(120347) Salacia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Mar 2026	20.8	45.344 AU	46.241 AU	00h01m	+25°52'	25.5°	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
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   00 01 46.0   +25 52 25    46.241   45.344   25.5    0.5   359   20.8 
2026-03-22 21:18 UT   00 01 51.3   +25 52 54    46.244   45.344   25.2    0.5   357   20.8 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   00 01 52.0   +25 52 58    46.244   45.344   25.1    0.5   357   20.8 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   00 01 58.0   +25 53 30    46.247   45.344   24.8    0.5   355   20.8 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   00 02 03.9   +25 54 04    46.250   45.344   24.5    0.5   352   20.8 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   00 02 09.9   +25 54 38    46.252   45.344   24.2    0.5   350   20.8 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   00 02 15.8   +25 55 12    46.254   45.345   24.0    0.5   348   20.8 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   00 02 21.8   +25 55 47    46.256   45.345   23.8    0.5   346   20.8 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   00 02 27.7   +25 56 23    46.257   45.345   23.7    0.5   343   20.8 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   00 02 33.6   +25 56 59    46.259   45.345   23.6    0.5   341   20.8 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   00 02 39.5   +25 57 35    46.260   45.345   23.5    0.5   338   20.8 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   00 02 45.4   +25 58 12    46.260   45.346   23.4    0.5   336   20.8 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   00 02 51.3   +25 58 49    46.261   45.346   23.4    0.5   334   20.8 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   00 02 57.2   +25 59 27    46.261   45.346   23.5    0.5   331   20.8 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   00 03 03.0   +26 00 05    46.261   45.346   23.5    0.5   329   20.8 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   00 03 08.9   +26 00 44    46.261   45.346   23.6    0.5   326   20.8 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   00 03 14.7   +26 01 23    46.260   45.346   23.8    0.5   324   20.8 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   00 03 20.4   +26 02 03    46.259   45.347   23.9    0.5   322   20.8 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   00 03 26.2   +26 02 43    46.258   45.347   24.1    0.5   319   20.8 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   00 03 31.9   +26 03 23    46.257   45.347   24.4    0.5   317   20.8 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   00 03 37.7   +26 04 04    46.255   45.347   24.7    0.5   315   20.8 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   00 03 43.3   +26 04 45    46.253   45.347   25.0    0.5   313   20.8 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   00 03 49.0   +26 05 26    46.251   45.347   25.3    0.5   311   20.8 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   00 03 54.6   +26 06 08    46.249   45.348   25.7    0.5   309   20.8 
2026-04-14 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 

    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.