(186) Celuta
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Nov 2025	13.9	2.546 AU	2.175 AU	08h32m	+34°43'	100.3°	22.5°
Opposition	15 Jan 2026	12.9	2.629 AU	1.685 AU	08h07m	+41°11'	159.5°	7.5°

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 Celuta are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1494509
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3631468
            i (Inclination)                 : 13.18110
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 14.67032
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 315.86443
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 118.23152
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -28.70112
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -9.13669
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.63            
        

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
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   08 32 44.5   +34 43 12     2.175    2.546  100.3   22.5   282   13.9 
2025-11-05 16:16 UT   08 33 16.8   +34 45 31     2.167    2.547  100.8   22.5   282   13.9 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   08 33 31.9   +34 46 38     2.164    2.547  101.1   22.4   282   13.9 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   08 34 17.7   +34 50 10     2.153    2.549  101.9   22.4   282   13.9 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   08 35 01.9   +34 53 49     2.141    2.550  102.7   22.3   281   13.8 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   08 35 44.5   +34 57 34     2.130    2.551  103.6   22.2   281   13.8 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   08 36 25.5   +35 01 26     2.119    2.553  104.4   22.1   281   13.8 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   08 37 04.8   +35 05 25     2.108    2.554  105.3   22.0   281   13.8 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   08 37 42.5   +35 09 30     2.097    2.555  106.1   21.9   280   13.8 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   08 38 18.4   +35 13 42     2.086    2.557  107.0   21.7   280   13.8 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   08 38 52.6   +35 18 01     2.075    2.558  107.8   21.6   280   13.8 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   08 39 25.1   +35 22 27     2.065    2.559  108.7   21.5   280   13.8 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   08 39 55.7   +35 27 00     2.054    2.561  109.6   21.3   279   13.7 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   08 40 24.6   +35 31 40     2.043    2.562  110.4   21.2   279   13.7 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   08 40 51.6   +35 36 27     2.032    2.563  111.3   21.1   279   13.7 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   08 41 16.7   +35 41 20     2.022    2.564  112.2   20.9   279   13.7 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   08 41 39.9   +35 46 21     2.011    2.566  113.1   20.8   278   13.7 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   08 42 01.1   +35 51 28     2.001    2.567  114.0   20.6   278   13.7 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   08 42 20.5   +35 56 41     1.991    2.568  114.9   20.4   277   13.6 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   08 42 37.8   +36 02 02     1.981    2.569  115.8   20.2   277   13.6 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   08 42 53.2   +36 07 29     1.971    2.571  116.7   20.1   277   13.6 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   08 43 06.5   +36 13 02     1.961    2.572  117.6   19.9   276   13.6 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   08 43 17.8   +36 18 42     1.951    2.573  118.6   19.7   276   13.6 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   08 43 27.1   +36 24 27     1.941    2.574  119.5   19.5   275   13.6 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   08 43 34.2   +36 30 19     1.931    2.576  120.4   19.3   275   13.6 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   08 43 39.3   +36 36 16     1.922    2.577  121.4   19.1   275   13.5 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   08 43 42.2   +36 42 19     1.912    2.578  122.3   18.9   274   13.5 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   08 43 43.0   +36 48 27     1.903    2.579  123.3   18.6   274   13.5 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   08 43 41.7   +36 54 41     1.894    2.580  124.2   18.4   273   13.5 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   08 43 38.1   +37 00 59     1.885    2.582  125.2   18.2   273   13.5 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   08 43 32.4   +37 07 22     1.876    2.583  126.1   18.0   272   13.5 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   08 43 24.5   +37 13 50     1.867    2.584  127.1   17.7   271   13.4 

    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.