(120347) Salacia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	5 Oct 2026	20.7	45.377 AU	44.465 AU	00h03m	+27°08'	155.6°	0.5°
Today	7 Nov 2026	20.8	45.383 AU	44.618 AU	00h01m	+26°48'	140.1°	0.8°

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)                : 0.1045977
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 42.0559665
            i (Inclination)                 : 23.92721
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 280.25441
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 308.98419
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 134.67031
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 231.77669
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -18.37663
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 272.74            
        

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
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   00 01 01.8   +26 48 57    44.618   45.383  140.1    0.8    97   20.8 
2026-11-07 18:45 UT   00 00 59.3   +26 48 25    44.625   45.383  139.5    0.8    96   20.8 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   00 00 58.6   +26 48 16    44.627   45.383  139.3    0.8    96   20.8 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   00 00 55.6   +26 47 35    44.636   45.383  138.5    0.8    95   20.8 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   00 00 52.6   +26 46 54    44.645   45.383  137.7    0.8    94   20.8 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   00 00 49.7   +26 46 13    44.655   45.383  136.9    0.9    93   20.8 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   00 00 46.9   +26 45 32    44.665   45.384  136.1    0.9    92   20.8 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   00 00 44.2   +26 44 51    44.675   45.384  135.3    0.9    91   20.8 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   00 00 41.5   +26 44 10    44.685   45.384  134.5    0.9    90   20.8 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   00 00 38.9   +26 43 29    44.696   45.384  133.6    0.9    90   20.8 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   00 00 36.4   +26 42 48    44.707   45.384  132.8    0.9    89   20.8 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   00 00 33.9   +26 42 07    44.718   45.384  131.9    0.9    88   20.8 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   00 00 31.6   +26 41 26    44.729   45.385  131.1    0.9    87   20.8 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   00 00 29.3   +26 40 45    44.740   45.385  130.2    1.0    87   20.8 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   00 00 27.1   +26 40 04    44.752   45.385  129.4    1.0    86   20.8 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   00 00 25.0   +26 39 23    44.763   45.385  128.5    1.0    85   20.8 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   00 00 22.9   +26 38 43    44.775   45.385  127.6    1.0    84   20.8 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   00 00 21.0   +26 38 02    44.787   45.385  126.8    1.0    84   20.8 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   00 00 19.1   +26 37 22    44.800   45.386  125.9    1.0    83   20.8 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   00 00 17.3   +26 36 42    44.812   45.386  125.0    1.0    83   20.8 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   00 00 15.6   +26 36 02    44.825   45.386  124.1    1.0    82   20.8 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   00 00 14.0   +26 35 22    44.838   45.386  123.2    1.0    81   20.8 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   00 00 12.5   +26 34 42    44.851   45.386  122.3    1.1    81   20.8 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   00 00 11.1   +26 34 03    44.864   45.386  121.5    1.1    80   20.8 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   00 00 09.7   +26 33 24    44.877   45.387  120.6    1.1    80   20.8 
2026-12-01 00:00 UT   00 00 08.4   +26 32 45    44.891   45.387  119.7    1.1    79   20.8 
2026-12-02 00:00 UT   00 00 07.3   +26 32 06    44.904   45.387  118.8    1.1    78   20.8 
2026-12-03 00:00 UT   00 00 06.2   +26 31 27    44.918   45.387  117.9    1.1    78   20.8 
2026-12-04 00:00 UT   00 00 05.2   +26 30 49    44.932   45.387  116.9    1.1    77   20.8 
2026-12-05 00:00 UT   00 00 04.3   +26 30 11    44.946   45.387  116.0    1.1    77   20.8 
2026-12-06 00:00 UT   00 00 03.5   +26 29 34    44.960   45.388  115.1    1.1    76   20.8 
2026-12-07 00:00 UT   00 00 02.8   +26 28 57    44.975   45.388  114.2    1.1    76   20.8 

    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.