(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	14 May 2026	15.7	3.395 AU	2.751 AU	12h31m	+22°07'	121.9°	14.6°

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
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   12 31 45.0   +22 07 04     2.751    3.395  121.9   14.6   131   15.7 
2026-05-14 08:05 UT   12 31 36.8   +22 05 50     2.754    3.395  121.6   14.7   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 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   12 29 22.5   +21 37 29     2.823    3.387  115.7   15.6   127   15.8 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   12 29 07.0   +21 32 37     2.834    3.386  114.9   15.7   126   15.8 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   12 28 52.6   +21 27 37     2.844    3.385  114.0   15.9   126   15.8 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   12 28 39.5   +21 22 28     2.855    3.384  113.1   16.0   125   15.8 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   12 28 27.6   +21 17 10     2.866    3.382  112.3   16.1   125   15.8 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   12 28 16.9   +21 11 44     2.878    3.381  111.4   16.2   124   15.9 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   12 28 07.4   +21 06 10     2.889    3.380  110.5   16.3   124   15.9 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   12 27 59.0   +21 00 29     2.900    3.379  109.7   16.4   123   15.9 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   12 27 51.9   +20 54 40     2.911    3.378  108.8   16.5   123   15.9 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   12 27 45.9   +20 48 43     2.923    3.376  108.0   16.6   123   15.9 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   12 27 41.2   +20 42 39     2.934    3.375  107.1   16.7   122   15.9 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   12 27 37.5   +20 36 28     2.946    3.374  106.3   16.8   122   15.9 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   12 27 35.1   +20 30 10     2.958    3.373  105.5   16.8   121   15.9 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   12 27 33.8   +20 23 46     2.969    3.371  104.6   16.9   121   15.9 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   12 27 33.6   +20 17 14     2.981    3.370  103.8   17.0   121   16.0 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   12 27 34.6   +20 10 37     2.993    3.369  103.0   17.1   120   16.0 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   12 27 36.7   +20 03 53     3.005    3.368  102.1   17.1   120   16.0 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   12 27 40.0   +19 57 03     3.017    3.366  101.3   17.2   119   16.0 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   12 27 44.3   +19 50 07     3.029    3.365  100.5   17.3   119   16.0 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   12 27 49.8   +19 43 05     3.041    3.364   99.7   17.3   119   16.0 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   12 27 56.4   +19 35 58     3.053    3.362   98.9   17.4   118   16.0 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   12 28 04.0   +19 28 45     3.065    3.361   98.1   17.4   118   16.0 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   12 28 12.8   +19 21 27     3.077    3.360   97.2   17.4   118   16.0 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   12 28 22.6   +19 14 03     3.089    3.358   96.4   17.5   117   16.0 

    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.