(120347) Salacia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Aug 2026	20.8	45.369 AU	44.784 AU	00h06m	+27°20'	124.8°	1.1°
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)              : 42.0559576
            i (Inclination)                 : 23.92721
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 280.25440
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 308.98405
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 134.67049
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 231.77654
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -18.37667
            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
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   00 06 55.4   +27 20 25    44.784   45.369  124.8    1.1   226   20.8 
2026-08-15 03:31 UT   00 06 54.9   +27 20 26    44.782   45.369  124.9    1.0   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 43    44.685   45.370  132.2    0.9   220   20.8 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   00 06 18.6   +27 20 42    44.675   45.370  133.0    0.9   219   20.8 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   00 06 14.7   +27 20 39    44.665   45.370  133.8    0.9   218   20.8 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   00 06 10.7   +27 20 36    44.655   45.371  134.6    0.9   218   20.8 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   00 06 06.6   +27 20 32    44.646   45.371  135.4    0.9   217   20.8 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   00 06 02.5   +27 20 27    44.637   45.371  136.2    0.9   216   20.8 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   00 05 58.4   +27 20 21    44.628   45.371  137.0    0.9   215   20.8 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   00 05 54.2   +27 20 15    44.619   45.371  137.8    0.9   214   20.8 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   00 05 50.0   +27 20 08    44.610   45.371  138.5    0.8   213   20.8 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   00 05 45.7   +27 19 60    44.602   45.372  139.3    0.8   212   20.8 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   00 05 41.4   +27 19 51    44.594   45.372  140.0    0.8   211   20.8 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   00 05 37.1   +27 19 42    44.586   45.372  140.8    0.8   210   20.8 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   00 05 32.7   +27 19 32    44.578   45.372  141.5    0.8   209   20.8 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   00 05 28.3   +27 19 21    44.571   45.372  142.3    0.8   208   20.8 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   00 05 23.9   +27 19 09    44.564   45.372  143.0    0.8   207   20.8 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   00 05 19.5   +27 18 57    44.557   45.373  143.7    0.8   206   20.8 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   00 05 15.0   +27 18 44    44.550   45.373  144.4    0.7   205   20.8 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   00 05 10.5   +27 18 30    44.543   45.373  145.1    0.7   204   20.8 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   00 05 05.9   +27 18 15    44.537   45.373  145.8    0.7   202   20.8 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   00 05 01.4   +27 18 00    44.531   45.373  146.4    0.7   201   20.8 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   00 04 56.8   +27 17 44    44.525   45.374  147.1    0.7   200   20.8 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   00 04 52.2   +27 17 27    44.520   45.374  147.7    0.7   198   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.