(413) Edburga
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	27 Mar 2026	15.3	3.438 AU	2.512 AU	13h06m	+21°05'	154.1°	7.3°
Today	20 Apr 2026	15.4	3.419 AU	2.566 AU	12h46m	+22°37'	142.7°	10.3°

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
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   12 46 35.0   +22 37 32     2.566    3.419  142.7   10.3   154   15.4 
2026-04-20 05:07 UT   12 46 24.9   +22 37 49     2.567    3.419  142.5   10.3   153   15.4 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   12 45 47.8   +22 38 45     2.571    3.418  141.9   10.5   152   15.4 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   12 45 01.2   +22 39 44     2.577    3.417  141.1   10.7   151   15.4 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   12 44 15.4   +22 40 29     2.583    3.416  140.2   10.8   150   15.4 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   12 43 30.3   +22 41 01     2.589    3.415  139.4   11.0   149   15.5 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   12 42 46.0   +22 41 19     2.595    3.415  138.6   11.2   147   15.5 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   12 42 02.5   +22 41 24     2.601    3.414  137.7   11.4   146   15.5 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   12 41 19.8   +22 41 15     2.608    3.413  136.9   11.6   145   15.5 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   12 40 38.0   +22 40 53     2.615    3.412  136.0   11.8   144   15.5 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   12 39 57.1   +22 40 18     2.622    3.411  135.1   12.0   143   15.5 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   12 39 17.1   +22 39 30     2.630    3.410  134.3   12.2   142   15.5 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   12 38 38.0   +22 38 30     2.637    3.409  133.4   12.4   141   15.5 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   12 37 60.0   +22 37 16     2.645    3.408  132.5   12.6   140   15.6 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   12 37 22.8   +22 35 50     2.653    3.407  131.6   12.8   139   15.6 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   12 36 46.7   +22 34 12     2.661    3.406  130.8   13.0   138   15.6 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   12 36 11.7   +22 32 22     2.669    3.405  129.9   13.1   138   15.6 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   12 35 37.6   +22 30 19     2.678    3.404  129.0   13.3   137   15.6 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   12 35 04.7   +22 28 04     2.686    3.403  128.1   13.5   136   15.6 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   12 34 32.8   +22 25 38     2.695    3.402  127.2   13.7   135   15.6 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   12 34 02.0   +22 23 00     2.704    3.400  126.3   13.8   134   15.7 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   12 33 32.3   +22 20 11     2.713    3.399  125.4   14.0   134   15.7 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   12 33 03.8   +22 17 11     2.722    3.398  124.5   14.2   133   15.7 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   12 32 36.4   +22 13 59     2.732    3.397  123.7   14.3   132   15.7 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   12 32 10.1   +22 10 37     2.741    3.396  122.8   14.5   132   15.7 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   12 31 45.0   +22 07 04     2.751    3.395  121.9   14.6   131   15.7 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   12 31 21.1   +22 03 20     2.761    3.394  121.0   14.8   130   15.7 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   12 30 58.3   +21 59 26     2.771    3.393  120.1   14.9   130   15.7 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   12 30 36.7   +21 55 22     2.781    3.392  119.2   15.1   129   15.7 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   12 30 16.4   +21 51 08     2.791    3.391  118.4   15.2   129   15.8 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   12 29 57.2   +21 46 45     2.802    3.389  117.5   15.4   128   15.8 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   12 29 39.3   +21 42 11     2.812    3.388  116.6   15.5   127   15.8 

    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.