1998 BR26
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Jun 2026	31.1	2.434 AU	2.646 AU	01h58m	+02°12'	66.9°	22.6°

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
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   01 58 59.7   +02 12 10     2.646    2.434   66.9   22.6   246   31.1 
2026-06-27 04:09 UT   01 59 12.2   +02 12 37     2.644    2.434   67.0   22.6   246   31.1 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   02 00 11.9   +02 14 45     2.635    2.435   67.5   22.7   246   31.1 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   02 01 23.5   +02 17 12     2.623    2.436   68.2   22.8   246   31.1 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   02 02 34.6   +02 19 33     2.611    2.436   68.8   22.9   246   31.1 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   02 03 45.1   +02 21 47     2.599    2.437   69.5   23.0   246   31.1 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   02 04 55.1   +02 23 54     2.587    2.438   70.2   23.1   246   31.1 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   02 06 04.6   +02 25 54     2.575    2.438   70.8   23.2   246   31.1 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   02 07 13.5   +02 27 47     2.563    2.439   71.5   23.3   247   31.1 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   02 08 21.8   +02 29 33     2.551    2.439   72.1   23.4   247   31.1 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   02 09 29.4   +02 31 11     2.539    2.440   72.8   23.5   247   31.1 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   02 10 36.5   +02 32 42     2.527    2.441   73.5   23.5   247   31.1 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   02 11 43.0   +02 34 06     2.514    2.441   74.2   23.6   247   31.1 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   02 12 48.9   +02 35 22     2.502    2.442   74.8   23.7   247   31.0 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   02 13 54.0   +02 36 30     2.489    2.442   75.5   23.8   248   31.0 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   02 14 58.6   +02 37 31     2.477    2.442   76.2   23.8   248   31.0 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   02 16 02.4   +02 38 24     2.464    2.443   76.9   23.9   248   31.0 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   02 17 05.6   +02 39 09     2.451    2.443   77.6   24.0   248   31.0 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   02 18 08.0   +02 39 46     2.439    2.444   78.3   24.0   248   31.0 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   02 19 09.8   +02 40 15     2.426    2.444   79.0   24.1   249   31.0 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   02 20 10.8   +02 40 36     2.413    2.444   79.7   24.1   249   31.0 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   02 21 11.0   +02 40 48     2.400    2.445   80.4   24.2   249   31.0 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   02 22 10.5   +02 40 53     2.387    2.445   81.1   24.2   249   31.0 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   02 23 09.2   +02 40 49     2.374    2.445   81.8   24.3   249   31.0 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   02 24 07.1   +02 40 36     2.361    2.445   82.5   24.3   249   30.9 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   02 25 04.2   +02 40 16     2.348    2.446   83.2   24.4   250   30.9 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   02 26 00.4   +02 39 47     2.335    2.446   83.9   24.4   250   30.9 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   02 26 55.9   +02 39 09     2.322    2.446   84.6   24.4   250   30.9 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   02 27 50.4   +02 38 22     2.309    2.446   85.4   24.5   250   30.9 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   02 28 44.1   +02 37 27     2.295    2.446   86.1   24.5   250   30.9 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   02 29 37.0   +02 36 23     2.282    2.446   86.8   24.5   251   30.9 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   02 30 28.9   +02 35 10     2.269    2.446   87.6   24.5   251   30.9 

    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.