(120347) Salacia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	13 Apr 2026	20.8	45.348 AU	46.249 AU	00h03m	+26°06'	25.7°	0.5°
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
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   00 03 54.6   +26 06 08    46.249   45.348   25.7    0.5   309   20.8 
2026-04-13 12:33 UT   00 03 57.5   +26 06 30    46.248   45.348   25.9    0.6   308   20.8 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   00 04 00.2   +26 06 50    46.246   45.348   26.1    0.6   307   20.8 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   00 04 05.8   +26 07 33    46.243   45.348   26.5    0.6   305   20.8 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   00 04 11.3   +26 08 16    46.240   45.348   26.9    0.6   303   20.8 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   00 04 16.8   +26 08 59    46.237   45.348   27.4    0.6   301   20.8 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   00 04 22.3   +26 09 42    46.233   45.348   27.9    0.6   299   20.8 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   00 04 27.7   +26 10 26    46.229   45.349   28.4    0.6   298   20.8 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   00 04 33.1   +26 11 10    46.225   45.349   29.0    0.6   296   20.8 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   00 04 38.4   +26 11 54    46.221   45.349   29.5    0.6   294   20.8 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   00 04 43.7   +26 12 39    46.216   45.349   30.1    0.6   293   20.8 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   00 04 49.0   +26 13 24    46.211   45.349   30.7    0.6   291   20.8 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   00 04 54.2   +26 14 09    46.206   45.349   31.3    0.7   290   20.8 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   00 04 59.3   +26 14 54    46.200   45.350   31.9    0.7   289   20.8 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   00 05 04.4   +26 15 40    46.195   45.350   32.5    0.7   287   20.8 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   00 05 09.5   +26 16 25    46.189   45.350   33.2    0.7   286   20.8 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   00 05 14.5   +26 17 11    46.183   45.350   33.8    0.7   285   20.8 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   00 05 19.5   +26 17 57    46.176   45.350   34.5    0.7   283   20.9 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   00 05 24.4   +26 18 44    46.170   45.350   35.2    0.7   282   20.9 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   00 05 29.3   +26 19 30    46.163   45.351   35.9    0.7   281   20.9 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   00 05 34.1   +26 20 17    46.156   45.351   36.6    0.8   280   20.9 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   00 05 38.9   +26 21 03    46.149   45.351   37.3    0.8   279   20.9 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   00 05 43.6   +26 21 50    46.141   45.351   38.0    0.8   278   20.9 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   00 05 48.2   +26 22 37    46.134   45.351   38.7    0.8   277   20.9 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   00 05 52.8   +26 23 24    46.126   45.351   39.5    0.8   276   20.9 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   00 05 57.4   +26 24 11    46.117   45.352   40.2    0.8   275   20.9 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   00 06 01.8   +26 24 59    46.109   45.352   41.0    0.8   274   20.9 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   00 06 06.3   +26 25 46    46.100   45.352   41.7    0.8   274   20.9 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   00 06 10.6   +26 26 33    46.092   45.352   42.5    0.9   273   20.9 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   00 06 14.9   +26 27 21    46.083   45.352   43.2    0.9   272   20.9 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   00 06 19.1   +26 28 08    46.073   45.353   44.0    0.9   271   20.9 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   00 06 23.3   +26 28 56    46.064   45.353   44.8    0.9   270   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.