(83) Beatrix
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 Oct 2026	13.1	2.602 AU	1.873 AU	04h11m	+23°27'	127.2°	17.8°
Opposition	19 Nov 2026	12.0	2.579 AU	1.592 AU	03h38m	+23°36'	175.8°	1.6°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of Beatrix are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.0832007
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4312244
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.96710
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 27.65449
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 169.86426
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 183.98683
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 17.55603
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.87305
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.79            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   04 11 10.9   +23 27 28     1.873    2.602  127.2   17.8   258   13.1 
2026-10-06 07:58 UT   04 11 08.3   +23 28 09     1.869    2.602  127.5   17.7   258   13.1 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   04 11 02.4   +23 29 29     1.862    2.602  128.2   17.6   258   13.1 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   04 10 52.0   +23 31 25     1.852    2.601  129.2   17.3   258   13.0 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   04 10 39.7   +23 33 18     1.841    2.601  130.2   17.1   257   13.0 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   04 10 25.6   +23 35 06     1.831    2.600  131.3   16.8   257   13.0 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   04 10 09.7   +23 36 50     1.821    2.600  132.3   16.5   257   13.0 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   04 09 51.8   +23 38 30     1.811    2.599  133.3   16.2   257   13.0 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   04 09 32.1   +23 40 06     1.801    2.599  134.4   15.9   257   12.9 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   04 09 10.5   +23 41 37     1.791    2.598  135.5   15.6   257   12.9 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   04 08 47.1   +23 43 04     1.782    2.598  136.5   15.3   256   12.9 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   04 08 21.9   +23 44 27     1.772    2.597  137.6   15.0   256   12.9 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   04 07 54.7   +23 45 44     1.763    2.597  138.7   14.7   256   12.8 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   04 07 25.8   +23 46 57     1.754    2.596  139.8   14.3   256   12.8 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   04 06 55.1   +23 48 05     1.746    2.596  140.9   14.0   256   12.8 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   04 06 22.6   +23 49 08     1.737    2.595  142.0   13.7   255   12.8 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   04 05 48.3   +23 50 06     1.729    2.595  143.1   13.3   255   12.8 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   04 05 12.2   +23 50 59     1.721    2.594  144.2   13.0   255   12.7 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   04 04 34.4   +23 51 47     1.713    2.594  145.3   12.6   255   12.7 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   04 03 54.9   +23 52 29     1.705    2.593  146.5   12.2   254   12.7 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   04 03 13.8   +23 53 06     1.698    2.593  147.6   11.9   254   12.7 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   04 02 31.0   +23 53 37     1.690    2.592  148.8   11.5   254   12.6 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   04 01 46.6   +23 54 03     1.683    2.592  149.9   11.1   253   12.6 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   04 01 00.6   +23 54 24     1.677    2.591  151.1   10.7   253   12.6 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   04 00 13.0   +23 54 38     1.670    2.591  152.2   10.3   252   12.6 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   03 59 24.0   +23 54 47     1.664    2.590  153.4    9.9   252   12.5 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   03 58 33.4   +23 54 50     1.658    2.590  154.6    9.5   251   12.5 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   03 57 41.5   +23 54 47     1.652    2.589  155.7    9.1   251   12.5 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   03 56 48.2   +23 54 38     1.646    2.589  156.9    8.6   250   12.5 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   03 55 53.5   +23 54 23     1.641    2.588  158.1    8.2   250   12.4 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   03 54 57.6   +23 54 01     1.636    2.587  159.3    7.8   249   12.4 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   03 54 00.4   +23 53 34     1.631    2.587  160.5    7.4   248   12.4 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.