1998 BR26
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Apr 2026	31.0	2.310 AU	3.195 AU	00h12m	-05°01'	23.5°	10.0°

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
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   00 12 44.7   -05 01 05     3.195    2.310   23.5   10.0   233   31.0 
2026-04-14 03:54 UT   00 13 00.4   -04 59 45     3.194    2.310   23.6   10.0   233   31.0 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   00 14 21.5   -04 52 52     3.192    2.312   24.0   10.2   233   31.0 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   00 15 58.0   -04 44 42     3.189    2.315   24.6   10.4   233   31.0 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   00 17 34.3   -04 36 34     3.187    2.317   25.1   10.6   234   31.0 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   00 19 10.3   -04 28 30     3.184    2.320   25.7   10.8   234   31.0 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   00 20 46.0   -04 20 28     3.180    2.322   26.2   11.0   234   31.0 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   00 22 21.5   -04 12 28     3.177    2.325   26.8   11.2   234   31.0 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   00 23 56.7   -04 04 32     3.174    2.327   27.3   11.4   235   31.0 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   00 25 31.7   -03 56 39     3.170    2.330   27.9   11.6   235   31.1 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   00 27 06.4   -03 48 48     3.167    2.332   28.4   11.8   235   31.1 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   00 28 40.8   -03 41 01     3.163    2.334   29.0   12.0   235   31.1 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   00 30 14.9   -03 33 17     3.159    2.337   29.5   12.2   235   31.1 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   00 31 48.8   -03 25 36     3.155    2.339   30.1   12.5   236   31.1 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   00 33 22.4   -03 17 58     3.150    2.341   30.6   12.7   236   31.1 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   00 34 55.7   -03 10 24     3.146    2.344   31.2   12.9   236   31.1 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   00 36 28.8   -03 02 53     3.141    2.346   31.8   13.1   236   31.1 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   00 38 01.6   -02 55 25     3.137    2.348   32.3   13.3   236   31.1 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   00 39 34.2   -02 48 00     3.132    2.350   32.9   13.5   237   31.1 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   00 41 06.5   -02 40 39     3.127    2.352   33.4   13.7   237   31.1 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   00 42 38.5   -02 33 21     3.122    2.355   34.0   13.8   237   31.1 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   00 44 10.3   -02 26 07     3.116    2.357   34.6   14.0   237   31.1 

    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.