(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	22 Oct 2026	12.9	2.472 AU	1.534 AU	00h21m	-03°10'	155.0°	9.8°

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) : 47.65694
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 35.26233
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 274.54573
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 82.79066
            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
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   00 21 54.0   -03 10 23     1.534    2.472  155.0    9.8    56   12.9 
2026-10-22 14:36 UT   00 21 27.1   -03 11 17     1.536    2.471  154.3   10.0    56   12.9 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   00 21 10.0   -03 11 50     1.538    2.471  153.9   10.2    56   12.9 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   00 20 27.2   -03 13 07     1.542    2.469  152.8   10.6    57   13.0 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   00 19 45.6   -03 14 14     1.547    2.468  151.6   11.0    57   13.0 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   00 19 05.3   -03 15 11     1.552    2.466  150.5   11.5    58   13.0 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   00 18 26.2   -03 15 58     1.557    2.465  149.4   11.9    58   13.0 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   00 17 48.4   -03 16 34     1.562    2.463  148.2   12.3    59   13.0 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   00 17 12.0   -03 17 01     1.568    2.462  147.1   12.7    59   13.1 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   00 16 37.0   -03 17 17     1.573    2.460  146.0   13.0    60   13.1 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   00 16 03.4   -03 17 23     1.579    2.459  144.9   13.4    60   13.1 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   00 15 31.3   -03 17 18     1.586    2.458  143.8   13.8    60   13.1 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   00 15 00.6   -03 17 02     1.592    2.456  142.7   14.2    61   13.1 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   00 14 31.5   -03 16 36     1.599    2.455  141.6   14.5    61   13.2 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   00 14 03.9   -03 15 59     1.605    2.453  140.5   14.9    61   13.2 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   00 13 37.9   -03 15 12     1.612    2.452  139.4   15.3    61   13.2 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   00 13 13.5   -03 14 14     1.619    2.450  138.4   15.6    62   13.2 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   00 12 50.6   -03 13 05     1.627    2.449  137.3   15.9    62   13.2 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   00 12 29.4   -03 11 45     1.634    2.448  136.2   16.3    62   13.3 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   00 12 09.9   -03 10 14     1.642    2.446  135.2   16.6    62   13.3 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   00 11 52.0   -03 08 33     1.650    2.445  134.1   16.9    63   13.3 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   00 11 35.8   -03 06 41     1.658    2.443  133.1   17.2    63   13.3 
2026-11-12 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 

    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.