(120347) Salacia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 Jan 2026	20.9	45.331 AU	45.404 AU	23h55m	+25°44'	85.1°	1.2°
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
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   23 55 54.1   +25 44 25    45.404   45.331   85.1    1.2    62   20.9 
2026-01-06 14:52 UT   23 55 55.5   +25 44 13    45.414   45.331   84.5    1.2    62   20.9 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   23 55 56.4   +25 44 05    45.420   45.331   84.2    1.2    62   20.9 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   23 55 58.8   +25 43 45    45.436   45.331   83.3    1.2    61   20.9 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   23 56 01.3   +25 43 26    45.452   45.331   82.3    1.2    61   20.9 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   23 56 03.8   +25 43 08    45.468   45.332   81.4    1.2    60   20.9 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   23 56 06.5   +25 42 50    45.484   45.332   80.5    1.2    60   20.9 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   23 56 09.2   +25 42 33    45.500   45.332   79.6    1.2    60   20.9 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   23 56 12.0   +25 42 16    45.516   45.332   78.6    1.2    59   20.9 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   23 56 15.0   +25 42 01    45.531   45.332   77.7    1.2    59   20.9 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   23 56 17.9   +25 41 46    45.547   45.333   76.8    1.2    58   20.9 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   23 56 21.0   +25 41 32    45.563   45.333   75.9    1.2    58   20.9 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   23 56 24.2   +25 41 18    45.578   45.333   75.0    1.2    57   20.9 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   23 56 27.4   +25 41 05    45.594   45.333   74.0    1.2    57   20.9 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   23 56 30.7   +25 40 53    45.609   45.333   73.1    1.2    57   20.9 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   23 56 34.1   +25 40 42    45.624   45.333   72.2    1.2    56   20.9 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   23 56 37.6   +25 40 31    45.639   45.334   71.3    1.2    56   20.9 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   23 56 41.2   +25 40 22    45.655   45.334   70.4    1.2    55   20.9 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   23 56 44.8   +25 40 13    45.670   45.334   69.5    1.2    55   20.9 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   23 56 48.5   +25 40 04    45.684   45.334   68.6    1.2    54   20.9 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   23 56 52.3   +25 39 57    45.699   45.334   67.7    1.2    54   20.9 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   23 56 56.2   +25 39 50    45.714   45.334   66.8    1.1    53   20.9 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   23 57 00.1   +25 39 44    45.728   45.335   65.9    1.1    53   20.9 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   23 57 04.1   +25 39 38    45.743   45.335   65.0    1.1    52   20.9 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   23 57 08.2   +25 39 34    45.757   45.335   64.1    1.1    52   20.9 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   23 57 12.3   +25 39 30    45.771   45.335   63.2    1.1    51   20.9 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   23 57 16.5   +25 39 27    45.785   45.335   62.3    1.1    51   20.9 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   23 57 20.8   +25 39 25    45.799   45.335   61.4    1.1    50   20.9 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   23 57 25.1   +25 39 23    45.813   45.336   60.5    1.1    50   20.9 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   23 57 29.5   +25 39 22    45.826   45.336   59.6    1.1    49   20.9 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   23 57 34.0   +25 39 22    45.840   45.336   58.7    1.1    49   20.9 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   23 57 38.5   +25 39 23    45.853   45.336   57.8    1.1    48   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.