(45) Eugenia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Oct 2026	13.3	2.706 AU	3.333 AU	10h42m	+07°49'	44.0°	14.8°
Opposition	21 Mar 2027	11.1	2.582 AU	1.589 AU	12h10m	+05°11'	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)                : 0.0813572
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7232822
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.60907
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 147.51977
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 87.20015
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 250.51103
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 234.70122
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 6.60115
            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
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   10 42 57.3   +07 49 39     3.333    2.706   44.0   14.8   292   13.3 
2026-10-17 15:29 UT   10 43 54.4   +07 44 45     3.327    2.706   44.4   14.9   292   13.3 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   10 44 25.7   +07 42 03     3.323    2.706   44.6   15.0   292   13.3 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   10 45 53.8   +07 34 28     3.312    2.705   45.2   15.2   292   13.3 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   10 47 21.7   +07 26 54     3.302    2.704   45.8   15.3   292   13.3 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   10 48 49.2   +07 19 21     3.291    2.703   46.4   15.5   292   13.3 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   10 50 16.5   +07 11 48     3.280    2.702   47.0   15.6   292   13.3 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   10 51 43.5   +07 04 17     3.269    2.701   47.7   15.8   292   13.3 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   10 53 10.2   +06 56 46     3.258    2.700   48.3   16.0   292   13.3 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   10 54 36.6   +06 49 16     3.247    2.700   48.9   16.1   292   13.3 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   10 56 02.8   +06 41 47     3.236    2.699   49.5   16.3   292   13.3 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   10 57 28.6   +06 34 20     3.225    2.698   50.1   16.4   292   13.3 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   10 58 54.1   +06 26 54     3.213    2.697   50.8   16.6   293   13.3 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   11 00 19.3   +06 19 29     3.202    2.696   51.4   16.7   293   13.3 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   11 01 44.2   +06 12 06     3.191    2.695   52.0   16.9   293   13.3 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   11 03 08.8   +06 04 43     3.179    2.694   52.6   17.0   293   13.3 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   11 04 33.1   +05 57 23     3.167    2.694   53.3   17.2   293   13.3 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   11 05 57.0   +05 50 04     3.155    2.693   53.9   17.3   293   13.3 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   11 07 20.6   +05 42 47     3.143    2.692   54.5   17.5   293   13.3 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   11 08 43.9   +05 35 32     3.131    2.691   55.2   17.6   293   13.3 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   11 10 06.8   +05 28 19     3.119    2.690   55.8   17.8   293   13.3 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   11 11 29.4   +05 21 07     3.107    2.689   56.5   17.9   293   13.3 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   11 12 51.5   +05 13 58     3.095    2.689   57.1   18.0   293   13.3 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   11 14 13.4   +05 06 52     3.083    2.688   57.7   18.2   293   13.3 

    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.