(45) Eugenia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	28 Mar 2026	13.4	2.863 AU	2.944 AU	05h28m	+18°39'	75.6°	19.7°
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
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   05 28 17.2   +18 39 23     2.944    2.863   75.6   19.7    88   13.4 
2026-03-28 02:13 UT   05 28 23.1   +18 39 40     2.945    2.863   75.5   19.7    88   13.4 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   05 29 21.7   +18 42 23     2.957    2.862   74.8   19.7    88   13.4 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   05 30 26.9   +18 45 22     2.969    2.862   74.1   19.6    88   13.4 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   05 31 33.0   +18 48 17     2.982    2.861   73.4   19.5    89   13.4 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   05 32 39.9   +18 51 10     2.995    2.860   72.7   19.5    89   13.4 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   05 33 47.6   +18 54 01     3.007    2.860   71.9   19.4    89   13.4 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   05 34 56.0   +18 56 49     3.020    2.859   71.2   19.3    89   13.4 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   05 36 05.2   +18 59 35     3.032    2.859   70.5   19.3    89   13.4 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   05 37 15.2   +19 02 17     3.044    2.858   69.8   19.2    89   13.4 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   05 38 25.8   +19 04 57     3.057    2.857   69.1   19.1    89   13.4 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   05 39 37.2   +19 07 35     3.069    2.857   68.4   19.0    90   13.4 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   05 40 49.3   +19 10 09     3.081    2.856   67.7   18.9    90   13.4 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   05 42 02.1   +19 12 41     3.093    2.855   67.0   18.8    90   13.4 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   05 43 15.6   +19 15 09     3.105    2.855   66.3   18.7    90   13.4 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   05 44 29.8   +19 17 35     3.117    2.854   65.6   18.7    90   13.5 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   05 45 44.6   +19 19 57     3.129    2.853   65.0   18.6    90   13.5 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   05 47 00.2   +19 22 16     3.141    2.853   64.3   18.5    91   13.5 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   05 48 16.3   +19 24 33     3.153    2.852   63.6   18.4    91   13.5 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   05 49 33.1   +19 26 45     3.164    2.851   62.9   18.3    91   13.5 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   05 50 50.5   +19 28 55     3.176    2.851   62.3   18.2    91   13.5 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   05 52 08.6   +19 31 01     3.187    2.850   61.6   18.0    91   13.5 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   05 53 27.2   +19 33 04     3.199    2.849   60.9   17.9    92   13.5 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   05 54 46.5   +19 35 04     3.210    2.849   60.2   17.8    92   13.5 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   05 56 06.3   +19 36 60     3.222    2.848   59.6   17.7    92   13.5 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   05 57 26.7   +19 38 52     3.233    2.847   58.9   17.6    92   13.5 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   05 58 47.7   +19 40 41     3.244    2.847   58.3   17.5    92   13.5 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   06 00 09.2   +19 42 26     3.255    2.846   57.6   17.4    92   13.5 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   06 01 31.3   +19 44 08     3.266    2.845   57.0   17.2    93   13.5 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   06 02 53.9   +19 45 46     3.276    2.845   56.3   17.1    93   13.5 

    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.