9.1    86   16.2 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   13 45 52.2   +04 10 05     4.017    3.183   29.6    9.0    85   16.2 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   13 47 03.5   +04 00 51     4.021    3.180   29.0    8.8    85   16.2 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   13 48 15.1   +03 51 39     4.025    3.178   28.5    8.7    84   16.2 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   13 49 26.9   +03 42 27     4.028    3.176   27.9    8.5    83   16.1 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   13 50 39.1   +03 33 17     4.031    3.174   27.4    8.4    83   16.1 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   13 51 51.6   +03 24 09     4.035    3.172   26.8    8.2    82   16.1 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   13 53 04.4   +03 15 01     4.038    3.169   26.3    8.0    81   16.1 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   13 54 17.4   +03 05 56     4.040    3.167   25.7    7.9    80   16.1 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   13 55 30.8   +02 56 51     4.043    3.165   25.2    7.7    79   16.1 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   13 56 44.4   +02 47 49     4.046    3.163   24.6    7.6    79   16.1 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   13 57 58.4   +02 38 48     4.048    3.160   24.1    7.4    78   16.1 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   13 59 12.6   +02 29 48     4.050    3.158   23.6    7.3    77   16.1 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   14 00 27.1   +02 20 50     4.053    3.156   23.1    7.1    76   16.1 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   14 01 41.9   +02 11 54     4.055    3.154   22.5    7.0    75   16.1 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   14 02 56.9   +02 02 59     4.056    3.151   22.0    6.8    74   16.1 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   14 04 12.3   +01 54 06     4.058    3.149   21.5    6.7    73   16.1 

    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.