(120347) Salacia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 May 2026	20.9	45.353 AU	46.054 AU	00h06m	+26°29'	45.6°	0.9°
Opposition	5 Oct 2026	20.7	45.377 AU	44.465 AU	00h03m	+27°08'	155.6°	0.5°

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 Salacia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1033711
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 42.1155087
            i (Inclination)                 : 23.92713
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 280.26268
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 309.48545
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 133.45270
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 232.29330
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -18.24113
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 273.31            
        

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   00 06 27.4   +26 29 43    46.054   45.353   45.6    0.9   270   20.9 
2026-05-14 10:44 UT   00 06 29.2   +26 30 05    46.050   45.353   45.9    0.9   269   20.9 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   00 06 31.4   +26 30 31    46.045   45.353   46.4    0.9   269   20.9 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   00 06 35.4   +26 31 19    46.035   45.353   47.2    0.9   268   20.9 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   00 06 39.3   +26 32 06    46.024   45.353   47.9    0.9   267   20.9 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   00 06 43.1   +26 32 54    46.014   45.354   48.7    1.0   267   20.9 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   00 06 46.9   +26 33 41    46.003   45.354   49.6    1.0   266   20.9 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   00 06 50.6   +26 34 28    45.993   45.354   50.4    1.0   265   20.9 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   00 06 54.2   +26 35 16    45.982   45.354   51.2    1.0   265   20.9 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   00 06 57.7   +26 36 03    45.971   45.354   52.0    1.0   264   20.9 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   00 07 01.2   +26 36 50    45.959   45.354   52.8    1.0   264   20.9 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   00 07 04.6   +26 37 37    45.948   45.355   53.6    1.0   263   20.9 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   00 07 07.9   +26 38 24    45.936   45.355   54.4    1.0   262   20.9 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   00 07 11.2   +26 39 11    45.924   45.355   55.3    1.1   262   20.9 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   00 07 14.3   +26 39 58    45.912   45.355   56.1    1.1   261   20.9 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   00 07 17.4   +26 40 44    45.900   45.355   56.9    1.1   261   20.9 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   00 07 20.4   +26 41 31    45.888   45.355   57.7    1.1   260   20.9 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   00 07 23.4   +26 42 17    45.876   45.356   58.6    1.1   260   20.9 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   00 07 26.2   +26 43 03    45.863   45.356   59.4    1.1   259   20.9 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   00 07 29.0   +26 43 49    45.850   45.356   60.2    1.1   259   20.9 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   00 07 31.7   +26 44 35    45.838   45.356   61.1    1.1   258   20.9 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   00 07 34.3   +26 45 20    45.825   45.356   61.9    1.1   258   20.9 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   00 07 36.8   +26 46 06    45.812   45.356   62.8    1.1   257   20.9 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   00 07 39.3   +26 46 51    45.798   45.357   63.6    1.1   257   20.9 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   00 07 41.7   +26 47 36    45.785   45.357   64.5    1.2   256   20.9 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   00 07 44.0   +26 48 20    45.771   45.357   65.3    1.2   256   20.9 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   00 07 46.2   +26 49 04    45.758   45.357   66.2    1.2   255   20.9 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   00 07 48.3   +26 49 49    45.744   45.357   67.0    1.2   255   20.9 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   00 07 50.3   +26 50 32    45.730   45.357   67.9    1.2   255   20.9 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   00 07 52.3   +26 51 16    45.716   45.358   68.7    1.2   254   20.9 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   00 07 54.1   +26 51 59    45.702   45.358   69.6    1.2   254   20.9 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   00 07 55.9   +26 52 42    45.688   45.358   70.4    1.2   253   20.9 

    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.