(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	22 Oct 2026	12.2	2.150 AU	1.259 AU	23h25m	+22°25'	144.8°	15.5°

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 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
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   23 25 45.8   +22 25 09     1.259    2.150  144.8   15.5   103   12.2 
2026-10-22 08:25 UT   23 25 39.9   +22 21 39     1.260    2.150  144.6   15.6   103   12.2 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   23 25 29.6   +22 15 09     1.264    2.151  144.1   15.7   102   12.2 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   23 25 15.3   +22 05 09     1.270    2.151  143.3   16.0   101   12.2 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   23 25 03.1   +21 55 10     1.275    2.152  142.6   16.3    99   12.2 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   23 24 52.8   +21 45 12     1.281    2.152  141.8   16.6    98   12.3 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   23 24 44.6   +21 35 16     1.288    2.153  141.0   16.9    97   12.3 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   23 24 38.4   +21 25 23     1.294    2.154  140.2   17.2    96   12.3 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   23 24 34.2   +21 15 32     1.300    2.154  139.4   17.5    94   12.3 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   23 24 32.0   +21 05 46     1.307    2.155  138.6   17.7    93   12.3 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   23 24 31.8   +20 56 03     1.314    2.155  137.8   18.0    92   12.4 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   23 24 33.6   +20 46 26     1.321    2.156  137.0   18.3    91   12.4 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   23 24 37.4   +20 36 54     1.328    2.157  136.2   18.6    90   12.4 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   23 24 43.2   +20 27 28     1.336    2.157  135.4   18.8    89   12.4 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   23 24 51.0   +20 18 08     1.343    2.158  134.6   19.1    88   12.5 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   23 25 00.9   +20 08 56     1.351    2.159  133.7   19.4    88   12.5 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   23 25 12.6   +19 59 51     1.359    2.159  132.9   19.6    87   12.5 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   23 25 26.4   +19 50 54     1.367    2.160  132.1   19.9    86   12.5 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   23 25 42.1   +19 42 05     1.375    2.161  131.3   20.2    85   12.5 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   23 25 59.8   +19 33 25     1.383    2.162  130.4   20.4    84   12.6 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   23 26 19.4   +19 24 54     1.392    2.162  129.6   20.7    84   12.6 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   23 26 40.9   +19 16 33     1.400    2.163  128.8   20.9    83   12.6 
2026-11-12 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 

    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.