(449) Hamburga
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Apr 2024	14.3	2.653 AU	1.884 AU	17h34m	-21°56'	130.9°	16.7°
Opposition	6 Jun 2024	13.4	2.725 AU	1.710 AU	17h03m	-22°00'	178.8°	0.4°

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 Hamburga are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1732700
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5511747
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.07920
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 85.76601
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 48.75551
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 87.63472
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 134.48048
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 2.31478
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.07            
        

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
2024-04-25 00:00 UT   17 34 24.4   -21 56 28     1.884    2.653  130.9   16.7   271   14.3 
2024-04-25 11:22 UT   17 34 17.7   -21 56 39     1.880    2.654  131.4   16.5   271   14.3 
2024-04-26 00:00 UT   17 34 09.8   -21 56 51     1.875    2.655  131.9   16.4   271   14.3 
2024-04-27 00:00 UT   17 33 53.5   -21 57 14     1.867    2.657  132.9   16.1   271   14.3 
2024-04-28 00:00 UT   17 33 35.4   -21 57 36     1.859    2.658  134.0   15.8   271   14.3 
2024-04-29 00:00 UT   17 33 15.6   -21 57 57     1.851    2.660  135.0   15.5   271   14.3 
2024-04-30 00:00 UT   17 32 54.0   -21 58 19     1.843    2.662  136.1   15.2   271   14.2 
2024-05-01 00:00 UT   17 32 30.7   -21 58 39     1.835    2.664  137.1   14.9   271   14.2 
2024-05-02 00:00 UT   17 32 05.7   -21 58 59     1.828    2.665  138.2   14.6   271   14.2 
2024-05-03 00:00 UT   17 31 38.9   -21 59 19     1.821    2.667  139.3   14.3   271   14.2 
2024-05-04 00:00 UT   17 31 10.5   -21 59 37     1.814    2.669  140.4   13.9   271   14.2 
2024-05-05 00:00 UT   17 30 40.3   -21 59 56     1.807    2.670  141.4   13.6   271   14.2 
2024-05-06 00:00 UT   17 30 08.6   -22 00 13     1.800    2.672  142.5   13.3   271   14.1 
2024-05-07 00:00 UT   17 29 35.2   -22 00 30     1.794    2.674  143.6   12.9   271   14.1 
2024-05-08 00:00 UT   17 29 00.2   -22 00 46     1.787    2.676  144.7   12.6   271   14.1 
2024-05-09 00:00 UT   17 28 23.6   -22 01 01     1.781    2.677  145.8   12.2   271   14.1 
2024-05-10 00:00 UT   17 27 45.4   -22 01 15     1.775    2.679  147.0   11.9   271   14.1 
2024-05-11 00:00 UT   17 27 05.8   -22 01 29     1.770    2.681  148.1   11.5   271   14.0 
2024-05-12 00:00 UT   17 26 24.7   -22 01 41     1.764    2.682  149.2   11.1   271   14.0 
2024-05-13 00:00 UT   17 25 42.2   -22 01 53     1.759    2.684  150.3   10.7   271   14.0 
2024-05-14 00:00 UT   17 24 58.2   -22 02 03     1.754    2.686  151.5   10.4   271   14.0 
2024-05-15 00:00 UT   17 24 13.0   -22 02 13     1.749    2.688  152.6   10.0   271   14.0 
2024-05-16 00:00 UT   17 23 26.4   -22 02 21     1.745    2.689  153.7    9.6   271   13.9 
2024-05-17 00:00 UT   17 22 38.5   -22 02 29     1.741    2.691  154.9    9.2   271   13.9 
2024-05-18 00:00 UT   17 21 49.5   -22 02 35     1.737    2.693  156.0    8.8   271   13.9 
2024-05-19 00:00 UT   17 20 59.3   -22 02 40     1.733    2.694  157.2    8.4   271   13.9 
2024-05-20 00:00 UT   17 20 08.0   -22 02 44     1.729    2.696  158.4    8.0   271   13.9 
2024-05-21 00:00 UT   17 19 15.6   -22 02 46     1.726    2.698  159.5    7.5   271   13.8 
2024-05-22 00:00 UT   17 18 22.2   -22 02 47     1.723    2.699  160.7    7.1   271   13.8 
2024-05-23 00:00 UT   17 17 27.9   -22 02 47     1.720    2.701  161.9    6.7   271   13.8 
2024-05-24 00:00 UT   17 16 32.6   -22 02 46     1.718    2.703  163.0    6.3   271   13.8 
2024-05-25 00:00 UT   17 15 36.6   -22 02 43     1.716    2.704  164.2    5.9   271   13.7 

    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.