1998 BR26
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Sep 2026	29.7	2.405 AU	1.542 AU	02h41m	-03°41'	141.0°	15.2°

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)                : 0.4897160
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.6421449
            i (Inclination)                 : 12.21502
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 129.83983
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 62.19206
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 156.66964
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 191.48701
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 10.78633
            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
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   02 41 08.1   -03 41 17     1.542    2.405  141.0   15.2   276   29.7 
2026-09-25 10:04 UT   02 40 50.0   -03 45 50     1.538    2.405  141.4   15.1   276   29.7 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   02 40 24.3   -03 52 09     1.533    2.404  142.0   14.9   277   29.7 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   02 39 38.4   -04 03 06     1.525    2.402  143.0   14.6   278   29.6 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   02 38 50.6   -04 14 07     1.517    2.401  144.0   14.2   279   29.6 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   02 38 00.8   -04 25 11     1.509    2.399  144.9   13.9   280   29.6 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   02 37 09.1   -04 36 18     1.502    2.398  145.9   13.5   282   29.6 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   02 36 15.4   -04 47 27     1.494    2.396  146.9   13.2   283   29.5 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   02 35 19.8   -04 58 38     1.487    2.395  147.9   12.8   284   29.5 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   02 34 22.3   -05 09 50     1.480    2.393  148.8   12.5   286   29.5 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   02 33 23.0   -05 21 03     1.474    2.391  149.7   12.2   288   29.5 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   02 32 21.9   -05 32 15     1.467    2.390  150.7   11.8   289   29.4 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   02 31 18.9   -05 43 27     1.461    2.388  151.5   11.5   291   29.4 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   02 30 14.3   -05 54 37     1.455    2.386  152.4   11.2   293   29.4 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   02 29 07.9   -06 05 44     1.449    2.385  153.3   10.9   296   29.4 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   02 27 60.0   -06 16 49     1.444    2.383  154.1   10.6   298   29.4 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   02 26 50.4   -06 27 50     1.439    2.381  154.8   10.3   300   29.3 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   02 25 39.4   -06 38 46     1.434    2.379  155.6   10.0   303   29.3 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   02 24 26.9   -06 49 37     1.430    2.378  156.3    9.7   306   29.3 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   02 23 13.0   -07 00 22     1.425    2.376  156.9    9.5   309   29.3 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   02 21 57.8   -07 10 60     1.421    2.374  157.5    9.3   312   29.3 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   02 20 41.4   -07 21 30     1.418    2.372  158.0    9.1   315   29.2 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   02 19 23.8   -07 31 52     1.414    2.370  158.5    8.9   318   29.2 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   02 18 05.2   -07 42 05     1.411    2.368  158.8    8.7   322   29.2 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   02 16 45.5   -07 52 07     1.408    2.366  159.1    8.6   326   29.2 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   02 15 25.0   -08 01 60     1.406    2.364  159.4    8.5   329   29.2 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   02 14 03.6   -08 11 41     1.403    2.362  159.5    8.5   333   29.2 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   02 12 41.5   -08 21 09     1.401    2.360  159.6    8.5   337   29.2 

    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.