What telescope do I need to see Bamberga?

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

Bamberga — Astéroïde dans Capricornus

324 Bamberga

Asteroid Capricornus Visible

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

Carte du Ciel Système Solaire 3D + Liste + Plan

Propriétés

Magnitude 8.0

Description

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.

Position et Identifiants

RA 20h 31m 48.3s

Dec -28° 59' 43.3"

Constellation Capricornus

Catalogue Bamberga

Wikipedia

Propriétés Physiques

Diamètre 230 km

Masse 1.0e19 kg

Albédo 0.06 (6% reflected)

Rotation 29.4 hours

Taille angulaire 0.2″ (current)

Propriétés orbitales

Demi-grand axe 2.6824 AU (401.3 million km)

Excentricité 0.3404

Inclinaison 11.10°

Période orbitale 4.39 years

Distance 2.098 AU (17.4 light-min)

Élongation 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.

Conseils d'Observation

Meilleurs mois September , October , November

Visibilité Telescope

Où chercher In asteroid belt

Notes 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.