(45) Eugenia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Feb 2026	13.1	2.882 AU	2.536 AU	05h03m	+16°53'	100.3°	19.8°
Opposition	21 Mar 2027	11.1	2.579 AU	1.587 AU	12h11m	+05°09'	174.1°	2.3°

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 Eugenia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.0821724
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7215823
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.60564
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 147.55501
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 87.29356
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 206.55226
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 234.83051
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 6.59824
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.49            
        

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
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   05 03 06.7   +16 53 23     2.536    2.882  100.3   19.8    83   13.1 
2026-02-25 09:34 UT   05 03 19.2   +16 54 49     2.541    2.881   99.9   19.8    83   13.1 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   05 03 38.4   +16 56 59     2.549    2.881   99.4   19.8    83   13.1 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   05 04 11.4   +17 00 35     2.562    2.880   98.5   19.9    84   13.1 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   05 04 45.6   +17 04 11     2.575    2.880   97.7   19.9    84   13.1 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   05 05 21.1   +17 07 47     2.588    2.879   96.8   20.0    84   13.1 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   05 05 57.9   +17 11 23     2.602    2.879   96.0   20.0    84   13.1 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   05 06 35.8   +17 14 59     2.615    2.878   95.1   20.1    84   13.1 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   05 07 14.9   +17 18 34     2.628    2.878   94.3   20.1    84   13.1 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   05 07 55.3   +17 22 09     2.642    2.877   93.5   20.1    85   13.2 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   05 08 36.8   +17 25 43     2.655    2.876   92.6   20.2    85   13.2 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   05 09 19.4   +17 29 17     2.668    2.876   91.8   20.2    85   13.2 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   05 10 03.2   +17 32 50     2.681    2.875   91.0   20.2    85   13.2 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   05 10 48.2   +17 36 22     2.695    2.875   90.2   20.2    85   13.2 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   05 11 34.2   +17 39 53     2.708    2.874   89.4   20.2    85   13.2 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   05 12 21.3   +17 43 24     2.721    2.873   88.6   20.2    85   13.2 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   05 13 09.6   +17 46 53     2.735    2.873   87.8   20.2    86   13.2 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   05 13 58.9   +17 50 22     2.748    2.872   87.0   20.2    86   13.2 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   05 14 49.2   +17 53 49     2.761    2.872   86.2   20.2    86   13.3 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   05 15 40.6   +17 57 15     2.774    2.871   85.4   20.2    86   13.3 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   05 16 33.0   +18 00 39     2.788    2.870   84.6   20.2    86   13.3 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   05 17 26.5   +18 04 02     2.801    2.870   83.8   20.2    86   13.3 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   05 18 20.9   +18 07 24     2.814    2.869   83.1   20.1    86   13.3 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   05 19 16.4   +18 10 44     2.827    2.869   82.3   20.1    87   13.3 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   05 20 12.8   +18 14 03     2.840    2.868   81.5   20.1    87   13.3 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   05 21 10.1   +18 17 20     2.853    2.867   80.8   20.1    87   13.3 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   05 22 08.4   +18 20 35     2.866    2.867   80.0   20.0    87   13.3 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   05 23 07.7   +18 23 48     2.879    2.866   79.3   20.0    87   13.3 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   05 24 07.8   +18 26 59     2.892    2.865   78.5   19.9    87   13.3 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   05 25 08.9   +18 30 08     2.905    2.865   77.8   19.9    88   13.3 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   05 26 10.8   +18 33 15     2.918    2.864   77.0   19.8    88   13.4 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   05 27 13.6   +18 36 20     2.931    2.864   76.3   19.8    88   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.