(120347) Salacia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Jun 2026	20.9	45.358 AU	45.702 AU	00h07m	+26°51'	69.6°	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
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   00 07 54.1   +26 51 59    45.702   45.358   69.6    1.2   254   20.9 
2026-06-12 19:16 UT   00 07 55.6   +26 52 33    45.691   45.358   70.2    1.2   253   20.9 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   00 07 55.9   +26 52 42    45.688   45.358   70.4    1.2   253   20.9 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   00 07 57.6   +26 53 24    45.674   45.358   71.3    1.2   253   20.9 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   00 07 59.2   +26 54 07    45.660   45.358   72.1    1.2   252   20.9 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   00 08 00.7   +26 54 48    45.645   45.358   73.0    1.2   252   20.9 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   00 08 02.2   +26 55 30    45.631   45.359   73.8    1.2   252   20.9 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   00 08 03.5   +26 56 11    45.616   45.359   74.7    1.2   251   20.9 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   00 08 04.8   +26 56 52    45.602   45.359   75.6    1.2   251   20.9 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   00 08 06.0   +26 57 32    45.587   45.359   76.4    1.2   250   20.9 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   00 08 07.0   +26 58 12    45.572   45.359   77.3    1.3   250   20.9 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   00 08 08.0   +26 58 52    45.557   45.359   78.1    1.3   250   20.9 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   00 08 08.9   +26 59 31    45.543   45.360   79.0    1.3   249   20.9 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   00 08 09.8   +27 00 09    45.528   45.360   79.9    1.3   249   20.9 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   00 08 10.5   +27 00 48    45.513   45.360   80.7    1.3   248   20.9 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   00 08 11.1   +27 01 25    45.498   45.360   81.6    1.3   248   20.9 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   00 08 11.7   +27 02 03    45.482   45.360   82.5    1.3   248   20.9 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   00 08 12.2   +27 02 39    45.467   45.360   83.3    1.3   247   20.9 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   00 08 12.5   +27 03 16    45.452   45.361   84.2    1.3   247   20.9 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   00 08 12.8   +27 03 52    45.437   45.361   85.1    1.3   246   20.9 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   00 08 13.0   +27 04 27    45.422   45.361   85.9    1.3   246   20.9 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   00 08 13.1   +27 05 02    45.407   45.361   86.8    1.3   246   20.9 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   00 08 13.2   +27 05 37    45.392   45.361   87.7    1.3   245   20.9 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   00 08 13.1   +27 06 10    45.376   45.362   88.5    1.3   245   20.9 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   00 08 12.9   +27 06 44    45.361   45.362   89.4    1.3   245   20.9 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   00 08 12.7   +27 07 17    45.346   45.362   90.3    1.3   244   20.9 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   00 08 12.4   +27 07 49    45.331   45.362   91.1    1.3   244   20.9 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   00 08 12.0   +27 08 21    45.315   45.362   92.0    1.3   243   20.9 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   00 08 11.5   +27 08 52    45.300   45.362   92.9    1.3   243   20.9 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   00 08 10.9   +27 09 22    45.285   45.363   93.7    1.3   243   20.9 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   00 08 10.2   +27 09 52    45.270   45.363   94.6    1.3   242   20.9 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   00 08 09.4   +27 10 22    45.255   45.363   95.5    1.3   242   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.