(384) Burdigala
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	1 Oct 2026	12.5	2.502 AU	1.504 AU	00h39m	-02°11'	174.1°	2.4°
Today	11 Nov 2026	13.3	2.443 AU	1.658 AU	00h11m	-03°06'	133.1°	17.2°

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 Burdigala are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1453802
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6529777
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.58932
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 47.65693
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 35.26234
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 274.54572
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 82.79065
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 3.22342
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.32            
        

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   00 11 35.8   -03 06 41     1.658    2.443  133.1   17.2    63   13.3 
2026-11-11 16:15 UT   00 11 25.7   -03 05 19     1.663    2.442  132.4   17.4    63   13.3 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   00 11 21.2   -03 04 38     1.666    2.442  132.0   17.5    63   13.3 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   00 11 08.4   -03 02 25     1.674    2.441  131.0   17.8    63   13.4 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   00 10 57.2   -03 00 01     1.683    2.439  130.0   18.1    63   13.4 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   00 10 47.8   -02 57 27     1.691    2.438  128.9   18.4    63   13.4 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   00 10 40.0   -02 54 42     1.700    2.436  127.9   18.7    64   13.4 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   00 10 34.0   -02 51 47     1.709    2.435  126.9   18.9    64   13.4 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   00 10 29.6   -02 48 42     1.718    2.434  125.9   19.2    64   13.5 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   00 10 26.9   -02 45 27     1.727    2.432  124.9   19.5    64   13.5 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   00 10 25.9   -02 42 02     1.737    2.431  123.9   19.7    64   13.5 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   00 10 26.6   -02 38 27     1.746    2.430  123.0   19.9    64   13.5 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   00 10 28.9   -02 34 42     1.756    2.428  122.0   20.2    64   13.5 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   00 10 32.9   -02 30 48     1.765    2.427  121.0   20.4    65   13.6 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   00 10 38.6   -02 26 44     1.775    2.426  120.1   20.6    65   13.6 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   00 10 45.9   -02 22 31     1.785    2.424  119.1   20.8    65   13.6 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   00 10 54.8   -02 18 08     1.795    2.423  118.2   21.0    65   13.6 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   00 11 05.3   -02 13 37     1.805    2.421  117.2   21.2    65   13.6 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   00 11 17.4   -02 08 56     1.815    2.420  116.3   21.4    65   13.6 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   00 11 31.1   -02 04 07     1.826    2.419  115.4   21.6    65   13.7 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   00 11 46.4   -01 59 08     1.836    2.417  114.5   21.8    65   13.7 
2026-12-01 00:00 UT   00 12 03.2   -01 54 01     1.846    2.416  113.6   22.0    65   13.7 
2026-12-02 00:00 UT   00 12 21.6   -01 48 46     1.857    2.415  112.7   22.1    65   13.7 
2026-12-03 00:00 UT   00 12 41.6   -01 43 22     1.868    2.413  111.8   22.3    65   13.7 
2026-12-04 00:00 UT   00 13 03.0   -01 37 50     1.878    2.412  110.9   22.4    66   13.7 
2026-12-05 00:00 UT   00 13 26.0   -01 32 09     1.889    2.411  110.0   22.6    66   13.8 
2026-12-06 00:00 UT   00 13 50.5   -01 26 20     1.900    2.410  109.1   22.7    66   13.8 
2026-12-07 00:00 UT   00 14 16.4   -01 20 23     1.911    2.408  108.2   22.9    66   13.8 
2026-12-08 00:00 UT   00 14 43.8   -01 14 19     1.922    2.407  107.3   23.0    66   13.8 
2026-12-09 00:00 UT   00 15 12.7   -01 08 06     1.933    2.406  106.5   23.1    66   13.8 
2026-12-10 00:00 UT   00 15 43.0   -01 01 46     1.944    2.404  105.6   23.2    66   13.8 
2026-12-11 00:00 UT   00 16 14.7   +00 55 18     1.955    2.403  104.8   23.3    66   13.8 

    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.