Asteroid 324 Bamberga
Asteroid 324 Bamberga was discovered by Austrian Johann Palisa on 25 February 1892 in Vienna. It is a dark C-type asteroid, approximately 224 kilometers in diameter, located in the outer regions of the asteroid belt. The asteroid is named after the town of Bamberg in Bavaria Bamberga has a relatively long rotation period of 23.2 hours and orbits the Sun at an average distance of 3.23 astronomical units (AU), taking 5.3 years to complete one orbit.
Asteroid 324 Bamberga is currently in the constellation of Sextans, at a distance of 417,228,326 kilometers from Earth.
View interactive star map
Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid 324 Bamberga from Greenwich, United Kingdom (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
- 324 Bamberga is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
- Right now it is placed in the East direction at an altitude of 12° above the horizon.
- Given its current magnitude, 324 Bamberga is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 6 inches (150mm) or more.
- Go to interactive sky chart
If you need to access this information frequently for your observations, you can create a simple customized Quick Access page, so that you can easily bookmark it in your browser favorites or add a shortcut to your mobile phones' home screen.
Asteroid 324 Bamberga Position and Finder Charts
Field of view: 10x6 degrees
View fullscreen
Higher 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.
Also check out Where is Asteroid 324 Bamberga?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid 324 Bamberga in the sky and additional links to sky charts.
Asteroid 324 Bamberga Distance from Earth
The distance of Asteroid 324 Bamberga from Earth is currently 417,228,326 kilometers, equivalent to 2.788999 Astronomical Units. Light takes 23 minutes and 11.7239 seconds to travel from Asteroid 324 Bamberga and arrive to us.
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.
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 of Asteroid 324 Bamberga to Earth
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:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Asteroid 324 Bamberga Brightness and 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.
Asteroid 324 Bamberga 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 |
Visualization of Asteroid 324 Bamberga Orbit
This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 324 Bamberga with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 324 Bamberga and the planets along their orbits in this diagram accurately represents the current configuration of the objects in the Solar System. This is an experimental feature and it requires a WebGL enabled browser. Please provide us feedback!
View Asteroid 324 Bamberga in the 3D Solar System Simulator
Asteroid 324 Bamberga 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 |
Asteroid 324 Bamberga 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. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 324 Bamberga in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Apr 13 | 10h 25m 00s | +04° 24’ 34” | 12.75 | Sextans |
| 2024 Apr 14 | 10h 24m 39s | +04° 26’ 03” | 12.77 | Sextans |
| 2024 Apr 15 | 10h 24m 20s | +04° 27’ 25” | 12.79 | Sextans |
| 2024 Apr 16 | 10h 24m 02s | +04° 28’ 44” | 12.81 | Sextans |
| 2024 Apr 17 | 10h 23m 45s | +04° 29’ 54” | 12.83 | Sextans |
| 2024 Apr 18 | 10h 23m 30s | +04° 31’ 01” | 12.85 | Sextans |
| 2024 Apr 19 | 10h 23m 16s | +04° 32’ 02” | 12.87 | Sextans |
| 2024 Apr 20 | 10h 23m 03s | +04° 32’ 56” | 12.89 | Sextans |
| 2024 Apr 21 | 10h 22m 50s | +04° 33’ 44” | 12.90 | Sextans |
| 2024 Apr 22 | 10h 22m 40s | +04° 34’ 27” | 12.92 | Sextans |
| 2024 Apr 23 | 10h 22m 30s | +04° 35’ 05” | 12.94 | Sextans |
| 2024 Apr 24 | 10h 22m 22s | +04° 35’ 36” | 12.96 | Sextans |
| 2024 Apr 25 | 10h 22m 14s | +04° 36’ 02” | 12.97 | Sextans |
| 2024 Apr 26 | 10h 22m 09s | +04° 36’ 23” | 12.99 | Sextans |