(83) Beatrix
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	31 Aug 2026	13.7	2.617 AU	2.321 AU	03h58m	+21°38'	95.4°	22.6°
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
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   03 58 07.7   +21 38 40     2.321    2.617   95.4   22.6   258   13.7 
2026-08-31 22:27 UT   03 58 50.9   +21 42 20     2.309    2.616   96.1   22.6   258   13.7 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   03 58 53.8   +21 42 35     2.308    2.616   96.2   22.6   258   13.7 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   03 59 38.8   +21 46 26     2.294    2.616   96.9   22.5   258   13.7 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   04 00 22.6   +21 50 15     2.281    2.615   97.7   22.5   258   13.7 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   04 01 05.3   +21 54 01     2.268    2.615   98.5   22.4   258   13.7 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   04 01 46.7   +21 57 43     2.255    2.615   99.3   22.4   258   13.6 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   04 02 26.9   +22 01 23     2.241    2.614  100.1   22.3   259   13.6 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   04 03 05.9   +22 04 60     2.228    2.614  100.9   22.2   259   13.6 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   04 03 43.6   +22 08 33     2.215    2.614  101.8   22.2   259   13.6 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   04 04 19.9   +22 12 04     2.202    2.613  102.6   22.1   259   13.6 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   04 04 55.0   +22 15 32     2.189    2.613  103.4   22.0   259   13.6 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   04 05 28.6   +22 18 56     2.176    2.613  104.2   21.9   259   13.6 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   04 06 00.9   +22 22 18     2.163    2.612  105.1   21.8   259   13.5 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   04 06 31.8   +22 25 37     2.150    2.612  105.9   21.7   259   13.5 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   04 07 01.3   +22 28 52     2.137    2.611  106.8   21.6   259   13.5 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   04 07 29.4   +22 32 05     2.124    2.611  107.6   21.5   259   13.5 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   04 07 56.0   +22 35 15     2.111    2.611  108.5   21.4   259   13.5 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   04 08 21.1   +22 38 21     2.098    2.610  109.4   21.3   259   13.5 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   04 08 44.7   +22 41 25     2.086    2.610  110.2   21.2   259   13.4 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   04 09 06.8   +22 44 26     2.073    2.609  111.1   21.0   259   13.4 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   04 09 27.3   +22 47 23     2.061    2.609  112.0   20.9   259   13.4 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   04 09 46.3   +22 50 18     2.048    2.609  112.9   20.8   259   13.4 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   04 10 03.7   +22 53 10     2.036    2.608  113.8   20.6   259   13.4 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   04 10 19.5   +22 55 58     2.024    2.608  114.7   20.5   259   13.3 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   04 10 33.7   +22 58 43     2.011    2.607  115.6   20.3   259   13.3 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   04 10 46.3   +23 01 26     1.999    2.607  116.6   20.1   259   13.3 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   04 10 57.2   +23 04 05     1.987    2.606  117.5   20.0   258   13.3 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   04 11 06.4   +23 06 40     1.975    2.606  118.4   19.8   258   13.3 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   04 11 13.9   +23 09 13     1.963    2.606  119.4   19.6   258   13.3 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   04 11 19.7   +23 11 42     1.952    2.605  120.3   19.4   258   13.2 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   04 11 23.8   +23 14 08     1.940    2.605  121.3   19.2   258   13.2 

    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.