(413) Edburga
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	20 Dec 2025	16.4	3.466 AU	3.536 AU	13h06m	+11°42'	77.9°	16.1°
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
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   13 06 34.2   +11 42 53     3.536    3.466   77.9   16.1   297   16.4 
2025-12-20 02:25 UT   13 06 39.0   +11 42 56     3.535    3.466   78.0   16.1   297   16.4 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   13 07 22.0   +11 43 24     3.522    3.466   78.7   16.2   297   16.4 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   13 08 09.1   +11 44 02     3.508    3.466   79.5   16.2   297   16.3 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   13 08 55.6   +11 44 48     3.494    3.467   80.3   16.2   297   16.3 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   13 09 41.4   +11 45 42     3.479    3.467   81.1   16.3   296   16.3 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   13 10 26.5   +11 46 43     3.465    3.467   81.9   16.3   296   16.3 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   13 11 10.9   +11 47 52     3.451    3.467   82.8   16.3   296   16.3 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   13 11 54.6   +11 49 10     3.436    3.467   83.6   16.4   296   16.3 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   13 12 37.6   +11 50 35     3.422    3.467   84.4   16.4   295   16.3 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   13 13 19.8   +11 52 08     3.408    3.467   85.2   16.4   295   16.3 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   13 14 01.2   +11 53 49     3.393    3.467   86.0   16.4   295   16.3 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   13 14 41.9   +11 55 38     3.379    3.467   86.9   16.5   294   16.3 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   13 15 21.8   +11 57 36     3.364    3.467   87.7   16.5   294   16.3 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   13 16 01.0   +11 59 41     3.350    3.467   88.5   16.5   294   16.3 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   13 16 39.3   +12 01 55     3.335    3.467   89.4   16.5   294   16.2 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   13 17 16.9   +12 04 16     3.321    3.467   90.2   16.5   293   16.2 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   13 17 53.6   +12 06 46     3.307    3.467   91.1   16.5   293   16.2 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   13 18 29.4   +12 09 25     3.292    3.467   91.9   16.5   293   16.2 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   13 19 04.5   +12 12 11     3.278    3.467   92.8   16.5   292   16.2 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   13 19 38.6   +12 15 06     3.263    3.467   93.6   16.4   292   16.2 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   13 20 11.9   +12 18 10     3.249    3.467   94.5   16.4   292   16.2 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   13 20 44.3   +12 21 22     3.235    3.467   95.3   16.4   291   16.2 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   13 21 15.8   +12 24 42     3.220    3.467   96.2   16.4   291   16.2 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   13 21 46.3   +12 28 11     3.206    3.467   97.0   16.4   291   16.2 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   13 22 15.9   +12 31 48     3.192    3.467   97.9   16.3   290   16.1 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   13 22 44.6   +12 35 34     3.177    3.467   98.8   16.3   290   16.1 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   13 23 12.3   +12 39 29     3.163    3.467   99.7   16.2   290   16.1 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   13 23 39.0   +12 43 32     3.149    3.466  100.5   16.2   289   16.1 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   13 24 04.8   +12 47 43     3.135    3.466  101.4   16.2   289   16.1 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   13 24 29.5   +12 52 03     3.121    3.466  102.3   16.1   289   16.1 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   13 24 53.2   +12 56 32     3.107    3.466  103.2   16.0   288   16.1 

    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.