(413) Edburga
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Jul 2026	16.2	3.309 AU	3.485 AU	12h42m	+14°35'	71.7°	17.0°
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
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   12 42 39.5   +14 35 08     3.485    3.309   71.7   17.0   108   16.2 
2026-07-16 16:18 UT   12 43 06.5   +14 28 54     3.493    3.308   71.2   16.9   108   16.2 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   12 43 19.4   +14 25 57     3.496    3.307   71.0   16.9   108   16.2 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   12 44 00.1   +14 16 44     3.508    3.305   70.2   16.8   108   16.2 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   12 44 41.4   +14 07 30     3.519    3.304   69.5   16.8   107   16.3 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   12 45 23.4   +13 58 14     3.530    3.302   68.9   16.7   107   16.3 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   12 46 06.1   +13 48 56     3.541    3.300   68.2   16.6   107   16.3 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   12 46 49.5   +13 39 38     3.552    3.299   67.5   16.5   107   16.3 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   12 47 33.5   +13 30 18     3.563    3.297   66.8   16.4   106   16.3 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   12 48 18.1   +13 20 57     3.574    3.295   66.1   16.4   106   16.3 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   12 49 03.4   +13 11 34     3.584    3.294   65.4   16.3   106   16.3 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   12 49 49.3   +13 02 11     3.595    3.292   64.7   16.2   106   16.3 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   12 50 35.8   +12 52 47     3.606    3.290   64.0   16.1   105   16.3 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   12 51 22.9   +12 43 21     3.616    3.289   63.4   16.0   105   16.3 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   12 52 10.7   +12 33 55     3.626    3.287   62.7   15.9   105   16.3 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   12 52 59.0   +12 24 28     3.637    3.285   62.0   15.8   105   16.3 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   12 53 47.9   +12 14 60     3.647    3.283   61.3   15.7   104   16.3 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   12 54 37.4   +12 05 31     3.657    3.282   60.7   15.6   104   16.3 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   12 55 27.4   +11 56 01     3.667    3.280   60.0   15.5   104   16.3 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   12 56 18.0   +11 46 30     3.677    3.278   59.3   15.4   104   16.3 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   12 57 09.2   +11 36 59     3.687    3.276   58.7   15.3   103   16.3 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   12 58 00.9   +11 27 28     3.697    3.274   58.0   15.2   103   16.3 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   12 58 53.2   +11 17 55     3.706    3.273   57.4   15.1   103   16.3 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   12 59 46.0   +11 08 22     3.716    3.271   56.7   15.0   103   16.3 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   13 00 39.3   +10 58 49     3.725    3.269   56.0   14.9   102   16.3 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   13 01 33.1   +10 49 15     3.735    3.267   55.4   14.8   102   16.3 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   13 02 27.5   +10 39 40     3.744    3.265   54.7   14.7   102   16.3 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   13 03 22.4   +10 30 05     3.753    3.263   54.1   14.6   102   16.3 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   13 04 17.8   +10 20 30     3.762    3.262   53.4   14.5   101   16.3 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   13 05 13.7   +10 10 55     3.771    3.260   52.8   14.3   101   16.3 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   13 06 10.1   +10 01 19     3.780    3.258   52.1   14.2   101   16.3 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   13 07 07.0   +09 51 43     3.789    3.256   51.5   14.1   100   16.3 

    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.