2018 BA3
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	30 Dec 2025	32.2	2.873 AU	3.453 AU	21h53m	-15°49'	47.0°	14.5°

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 2018 BA3 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5208915
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0544475
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.13542
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 126.04992
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 10.50906
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 226.30347
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 136.50011
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.11698
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.94            
        

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
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   21 53 20.3   -15 49 29     3.453    2.873   47.0   14.5    73   32.2 
2025-12-30 18:02 UT   21 54 14.1   -15 44 53     3.459    2.871   46.4   14.4    73   32.2 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   21 54 31.9   -15 43 21     3.461    2.870   46.3   14.3    73   32.2 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   21 55 43.9   -15 37 10     3.468    2.867   45.5   14.2    73   32.2 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   21 56 56.4   -15 30 55     3.476    2.864   44.8   14.0    73   32.2 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   21 58 09.3   -15 24 37     3.484    2.861   44.1   13.8    73   32.2 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   21 59 22.6   -15 18 16     3.491    2.858   43.4   13.7    73   32.2 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   22 00 36.3   -15 11 51     3.499    2.855   42.7   13.5    73   32.2 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   22 01 50.3   -15 05 22     3.506    2.852   42.0   13.3    73   32.2 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   22 03 04.8   -14 58 51     3.513    2.849   41.3   13.2    73   32.2 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   22 04 19.6   -14 52 16     3.519    2.846   40.6   13.0    73   32.2 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   22 05 34.9   -14 45 38     3.526    2.843   39.9   12.8    73   32.2 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   22 06 50.5   -14 38 56     3.533    2.840   39.2   12.7    73   32.2 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   22 08 06.4   -14 32 11     3.539    2.837   38.6   12.5    73   32.2 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   22 09 22.7   -14 25 23     3.545    2.834   37.9   12.3    73   32.1 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   22 10 39.4   -14 18 32     3.551    2.831   37.2   12.1    73   32.1 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   22 11 56.4   -14 11 37     3.557    2.828   36.5   11.9    73   32.1 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   22 13 13.7   -14 04 40     3.563    2.824   35.8   11.8    73   32.1 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   22 14 31.4   -13 57 39     3.568    2.821   35.1   11.6    73   32.1 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   22 15 49.4   -13 50 35     3.574    2.818   34.5   11.4    73   32.1 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   22 17 07.8   -13 43 28     3.579    2.815   33.8   11.2    73   32.1 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   22 18 26.4   -13 36 18     3.584    2.812   33.1   11.0    73   32.1 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   22 19 45.4   -13 29 05     3.589    2.808   32.4   10.8    73   32.1 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   22 21 04.6   -13 21 49     3.594    2.805   31.8   10.6    73   32.1 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   22 22 24.2   -13 14 30     3.598    2.802   31.1   10.5    74   32.1 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   22 23 44.0   -13 07 09     3.603    2.799   30.4   10.3    74   32.1 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   22 25 04.1   -12 59 44     3.607    2.795   29.8   10.1    74   32.1 

    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.