(695) Bella
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	29 Sep 2026	11.9	2.140 AU	1.192 AU	23h39m	+25°40'	154.5°	11.6°
Today	11 Nov 2026	12.6	2.163 AU	1.400 AU	23h26m	+19°16'	128.8°	20.9°

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 Bella are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1595879
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5400478
            i (Inclination)                 : 13.84592
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 275.46003
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 79.67627
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 340.47150
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 354.83428
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 13.61741
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.05            
        

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
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   23 26 40.9   +19 16 33     1.400    2.163  128.8   20.9    83   12.6 
2026-11-11 14:44 UT   23 26 55.0   +19 11 30     1.406    2.164  128.3   21.1    83   12.6 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   23 27 04.3   +19 08 22     1.409    2.164  128.0   21.1    82   12.6 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   23 27 29.6   +19 00 21     1.418    2.165  127.1   21.4    82   12.6 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   23 27 56.7   +18 52 30     1.427    2.165  126.3   21.6    81   12.7 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   23 28 25.6   +18 44 50     1.436    2.166  125.5   21.8    80   12.7 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   23 28 56.4   +18 37 21     1.445    2.167  124.7   22.0    80   12.7 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   23 29 28.9   +18 30 03     1.455    2.168  123.9   22.3    79   12.7 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   23 30 03.2   +18 22 57     1.464    2.169  123.1   22.5    79   12.8 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   23 30 39.2   +18 16 02     1.474    2.169  122.3   22.7    78   12.8 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   23 31 16.9   +18 09 19     1.484    2.170  121.5   22.9    78   12.8 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   23 31 56.3   +18 02 47     1.494    2.171  120.7   23.0    77   12.8 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   23 32 37.3   +17 56 28     1.504    2.172  119.9   23.2    77   12.8 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   23 33 19.9   +17 50 20     1.514    2.173  119.1   23.4    76   12.9 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   23 34 04.1   +17 44 24     1.524    2.174  118.3   23.6    76   12.9 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   23 34 49.9   +17 38 41     1.535    2.174  117.5   23.8    75   12.9 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   23 35 37.2   +17 33 09     1.545    2.175  116.7   23.9    75   12.9 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   23 36 26.0   +17 27 49     1.556    2.176  115.9   24.1    75   12.9 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   23 37 16.2   +17 22 42     1.566    2.177  115.1   24.2    74   13.0 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   23 38 08.0   +17 17 47     1.577    2.178  114.4   24.4    74   13.0 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   23 39 01.1   +17 13 03     1.588    2.179  113.6   24.5    73   13.0 
2026-12-01 00:00 UT   23 39 55.7   +17 08 32     1.599    2.180  112.8   24.6    73   13.0 
2026-12-02 00:00 UT   23 40 51.6   +17 04 13     1.610    2.181  112.1   24.8    73   13.0 
2026-12-03 00:00 UT   23 41 49.0   +17 00 06     1.621    2.182  111.3   24.9    72   13.1 
2026-12-04 00:00 UT   23 42 47.6   +16 56 12     1.632    2.183  110.5   25.0    72   13.1 
2026-12-05 00:00 UT   23 43 47.6   +16 52 29     1.643    2.183  109.8   25.1    72   13.1 
2026-12-06 00:00 UT   23 44 48.9   +16 48 58     1.655    2.184  109.0   25.2    72   13.1 
2026-12-07 00:00 UT   23 45 51.4   +16 45 40     1.666    2.185  108.3   25.3    71   13.1 
2026-12-08 00:00 UT   23 46 55.2   +16 42 33     1.677    2.186  107.5   25.4    71   13.2 
2026-12-09 00:00 UT   23 48 00.2   +16 39 38     1.689    2.187  106.8   25.5    71   13.2 
2026-12-10 00:00 UT   23 49 06.4   +16 36 55     1.701    2.188  106.1   25.6    70   13.2 
2026-12-11 00:00 UT   23 50 13.8   +16 34 24     1.712    2.189  105.3   25.7    70   13.2 

    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.