(413) Edburga
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Jan 2026	16.0	3.465 AU	3.010 AU	13h27m	+13°31'	109.5°	15.5°
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
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   13 27 09.3   +13 31 44     3.010    3.465  109.5   15.5   286   16.0 
2026-01-26 03:57 UT   13 27 11.8   +13 32 38     3.008    3.465  109.6   15.5   285   16.0 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   13 27 24.3   +13 37 18     2.997    3.465  110.4   15.5   285   16.0 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   13 27 38.2   +13 43 00     2.984    3.465  111.3   15.4   285   16.0 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   13 27 51.0   +13 48 50     2.970    3.464  112.2   15.3   284   16.0 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   13 28 02.6   +13 54 48     2.957    3.464  113.1   15.2   284   15.9 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   13 28 13.1   +14 00 54     2.944    3.464  114.0   15.1   283   15.9 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   13 28 22.4   +14 07 07     2.931    3.464  114.9   15.0   283   15.9 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   13 28 30.5   +14 13 27     2.919    3.463  115.8   14.8   282   15.9 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   13 28 37.4   +14 19 55     2.906    3.463  116.7   14.7   282   15.9 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   13 28 43.2   +14 26 29     2.893    3.463  117.7   14.6   281   15.9 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   13 28 47.7   +14 33 11     2.881    3.463  118.6   14.5   281   15.9 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   13 28 50.9   +14 40 00     2.869    3.462  119.5   14.4   280   15.8 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   13 28 53.0   +14 46 56     2.856    3.462  120.4   14.2   280   15.8 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   13 28 53.8   +14 53 58     2.844    3.462  121.4   14.1   279   15.8 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   13 28 53.3   +15 01 07     2.833    3.461  122.3   13.9   278   15.8 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   13 28 51.6   +15 08 22     2.821    3.461  123.2   13.8   278   15.8 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   13 28 48.6   +15 15 44     2.809    3.461  124.1   13.7   277   15.8 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   13 28 44.4   +15 23 11     2.798    3.460  125.1   13.5   276   15.8 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   13 28 38.8   +15 30 44     2.787    3.460  126.0   13.4   276   15.7 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   13 28 32.0   +15 38 22     2.776    3.460  126.9   13.2   275   15.7 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   13 28 23.9   +15 46 05     2.765    3.459  127.8   13.0   274   15.7 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   13 28 14.5   +15 53 54     2.754    3.459  128.7   12.9   273   15.7 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   13 28 03.8   +16 01 47     2.743    3.459  129.7   12.7   273   15.7 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   13 27 51.8   +16 09 45     2.733    3.458  130.6   12.5   272   15.7 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   13 27 38.5   +16 17 46     2.723    3.458  131.5   12.4   271   15.7 
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 

    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.