(120347) Salacia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	3 Oct 2025	20.7	45.315 AU	44.402 AU	23h58m	+26°40'	155.5°	0.5°
Today	5 Nov 2025	20.8	45.320 AU	44.551 AU	23h56m	+26°20'	140.5°	0.8°

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
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   23 56 29.0   +26 20 22    44.551   45.320  140.5    0.8    97   20.8 
2025-11-05 00:47 UT   23 56 28.9   +26 20 20    44.551   45.320  140.5    0.8    97   20.8 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   23 56 25.9   +26 19 41    44.560   45.320  139.7    0.8    96   20.8 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   23 56 22.8   +26 19 00    44.569   45.321  138.9    0.8    95   20.8 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   23 56 19.8   +26 18 19    44.578   45.321  138.1    0.8    94   20.8 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   23 56 16.9   +26 17 38    44.588   45.321  137.3    0.8    94   20.8 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   23 56 14.0   +26 16 57    44.597   45.321  136.5    0.9    93   20.8 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   23 56 11.3   +26 16 16    44.607   45.321  135.7    0.9    92   20.8 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   23 56 08.6   +26 15 35    44.617   45.322  134.9    0.9    91   20.8 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   23 56 05.9   +26 14 54    44.628   45.322  134.1    0.9    90   20.8 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   23 56 03.4   +26 14 13    44.639   45.322  133.2    0.9    89   20.8 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   23 56 00.9   +26 13 32    44.649   45.322  132.4    0.9    88   20.8 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   23 55 58.5   +26 12 51    44.660   45.322  131.5    0.9    88   20.8 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   23 55 56.2   +26 12 10    44.672   45.322  130.7    0.9    87   20.8 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   23 55 53.9   +26 11 29    44.683   45.323  129.8    1.0    86   20.8 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   23 55 51.8   +26 10 49    44.695   45.323  128.9    1.0    86   20.8 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   23 55 49.7   +26 10 08    44.707   45.323  128.1    1.0    85   20.8 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   23 55 47.7   +26 09 28    44.719   45.323  127.2    1.0    84   20.8 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   23 55 45.8   +26 08 47    44.731   45.323  126.3    1.0    84   20.8 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   23 55 44.0   +26 08 07    44.743   45.323  125.5    1.0    83   20.8 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   23 55 42.2   +26 07 27    44.756   45.324  124.6    1.0    82   20.8 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   23 55 40.6   +26 06 47    44.769   45.324  123.7    1.0    82   20.8 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   23 55 39.0   +26 06 07    44.782   45.324  122.8    1.0    81   20.8 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   23 55 37.5   +26 05 28    44.795   45.324  121.9    1.1    80   20.8 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   23 55 36.2   +26 04 48    44.808   45.324  121.0    1.1    80   20.8 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   23 55 34.9   +26 04 09    44.821   45.324  120.1    1.1    79   20.8 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   23 55 33.6   +26 03 31    44.835   45.325  119.2    1.1    79   20.8 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   23 55 32.5   +26 02 52    44.849   45.325  118.3    1.1    78   20.8 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   23 55 31.5   +26 02 14    44.863   45.325  117.4    1.1    78   20.8 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   23 55 30.6   +26 01 36    44.877   45.325  116.5    1.1    77   20.8 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   23 55 29.7   +26 00 58    44.891   45.325  115.6    1.1    77   20.8 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   23 55 29.0   +26 00 21    44.905   45.325  114.7    1.1    76   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.