(186) Celuta
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Jan 2026	12.9	2.626 AU	1.684 AU	08h12m	+41°01'	159.0°	7.7°
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
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   08 12 18.6   +41 01 45     1.684    2.626  159.0    7.7   206   12.9 
2026-01-12 12:18 UT   08 11 37.8   +41 03 27     1.684    2.626  159.1    7.7   205   12.9 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   08 10 58.9   +41 04 59     1.684    2.627  159.2    7.6   203   12.9 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   08 09 38.6   +41 07 58     1.684    2.628  159.4    7.6   199   12.9 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   08 08 17.9   +41 10 41     1.685    2.629  159.5    7.5   195   12.9 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   08 06 56.9   +41 13 09     1.686    2.630  159.5    7.5   191   12.9 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   08 05 35.6   +41 15 21     1.687    2.631  159.4    7.5   188   12.9 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   08 04 14.2   +41 17 17     1.688    2.632  159.3    7.6   184   12.9 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   08 02 52.8   +41 18 56     1.690    2.633  159.1    7.6   180   12.9 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   08 01 31.5   +41 20 19     1.692    2.634  158.9    7.7   176   12.9 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   08 00 10.4   +41 21 25     1.694    2.635  158.5    7.9   173   12.9 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   07 58 49.6   +41 22 15     1.697    2.636  158.1    8.0   169   12.9 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   07 57 29.3   +41 22 49     1.699    2.637  157.7    8.1   166   12.9 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   07 56 09.6   +41 23 05     1.702    2.638  157.2    8.3   163   12.9 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   07 54 50.5   +41 23 05     1.706    2.639  156.6    8.5   160   12.9 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   07 53 32.2   +41 22 49     1.709    2.639  156.0    8.7   157   12.9 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   07 52 14.7   +41 22 17     1.713    2.640  155.4    8.9   154   13.0 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   07 50 58.2   +41 21 28     1.717    2.641  154.7    9.2   152   13.0 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   07 49 42.8   +41 20 23     1.722    2.642  153.9    9.4   149   13.0 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   07 48 28.5   +41 19 03     1.726    2.643  153.2    9.7   147   13.0 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   07 47 15.5   +41 17 27     1.731    2.644  152.4    9.9   145   13.0 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   07 46 03.7   +41 15 37     1.736    2.645  151.6   10.2   142   13.0 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   07 44 53.3   +41 13 31     1.742    2.646  150.7   10.5   140   13.1 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   07 43 44.4   +41 11 10     1.748    2.647  149.9   10.8   138   13.1 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   07 42 37.1   +41 08 36     1.753    2.648  149.0   11.0   137   13.1 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   07 41 31.3   +41 05 47     1.760    2.648  148.1   11.3   135   13.1 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   07 40 27.2   +41 02 45     1.766    2.649  147.2   11.6   133   13.1 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   07 39 24.8   +40 59 30     1.773    2.650  146.3   11.9   132   13.2 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   07 38 24.2   +40 56 01     1.779    2.651  145.4   12.2   130   13.2 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   07 37 25.4   +40 52 21     1.787    2.652  144.4   12.5   129   13.2 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   07 36 28.6   +40 48 28     1.794    2.653  143.5   12.8   128   13.2 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   07 35 33.6   +40 44 23     1.801    2.654  142.5   13.1   126   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.