(186) Celuta
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Oct 2025	14.1	2.522 AU	2.380 AU	08h14m	+33°57'	86.4°	23.2°
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
2025-10-18 00:00 UT   08 14 33.0   +33 57 52     2.380    2.522   86.4   23.2   284   14.1 
2025-10-18 20:56 UT   08 15 35.4   +33 59 26     2.370    2.523   87.0   23.2   284   14.1 
2025-10-19 00:00 UT   08 15 44.5   +33 59 40     2.369    2.523   87.1   23.2   284   14.1 
2025-10-20 00:00 UT   08 16 54.8   +34 01 32     2.357    2.524   87.9   23.2   284   14.1 
2025-10-21 00:00 UT   08 18 04.0   +34 03 29     2.346    2.526   88.6   23.2   284   14.1 
2025-10-22 00:00 UT   08 19 11.9   +34 05 31     2.334    2.527   89.3   23.2   284   14.0 
2025-10-23 00:00 UT   08 20 18.7   +34 07 37     2.323    2.529   90.1   23.2   284   14.0 
2025-10-24 00:00 UT   08 21 24.1   +34 09 49     2.311    2.530   90.8   23.2   284   14.0 
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   08 22 28.3   +34 12 05     2.300    2.531   91.6   23.1   283   14.0 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   08 23 31.2   +34 14 26     2.289    2.533   92.4   23.1   283   14.0 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   08 24 32.8   +34 16 53     2.277    2.534   93.1   23.1   283   14.0 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   08 25 33.0   +34 19 26     2.266    2.535   93.9   23.0   283   14.0 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   08 26 31.9   +34 22 04     2.254    2.537   94.7   23.0   283   14.0 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   08 27 29.4   +34 24 47     2.243    2.538   95.5   22.9   283   14.0 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   08 28 25.5   +34 27 36     2.232    2.539   96.3   22.9   283   13.9 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   08 29 20.2   +34 30 31     2.220    2.541   97.1   22.8   283   13.9 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   08 30 13.5   +34 33 32     2.209    2.542   97.9   22.7   282   13.9 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   08 31 05.3   +34 36 40     2.198    2.544   98.7   22.7   282   13.9 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   08 31 55.7   +34 39 53     2.186    2.545   99.5   22.6   282   13.9 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   08 32 44.5   +34 43 12     2.175    2.546  100.3   22.5   282   13.9 
2025-11-06 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 

    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.