(120347) Salacia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Jul 2026	20.8	45.365 AU	45.062 AU	00h07m	+27°15'	106.8°	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)                : 0.1045975
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 42.0559568
            i (Inclination)                 : 23.92721
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 280.25440
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 308.98407
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 134.67048
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 231.77656
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -18.37666
            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
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   00 07 51.7   +27 15 47    45.062   45.365  106.8    1.2   236   20.8 
2026-07-25 01:03 UT   00 07 51.6   +27 15 48    45.061   45.365  106.8    1.2   236   20.8 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   00 07 49.7   +27 16 07    45.047   45.365  107.6    1.2   236   20.8 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   00 07 47.7   +27 16 27    45.033   45.365  108.5    1.2   236   20.8 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   00 07 45.6   +27 16 46    45.019   45.366  109.4    1.2   235   20.8 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   00 07 43.4   +27 17 04    45.005   45.366  110.2    1.2   235   20.8 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   00 07 41.2   +27 17 22    44.991   45.366  111.1    1.2   234   20.8 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   00 07 38.9   +27 17 39    44.977   45.366  112.0    1.2   234   20.8 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   00 07 36.5   +27 17 55    44.963   45.366  112.8    1.2   233   20.8 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   00 07 34.0   +27 18 11    44.949   45.366  113.7    1.2   233   20.8 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   00 07 31.4   +27 18 26    44.936   45.367  114.5    1.2   232   20.8 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   00 07 28.8   +27 18 40    44.922   45.367  115.4    1.2   232   20.8 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   00 07 26.1   +27 18 53    44.909   45.367  116.3    1.1   231   20.8 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   00 07 23.4   +27 19 06    44.896   45.367  117.1    1.1   231   20.8 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   00 07 20.5   +27 19 18    44.883   45.367  118.0    1.1   230   20.8 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   00 07 17.6   +27 19 29    44.870   45.367  118.8    1.1   230   20.8 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   00 07 14.6   +27 19 39    44.857   45.368  119.7    1.1   229   20.8 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   00 07 11.6   +27 19 49    44.844   45.368  120.5    1.1   229   20.8 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   00 07 08.5   +27 19 58    44.832   45.368  121.4    1.1   228   20.8 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   00 07 05.3   +27 20 06    44.820   45.368  122.2    1.1   228   20.8 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   00 07 02.1   +27 20 13    44.807   45.368  123.1    1.1   227   20.8 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   00 06 58.8   +27 20 20    44.795   45.368  123.9    1.1   227   20.8 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   00 06 55.4   +27 20 25    44.784   45.369  124.8    1.1   226   20.8 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   00 06 52.0   +27 20 31    44.772   45.369  125.6    1.0   225   20.8 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   00 06 48.5   +27 20 35    44.760   45.369  126.4    1.0   225   20.8 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   00 06 45.0   +27 20 38    44.749   45.369  127.3    1.0   224   20.8 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   00 06 41.4   +27 20 41    44.738   45.369  128.1    1.0   223   20.8 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   00 06 37.7   +27 20 43    44.727   45.369  128.9    1.0   223   20.8 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   00 06 34.0   +27 20 44    44.716   45.370  129.7    1.0   222   20.8 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   00 06 30.2   +27 20 45    44.705   45.370  130.6    1.0   221   20.8 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   00 06 26.4   +27 20 45    44.695   45.370  131.4    1.0   221   20.8 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   00 06 22.6   +27 20 44    44.685   45.370  132.2    0.9   220   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.