(45) Eugenia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Apr 2024	13.4	2.699 AU	3.182 AU	22h52m	-06°49'	53.1°	17.3°
Opposition	17 Sep 2024	11.6	2.820 AU	1.817 AU	23h51m	-06°07'	175.1°	1.7°

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)                : 0.0830808
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7198494
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.60562
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 147.58412
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 87.38886
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 74.58050
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 234.95555
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 6.59873
            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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2024-04-25 00:00 UT   22 52 45.3   -06 49 39     3.182    2.699   53.1   17.3   248   13.4 
2024-04-25 19:02 UT   22 53 51.0   -06 43 60     3.174    2.700   53.5   17.4   248   13.4 
2024-04-26 00:00 UT   22 54 08.1   -06 42 31     3.172    2.700   53.7   17.5   248   13.4 
2024-04-27 00:00 UT   22 55 30.5   -06 35 25     3.162    2.701   54.3   17.6   248   13.4 
2024-04-28 00:00 UT   22 56 52.5   -06 28 22     3.152    2.702   54.9   17.7   248   13.4 
2024-04-29 00:00 UT   22 58 14.0   -06 21 20     3.143    2.703   55.5   17.9   248   13.4 
2024-04-30 00:00 UT   22 59 35.1   -06 14 21     3.133    2.704   56.1   18.0   248   13.4 
2024-05-01 00:00 UT   23 00 55.7   -06 07 24     3.123    2.705   56.7   18.1   247   13.4 
2024-05-02 00:00 UT   23 02 15.8   -06 00 29     3.113    2.706   57.4   18.3   247   13.4 
2024-05-03 00:00 UT   23 03 35.5   -05 53 37     3.102    2.706   58.0   18.4   247   13.4 
2024-05-04 00:00 UT   23 04 54.8   -05 46 47     3.092    2.707   58.6   18.5   247   13.4 
2024-05-05 00:00 UT   23 06 13.5   -05 40 00     3.082    2.708   59.2   18.7   247   13.4 
2024-05-06 00:00 UT   23 07 31.8   -05 33 16     3.071    2.709   59.9   18.8   247   13.4 
2024-05-07 00:00 UT   23 08 49.5   -05 26 34     3.061    2.710   60.5   18.9   247   13.3 
2024-05-08 00:00 UT   23 10 06.8   -05 19 56     3.050    2.711   61.1   19.0   247   13.3 
2024-05-09 00:00 UT   23 11 23.6   -05 13 20     3.040    2.712   61.7   19.1   247   13.3 
2024-05-10 00:00 UT   23 12 39.8   -05 06 48     3.029    2.712   62.4   19.3   247   13.3 
2024-05-11 00:00 UT   23 13 55.6   -05 00 19     3.018    2.713   63.0   19.4   247   13.3 
2024-05-12 00:00 UT   23 15 10.8   -04 53 53     3.007    2.714   63.6   19.5   247   13.3 
2024-05-13 00:00 UT   23 16 25.5   -04 47 30     2.996    2.715   64.3   19.6   247   13.3 
2024-05-14 00:00 UT   23 17 39.6   -04 41 11     2.985    2.716   64.9   19.7   247   13.3 
2024-05-15 00:00 UT   23 18 53.3   -04 34 56     2.974    2.717   65.6   19.8   247   13.3 
2024-05-16 00:00 UT   23 20 06.3   -04 28 43     2.963    2.718   66.2   19.9   247   13.3 
2024-05-17 00:00 UT   23 21 18.9   -04 22 35     2.952    2.719   66.9   20.0   247   13.3 
2024-05-18 00:00 UT   23 22 30.8   -04 16 30     2.941    2.719   67.5   20.1   247   13.3 
2024-05-19 00:00 UT   23 23 42.2   -04 10 29     2.929    2.720   68.2   20.2   247   13.3 
2024-05-20 00:00 UT   23 24 53.1   -04 04 32     2.918    2.721   68.8   20.3   247   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.