(413) Edburga
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	20 Apr 2024	14.5	1.971 AU	2.866 AU	03h20m	+09°13'	22.0°	11.0°
Opposition	28 Jan 2025	14.3	2.981 AU	2.011 AU	08h59m	+29°44'	167.8°	4.0°

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)                : 0.3417670
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5842590
            i (Inclination)                 : 18.72705
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 103.68166
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 252.97820
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 339.75009
            Epoch                           : 2023 Sep 13

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 175.76768
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -17.87826
            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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2024-04-20 00:00 UT   03 20 58.2   +09 13 01     2.866    1.971   22.0   11.0    98   14.5 
2024-04-20 12:40 UT   03 22 08.6   +09 19 52     2.870    1.973   21.8   10.9    98   14.5 
2024-04-21 00:00 UT   03 23 11.5   +09 25 58     2.874    1.975   21.6   10.8    98   14.5 
2024-04-22 00:00 UT   03 25 24.8   +09 38 48     2.881    1.978   21.3   10.6    99   14.5 
2024-04-23 00:00 UT   03 27 37.9   +09 51 29     2.888    1.982   20.9   10.4    99   14.5 
2024-04-24 00:00 UT   03 29 51.0   +10 04 02     2.895    1.985   20.5   10.2   100   14.5 
2024-04-25 00:00 UT   03 32 04.0   +10 16 27     2.903    1.989   20.1   10.0   100   14.5 
2024-04-26 00:00 UT   03 34 17.0   +10 28 43     2.910    1.992   19.7    9.8   101   14.5 
2024-04-27 00:00 UT   03 36 29.9   +10 40 52     2.917    1.996   19.4    9.6   101   14.5 
2024-04-28 00:00 UT   03 38 42.7   +10 52 52     2.924    1.999   19.0    9.4   102   14.5 
2024-04-29 00:00 UT   03 40 55.4   +11 04 44     2.931    2.003   18.6    9.2   102   14.5 
2024-04-30 00:00 UT   03 43 08.1   +11 16 28     2.938    2.006   18.2    9.0   103   14.5 
2024-05-01 00:00 UT   03 45 20.7   +11 28 04     2.945    2.010   17.9    8.8   104   14.5 
2024-05-02 00:00 UT   03 47 33.3   +11 39 32     2.952    2.013   17.5    8.6   104   14.5 
2024-05-03 00:00 UT   03 49 45.7   +11 50 51     2.959    2.017   17.1    8.4   105   14.5 
2024-05-04 00:00 UT   03 51 58.1   +12 02 02     2.965    2.021   16.7    8.3   105   14.5 

    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.