(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	17 Oct 2026	20.7	45.379 AU	44.487 AU	00h02m	+27°02'	153.2°	0.6°

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 Salacia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1045976
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 42.0559658
            i (Inclination)                 : 23.92721
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 280.25441
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 308.98415
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 134.67036
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 231.77665
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -18.37664
            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
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   00 02 20.7   +27 02 30    44.487   45.379  153.2    0.6   128   20.7 
2026-10-17 16:14 UT   00 02 17.8   +27 02 06    44.489   45.379  153.0    0.6   127   20.7 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   00 02 16.4   +27 01 54    44.491   45.379  152.8    0.6   126   20.7 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   00 02 12.2   +27 01 18    44.494   45.380  152.4    0.6   124   20.7 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   00 02 08.0   +27 00 41    44.499   45.380  151.9    0.6   122   20.7 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   00 02 03.9   +27 00 05    44.503   45.380  151.4    0.6   121   20.7 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   00 01 59.8   +26 59 27    44.508   45.380  150.9    0.6   119   20.7 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   00 01 55.8   +26 58 50    44.513   45.380  150.4    0.6   117   20.8 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   00 01 51.8   +26 58 12    44.518   45.380  149.8    0.6   115   20.8 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   00 01 47.9   +26 57 34    44.523   45.381  149.2    0.6   114   20.8 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   00 01 44.0   +26 56 55    44.529   45.381  148.6    0.7   112   20.8 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   00 01 40.2   +26 56 17    44.535   45.381  148.0    0.7   111   20.8 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   00 01 36.4   +26 55 38    44.541   45.381  147.3    0.7   109   20.8 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   00 01 32.6   +26 54 58    44.548   45.381  146.7    0.7   108   20.8 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   00 01 29.0   +26 54 19    44.555   45.381  146.0    0.7   106   20.8 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   00 01 25.4   +26 53 39    44.562   45.382  145.3    0.7   105   20.8 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   00 01 21.8   +26 52 59    44.569   45.382  144.6    0.7   104   20.8 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   00 01 18.3   +26 52 19    44.576   45.382  143.9    0.7   102   20.8 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   00 01 14.9   +26 51 39    44.584   45.382  143.1    0.8   101   20.8 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   00 01 11.5   +26 50 59    44.592   45.382  142.4    0.8   100   20.8 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   00 01 08.2   +26 50 18    44.600   45.382  141.7    0.8    99   20.8 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   00 01 04.9   +26 49 38    44.609   45.383  140.9    0.8    98   20.8 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   00 01 01.8   +26 48 57    44.618   45.383  140.1    0.8    97   20.8 
2026-11-08 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 

    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.