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Asteroid 324 Bamberga

Below the horizon.  Rise: 16:52 | Tran: 20:46 | Set: 0:41
Alt: -60.79°   Az: 355.22°   Direction: North

Asteroid 324 Bamberga is in the constellation of Virgo, at a distance of 407,385,119.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 13h 16m 18s and the Declination is -22° 20’ 21” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid 324 Bamberga is 12.83.

Finder Charts

Map showing Asteroid 324 Bamberga in Virgo on June, 13 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid 324 Bamberga in Virgo on June, 13 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

High precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 324 Bamberga is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

324 Bamberga
RA: 13h 14m 55s
Dec: -22° 12’ 19”
Deep sky finder chart for Asteroid 324 Bamberga. Field of view: 60x40 arcmins. View in deep sky object tracker

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Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

13h 16m 18s
-22° 20’ 21”
11h 49m 55s
01h 06m 13s

J2000

13h 14m 55s
-22° 12’ 19”

Additional Information

Virgo
12.83

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid 324 Bamberga from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 112.3°
Max altitude: 16.2°
Azimuth: 247.7°
  • 324 Bamberga is below the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Given its current magnitude, 324 Bamberga is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 6 inches (150mm) or more.
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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 324 Bamberga from Earth is currently 407,385,119.0 kilometers, equivalent to 2.7232013203 Astronomical Units. Light takes 22m 38.890s to travel from Asteroid 324 Bamberga and arrive to us.

407,385,119.0
2.7232013203
22m 38.890s

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

Chart of the distance of Asteroid 324 Bamberga from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)

The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of 324 Bamberga from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest Approach

Between 1 January 1900 and 31 December 2099, the closest approach of Asteroid 324 Bamberga to Earth happens on Wed Sep 26 2057 at a distance of 0.787268 Astronomical Units, or 117,773,542 kilometers:

Wed Sep 26 2057
117,773,542
0.787268

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

Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 324 Bamberga, according to the most recent ephemerides data. Magnitude data is sampled with a 2 days interval and there might be inaccuracies for objects changing brightness very rapidly during the course of a few days. For comets there could be large discrepancies between the observed and predicted brightness because of their highly dynamic behaviour.

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 24 February 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 2022-Aug-11 05:30:06
2,459,802.7292 JD
Next perihelion transit 2026-Dec-31 03:58
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
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Orbit Diagram of Asteroid 324 Bamberga
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Physical Data

The following shows the known values of the most important physical parameters of Asteroid 324 Bamberga. Source: 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
2025 Jun 06 13h 17m 45s -22° 50’ 22” 12.73 Hydra
2025 Jun 07 13h 17m 29s -22° 45’ 59” 12.74 Virgo
2025 Jun 08 13h 17m 15s -22° 41’ 41” 12.76 Virgo
2025 Jun 09 13h 17m 01s -22° 37’ 28” 12.77 Virgo
2025 Jun 10 13h 16m 49s -22° 33’ 21” 12.78 Virgo
2025 Jun 11 13h 16m 38s -22° 29’ 19” 12.80 Virgo
2025 Jun 12 13h 16m 29s -22° 25’ 23” 12.81 Virgo
2025 Jun 13 13h 16m 20s -22° 21’ 34” 12.82 Virgo
2025 Jun 14 13h 16m 14s -22° 17’ 49” 12.84 Virgo
2025 Jun 15 13h 16m 08s -22° 14’ 11” 12.85 Virgo
2025 Jun 16 13h 16m 04s -22° 10’ 39” 12.86 Virgo
2025 Jun 17 13h 16m 01s -22° 07’ 13” 12.88 Virgo
2025 Jun 18 13h 15m 59s -22° 03’ 53” 12.89 Virgo
2025 Jun 19 13h 15m 58s -22° 00’ 40” 12.90 Virgo

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