What telescope do I need to see Bamberga?

At magnitude 8.0, Bamberga is easy in 7×50 or 10×50 binoculars.

Bamberga — Asteroide en Capricornus

324 Bamberga

Asteroid Capricornus Visible

Rendered preview of Bamberga from the Nightbase orrery, lit from the current Sun direction with the terminator visible.

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Propiedades

Magnitud 8.0

Descripción

Type: Asteroid

Distance: 2.682 AU

Orbital Period: 1604.6 days

Diameter: 230 km

Named for the Bavarian city of Bamberg; CP-type, slow rotator (29 h). Highly eccentric orbit (e=0.34) brings it to mag 8.0 at perihelic oppositions — among the brightest non-top-10 asteroids when favourably placed.

Posición e Identificadores

RA 20h 31m 48.3s

Dec -28° 59' 43.3"

Constelación Capricornus

Catálogo Bamberga

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Propiedades Físicas

Diámetro 230 km

Masa 1.0e19 kg

Albedo 0.06 (6% reflected)

Rotación 29.4 hours

Tamaño angular 0.2″ (current)

Propiedades orbitales

Semieje mayor 2.6824 AU (401.3 million km)

Excentricidad 0.3404

Inclinación 11.10°

Período orbital 4.39 years

Distancia 2.098 AU (17.4 light-min)

Elongación 96.7° Good

Brightness Forecast (next 12 months)

Apparent magnitude as Earth–asteroid distance changes through the year. The peak marks the brightest moment in the window — usually around opposition, when the asteroid is closest and fully illuminated.

Computed from JPL orbital elements via m = H + 5·log₁₀(r·Δ). Phase-function correction is omitted, so curves trace distance variation only — accurate within a few tenths for main-belt asteroids; coarse for fast-moving NEOs near Earth.

Consejos de Observación

Mejores meses September , October , November

Visibilidad Telescope

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Notas Named for the Bavarian city of Bamberg; CP-type, slow rotator (29 h). Highly eccentric orbit (e=0.34) brings it to mag 8.0 at perihelic oppositions — among the brightest non-top-10 asteroids when favourably placed.