1998 BR26
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Aug 2026	30.4	2.437 AU	1.872 AU	02h47m	+00°43'	111.9°	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
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   02 47 45.1   +00 43 17     1.872    2.437  111.9   22.6   258   30.4 
2026-08-26 04:49 UT   02 47 47.9   +00 42 01     1.869    2.437  112.1   22.6   258   30.4 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   02 47 58.4   +00 36 52     1.859    2.436  112.8   22.5   259   30.4 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   02 48 10.2   +00 30 17     1.847    2.435  113.7   22.3   259   30.3 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   02 48 20.3   +00 23 31     1.834    2.435  114.6   22.2   259   30.3 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   02 48 28.7   +00 16 35     1.822    2.434  115.5   22.0   260   30.3 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   02 48 35.4   +00 09 27     1.809    2.433  116.4   21.8   260   30.3 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   02 48 40.4   +00 02 09     1.797    2.432  117.4   21.6   260   30.3 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   02 48 43.7   +00 05 19     1.785    2.431  118.3   21.4   261   30.2 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   02 48 45.2   +00 12 59     1.773    2.430  119.2   21.2   261   30.2 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   02 48 44.9   +00 20 48     1.761    2.430  120.2   21.0   262   30.2 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   02 48 42.8   +00 28 49     1.749    2.429  121.1   20.8   262   30.2 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   02 48 38.8   +00 36 60     1.737    2.428  122.1   20.6   263   30.1 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   02 48 32.9   +00 45 21     1.726    2.427  123.0   20.4   263   30.1 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   02 48 25.2   +00 53 52     1.714    2.426  124.0   20.1   263   30.1 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   02 48 15.5   -01 02 33     1.703    2.425  125.0   19.9   264   30.1 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   02 48 03.9   -01 11 24     1.691    2.424  125.9   19.7   264   30.1 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   02 47 50.3   -01 20 25     1.680    2.423  126.9   19.4   265   30.0 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   02 47 34.8   -01 29 35     1.669    2.422  127.9   19.1   266   30.0 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   02 47 17.3   -01 38 55     1.658    2.420  128.9   18.9   266   30.0 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   02 46 57.7   -01 48 24     1.648    2.419  129.9   18.6   267   30.0 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   02 46 36.2   -01 58 01     1.637    2.418  130.9   18.3   267   29.9 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   02 46 12.7   -02 07 47     1.627    2.417  131.9   18.0   268   29.9 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   02 45 47.1   -02 17 41     1.617    2.416  132.9   17.8   269   29.9 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   02 45 19.5   -02 27 43     1.607    2.415  133.9   17.5   269   29.9 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   02 44 49.9   -02 37 52     1.597    2.413  134.9   17.2   270   29.8 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   02 44 18.2   -02 48 09     1.587    2.412  135.9   16.8   271   29.8 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   02 43 44.5   -02 58 33     1.578    2.411  136.9   16.5   272   29.8 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   02 43 08.8   -03 09 03     1.568    2.409  137.9   16.2   273   29.8 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   02 42 31.0   -03 19 39     1.559    2.408  138.9   15.9   274   29.7 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   02 41 51.2   -03 30 22     1.551    2.407  139.9   15.6   275   29.7 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   02 41 09.4   -03 41 09     1.542    2.405  140.9   15.2   276   29.7 

    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.