(45) Eugenia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	20 May 2026	13.5	2.827 AU	3.515 AU	06h39m	+20°05'	40.8°	13.5°
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
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   06 39 42.9   +20 05 04     3.515    2.827   40.8   13.5    97   13.5 
2026-05-20 08:47 UT   06 40 17.0   +20 05 02     3.518    2.827   40.6   13.5    98   13.5 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   06 41 16.1   +20 04 56     3.523    2.826   40.2   13.4    98   13.5 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   06 42 49.6   +20 04 43     3.531    2.825   39.6   13.2    98   13.5 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   06 44 23.4   +20 04 26     3.539    2.825   39.0   13.0    98   13.5 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   06 45 57.5   +20 04 04     3.547    2.824   38.4   12.9    98   13.5 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   06 47 31.9   +20 03 38     3.554    2.823   37.8   12.7    98   13.5 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   06 49 06.5   +20 03 07     3.562    2.822   37.2   12.5    99   13.5 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   06 50 41.4   +20 02 32     3.569    2.822   36.6   12.4    99   13.5 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   06 52 16.5   +20 01 52     3.577    2.821   36.0   12.2    99   13.5 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   06 53 51.9   +20 01 08     3.584    2.820   35.5   12.0    99   13.5 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   06 55 27.5   +20 00 19     3.591    2.820   34.9   11.9   100   13.5 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   06 57 03.4   +19 59 26     3.598    2.819   34.3   11.7   100   13.5 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   06 58 39.5   +19 58 29     3.605    2.818   33.7   11.5   100   13.5 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   07 00 15.8   +19 57 27     3.611    2.817   33.1   11.3   100   13.5 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   07 01 52.4   +19 56 20     3.618    2.817   32.5   11.2   100   13.5 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   07 03 29.1   +19 55 09     3.625    2.816   32.0   11.0   101   13.5 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   07 05 06.1   +19 53 53     3.631    2.815   31.4   10.8   101   13.5 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   07 06 43.2   +19 52 33     3.637    2.814   30.8   10.6   101   13.5 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   07 08 20.6   +19 51 09     3.643    2.814   30.2   10.5   101   13.5 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   07 09 58.1   +19 49 39     3.649    2.813   29.7   10.3   101   13.5 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   07 11 35.8   +19 48 06     3.655    2.812   29.1   10.1   102   13.5 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   07 13 13.8   +19 46 27     3.661    2.811   28.5    9.9   102   13.4 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   07 14 51.9   +19 44 44     3.667    2.810   28.0    9.8   102   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.