(120347) Salacia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	3 Oct 2025	20.7	45.315 AU	44.402 AU	23h58m	+26°40'	155.5°	0.5°
Today	28 Nov 2025	20.8	45.324 AU	44.808 AU	23h55m	+26°04'	121.0°	1.1°

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
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   23 55 36.2   +26 04 48    44.808   45.324  121.0    1.1    80   20.8 
2025-11-28 05:20 UT   23 55 35.9   +26 04 40    44.811   45.324  120.8    1.1    80   20.8 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   23 55 34.9   +26 04 09    44.821   45.324  120.1    1.1    79   20.8 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   23 55 33.6   +26 03 31    44.835   45.325  119.2    1.1    79   20.8 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   23 55 32.5   +26 02 52    44.849   45.325  118.3    1.1    78   20.8 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   23 55 31.5   +26 02 14    44.863   45.325  117.4    1.1    78   20.8 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   23 55 30.6   +26 01 36    44.877   45.325  116.5    1.1    77   20.8 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   23 55 29.7   +26 00 58    44.891   45.325  115.6    1.1    77   20.8 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   23 55 29.0   +26 00 21    44.905   45.325  114.7    1.1    76   20.8 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   23 55 28.3   +25 59 44    44.919   45.326  113.8    1.1    76   20.8 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   23 55 27.7   +25 59 07    44.934   45.326  112.9    1.1    75   20.8 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   23 55 27.2   +25 58 31    44.949   45.326  111.9    1.2    75   20.8 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   23 55 26.8   +25 57 55    44.963   45.326  111.0    1.2    74   20.8 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   23 55 26.5   +25 57 20    44.978   45.326  110.1    1.2    74   20.8 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   23 55 26.3   +25 56 44    44.993   45.327  109.2    1.2    73   20.8 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   23 55 26.2   +25 56 10    45.008   45.327  108.3    1.2    73   20.8 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   23 55 26.2   +25 55 35    45.023   45.327  107.4    1.2    72   20.8 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   23 55 26.3   +25 55 01    45.039   45.327  106.4    1.2    72   20.8 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   23 55 26.5   +25 54 28    45.054   45.327  105.5    1.2    71   20.8 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   23 55 26.7   +25 53 55    45.069   45.327  104.6    1.2    71   20.8 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   23 55 27.1   +25 53 22    45.085   45.328  103.7    1.2    70   20.8 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   23 55 27.6   +25 52 50    45.101   45.328  102.7    1.2    70   20.8 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   23 55 28.1   +25 52 19    45.116   45.328  101.8    1.2    70   20.8 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   23 55 28.8   +25 51 47    45.132   45.328  100.9    1.2    69   20.8 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   23 55 29.5   +25 51 17    45.148   45.328  100.0    1.2    69   20.8 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   23 55 30.3   +25 50 47    45.164   45.328   99.0    1.2    68   20.9 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   23 55 31.3   +25 50 17    45.179   45.329   98.1    1.2    68   20.9 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   23 55 32.3   +25 49 48    45.195   45.329   97.2    1.2    67   20.9 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   23 55 33.4   +25 49 20    45.211   45.329   96.2    1.2    67   20.9 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   23 55 34.6   +25 48 52    45.227   45.329   95.3    1.2    67   20.9 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   23 55 35.9   +25 48 25    45.243   45.329   94.4    1.2    66   20.9 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   23 55 37.3   +25 47 58    45.260   45.329   93.5    1.2    66   20.9 

    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.