(120347) Salacia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Mar 2026	20.8	45.341 AU	46.149 AU	00h00m	+25°44'	35.1°	0.7°
Opposition	5 Oct 2026	20.7	45.377 AU	44.465 AU	00h03m	+27°08'	155.6°	0.5°

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 Salacia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1033711
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 42.1155087
            i (Inclination)                 : 23.92713
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 280.26268
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 309.48545
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 133.45270
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 232.29330
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -18.24113
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 273.31            
        

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
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   00 00 05.7   +25 44 47    46.149   45.341   35.1    0.7    26   20.8 
2026-03-05 07:21 UT   00 00 07.4   +25 44 53    46.151   45.341   34.8    0.7    26   20.8 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   00 00 11.4   +25 45 09    46.156   45.341   34.4    0.7    25   20.8 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   00 00 17.2   +25 45 31    46.164   45.341   33.7    0.7    24   20.8 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   00 00 23.1   +25 45 54    46.171   45.341   33.0    0.7    22   20.8 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   00 00 28.9   +25 46 18    46.177   45.342   32.3    0.7    21   20.8 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   00 00 34.8   +25 46 43    46.184   45.342   31.7    0.7    20   20.8 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   00 00 40.7   +25 47 08    46.190   45.342   31.1    0.6    18   20.8 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   00 00 46.6   +25 47 34    46.196   45.342   30.5    0.6    17   20.8 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   00 00 52.5   +25 48 00    46.201   45.342   29.9    0.6    15   20.8 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   00 00 58.4   +25 48 27    46.207   45.342   29.3    0.6    14   20.8 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   00 01 04.3   +25 48 55    46.212   45.343   28.7    0.6    12   20.8 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   00 01 10.3   +25 49 23    46.217   45.343   28.2    0.6    10   20.8 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   00 01 16.2   +25 49 52    46.222   45.343   27.7    0.6     9   20.8 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   00 01 22.2   +25 50 22    46.226   45.343   27.2    0.6     7   20.8 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   00 01 28.1   +25 50 52    46.230   45.343   26.7    0.6     5   20.8 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   00 01 34.1   +25 51 22    46.234   45.343   26.3    0.6     3   20.8 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   00 01 40.1   +25 51 53    46.238   45.344   25.9    0.5     1   20.8 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   00 01 46.0   +25 52 25    46.241   45.344   25.5    0.5   359   20.8 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   00 01 52.0   +25 52 58    46.244   45.344   25.1    0.5   357   20.8 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   00 01 58.0   +25 53 30    46.247   45.344   24.8    0.5   355   20.8 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   00 02 03.9   +25 54 04    46.250   45.344   24.5    0.5   352   20.8 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   00 02 09.9   +25 54 38    46.252   45.344   24.2    0.5   350   20.8 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   00 02 15.8   +25 55 12    46.254   45.345   24.0    0.5   348   20.8 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   00 02 21.8   +25 55 47    46.256   45.345   23.8    0.5   346   20.8 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   00 02 27.7   +25 56 23    46.257   45.345   23.7    0.5   343   20.8 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   00 02 33.6   +25 56 59    46.259   45.345   23.6    0.5   341   20.8 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   00 02 39.5   +25 57 35    46.260   45.345   23.5    0.5   338   20.8 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   00 02 45.4   +25 58 12    46.260   45.346   23.4    0.5   336   20.8 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   00 02 51.3   +25 58 49    46.261   45.346   23.4    0.5   334   20.8 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   00 02 57.2   +25 59 27    46.261   45.346   23.5    0.5   331   20.8 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   00 03 03.0   +26 00 05    46.261   45.346   23.5    0.5   329   20.8 

    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.