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TimezoneAsia/Shanghai
Sunrise: 5:24 
Transit: 12:27 
Sunset: 19:30
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Asteroid 324 Bamberga

Below the horizon.  Rise: 13:51 | Tran: 18:54 | Set: 23:56
Alt: -19.23°   Az: 256.12°   Direction: West-South-West

Asteroid 324 Bamberga is in the constellation of Virgo, at a distance of 441,145,557.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 13h 18m 14s and the Declination is -21° 26’ 14” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of asteroid 324 Bamberga is 13.07.

Finder Charts

The sky charts below show, at different resolutions, the position of asteroid 324 Bamberga in the sky. Click on each chart to access the interactive star map tool.

Star map showing the position of asteroid 324 Bamberga in the constellation of Virgo on F, d Y. Field of view: 50x30 degrees. View interactive star map.
Star map showing the position of asteroid 324 Bamberga in the constellation of Virgo on F, d Y. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive star map.

The following map uses photographic imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) to realistically visualize the precise position of asteroid 324 Bamberga against the stars in the background. The horizontal size of the map measures 60 arcminutes. Click on the image to access a more detailed full-screen view.

324 Bamberga
RA: 13h 16m 51s
Dec: -21° 18’ 12”
Simplified high-resolution deep sky chart showing the current position of asteroid 324 Bamberga. Field of view: 60 x 40 arcminutes. Go to the dedicated page

Equatorial Coordinates

Apparent

13h 18m 14s
-21° 26’ 14”
06h 40m 02s
19h 58m 17s

J2000

13h 16m 51s
-21° 18’ 12”

Additional Information

Virgo
13.07

Rise and Set Times

The following table lists today's rise, transit and set times of asteroid 324 Bamberga from Gaodian, China (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Shanghai):

Azimuth: 111.4°
Max altitude: 37.0°
Azimuth: 248.6°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of asteroid 324 Bamberga from Earth is currently 441,145,557.0 kilometers, equivalent to 2.9488759094 Astronomical Units. Light takes 24m 31.503s to travel from asteroid 324 Bamberga and arrive to us.

441,145,557.0
2.9488759094
24m 31.503s

The following graph shows the distance of asteroid 324 Bamberga from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance is measured in Astronomical Units and the data is sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of asteroid 324 Bamberga from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)
Note: The values in this chart may not be entirely accurate around the time of closest approach for objects passing very close to Earth at high speed (e.g., Near-Earth Objects).

The value of the distance of 324 Bamberga from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the live position tracker.

Closest Approach to Earth

In the period between January 1, 1900 and December 31, 2099, the closest approach of asteroid 324 Bamberga to Earth will happen on Wednesday 26 September 2057 at a distance of 0.787268 Astronomical Units, or 117,773,542 kilometers:

Wednesday 26 September 2057
117,773,542
0.787268

Note: the values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Light Curve

The following chart shows the light curve of asteroid 324 Bamberga, i.e., its apparent magnitude as a function of time. The curve is calculated using the latest ephemerides provided by JPL Horizons. The magnitude data is sampled with the interval of 2 days. Because of this sampling, inaccuracies may occur for objects that have large variations of brightness over a few days. For comets, large discrepancies can arise between the calculated brightness and the observations due to their highly dynamic, and not always precisely predictable, behavior.

Chart of the magnitude of asteroid 324 Bamberga as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of asteroid 324 Bamberga at epoch February, 24 2023 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460000.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.34129524
Orbit inclination i 11.10241930°
Perihelion distance q 1.76564206 AU
264,136,293 km
Aphelion distance Q 3.59530924 AU
537,850,609 km
Semi-major axis a 2.68047565 AU
400,993,451 km
Orbital period period 4.3886 years
1,602.9362 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp August 11, 2022
2,459,802.7292 JD
Next perihelion transit December 31, 2026
2,461,405.6654 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 44.137027777497°
Longitude of the ascending node node 327.85208221042°
Mean anomaly M 44.416912261272°
Mean motion n 0.22458786°/day

Orbit Visualization

The following chart is a 3D animated visualization of the orbit of asteroid 324 Bamberga relative to the other major objects in the Solar System. You can access more advanced features using our 3D Solar System Viewer.

Physical Properties

The table below lists the known key physical properties of asteroid 324 Bamberga. The source for this data is the JPL Small-Body Database.

Physical Parameter Value Relative to Earth
Diameter 229.44 km 0.0180
Sideral Rotation 29.4300 hours 1.2296
Absolute Magnitude 6.82
Geometric Albedo 0.0628

15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of asteroid 324 Bamberga computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
Jun 26 2025 13h 16m 30s -21° 41’ 12” 12.98 Virgo
Jun 27 2025 13h 16m 39s -21° 38’ 53” 13.00 Virgo
Jun 28 2025 13h 16m 50s -21° 36’ 40” 13.01 Virgo
Jun 29 2025 13h 17m 02s -21° 34’ 34” 13.02 Virgo
Jun 30 2025 13h 17m 15s -21° 32’ 36” 13.03 Virgo
Jul 01 2025 13h 17m 29s -21° 30’ 44” 13.04 Virgo
Jul 02 2025 13h 17m 44s -21° 28’ 58” 13.05 Virgo
Jul 03 2025 13h 18m 01s -21° 27’ 21” 13.06 Virgo
Jul 04 2025 13h 18m 19s -21° 25’ 50” 13.07 Virgo
Jul 05 2025 13h 18m 37s -21° 24’ 26” 13.08 Virgo
Jul 06 2025 13h 18m 57s -21° 23’ 08” 13.09 Virgo
Jul 07 2025 13h 19m 18s -21° 21’ 58” 13.10 Virgo
Jul 08 2025 13h 19m 40s -21° 20’ 55” 13.11 Virgo
Jul 09 2025 13h 20m 03s -21° 19’ 58” 13.12 Virgo

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