1998 BR26
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Jul 2026	30.9	2.446 AU	2.269 AU	02h30m	+02°35'	87.6°	24.5°

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 1998 BR26 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4896202
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.6422427
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.21479
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 129.83935
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 62.19713
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 63.00223
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 191.49168
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 10.78663
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.10            
        

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
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   02 30 28.9   +02 35 10     2.269    2.446   87.6   24.5   251   30.9 
2026-07-27 03:39 UT   02 30 36.7   +02 34 58     2.267    2.446   87.7   24.5   251   30.9 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   02 31 19.9   +02 33 48     2.256    2.446   88.3   24.5   251   30.8 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   02 32 10.0   +02 32 18     2.242    2.446   89.1   24.5   251   30.8 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   02 32 59.1   +02 30 38     2.229    2.446   89.8   24.5   251   30.8 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   02 33 47.2   +02 28 48     2.216    2.446   90.6   24.5   252   30.8 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   02 34 34.4   +02 26 50     2.202    2.446   91.3   24.5   252   30.8 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   02 35 20.5   +02 24 42     2.189    2.446   92.1   24.5   252   30.8 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   02 36 05.7   +02 22 25     2.176    2.446   92.9   24.5   252   30.8 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   02 36 49.7   +02 19 58     2.162    2.446   93.6   24.5   252   30.8 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   02 37 32.7   +02 17 21     2.149    2.446   94.4   24.4   253   30.7 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   02 38 14.6   +02 14 35     2.135    2.446   95.2   24.4   253   30.7 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   02 38 55.4   +02 11 39     2.122    2.445   96.0   24.4   253   30.7 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   02 39 35.0   +02 08 33     2.109    2.445   96.8   24.3   253   30.7 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   02 40 13.5   +02 05 17     2.095    2.445   97.6   24.3   254   30.7 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   02 40 50.7   +02 01 50     2.082    2.445   98.4   24.2   254   30.7 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   02 41 26.8   +01 58 14     2.068    2.444   99.2   24.2   254   30.6 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   02 42 01.6   +01 54 27     2.055    2.444  100.0   24.1   254   30.6 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   02 42 35.1   +01 50 30     2.042    2.444  100.8   24.0   255   30.6 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   02 43 07.3   +01 46 23     2.028    2.443  101.6   24.0   255   30.6 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   02 43 38.2   +01 42 05     2.015    2.443  102.5   23.9   255   30.6 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   02 44 07.8   +01 37 37     2.002    2.442  103.3   23.8   255   30.6 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   02 44 36.1   +01 32 59     1.989    2.442  104.1   23.7   256   30.5 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   02 45 02.9   +01 28 10     1.976    2.441  105.0   23.6   256   30.5 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   02 45 28.3   +01 23 10     1.962    2.441  105.8   23.5   256   30.5 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   02 45 52.3   +01 18 00     1.949    2.440  106.7   23.4   256   30.5 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   02 46 14.9   +01 12 40     1.936    2.440  107.5   23.3   257   30.5 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   02 46 36.0   +01 07 08     1.923    2.439  108.4   23.2   257   30.5 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   02 46 55.6   +01 01 27     1.910    2.439  109.3   23.0   257   30.4 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   02 47 13.6   +00 55 34     1.897    2.438  110.1   22.9   258   30.4 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   02 47 30.1   +00 49 31     1.885    2.437  111.0   22.8   258   30.4 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   02 47 45.1   +00 43 17     1.872    2.437  111.9   22.6   258   30.4 

    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.