(247) Eukrate
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	22 Dec 2024	11.4	2.145 AU	1.320 AU	06h13m	+66°41'	136.7°	18.3°
Today	2 Jan 2025	11.5	2.162 AU	1.344 AU	05h53m	+65°59'	136.0°	18.4°

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 Eukrate are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2466313
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7404608
            i (Inclination)                 : 24.95224
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 0.03764
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 55.33701
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 7.08725
            Epoch                           : 2024 Oct 17

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 52.70614
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 20.30313
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.54            
        

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
2025-01-02 00:00 UT   05 53 26.0   +65 59 53     1.344    2.162  136.0   18.4   161   11.5 
2025-01-02 20:17 UT   05 51 58.3   +65 53 58     1.347    2.163  135.8   18.5   159   11.5 
2025-01-03 00:00 UT   05 51 42.4   +65 52 51     1.347    2.164  135.8   18.5   159   11.5 
2025-01-04 00:00 UT   05 50 02.1   +65 45 18     1.350    2.165  135.6   18.5   157   11.5 
2025-01-05 00:00 UT   05 48 25.1   +65 37 17     1.354    2.167  135.4   18.6   155   11.5 
2025-01-06 00:00 UT   05 46 51.8   +65 28 47     1.358    2.169  135.1   18.7   153   11.5 
2025-01-07 00:00 UT   05 45 22.2   +65 19 51     1.362    2.170  134.8   18.7   151   11.5 
2025-01-08 00:00 UT   05 43 56.5   +65 10 29     1.366    2.172  134.5   18.8   149   11.5 
2025-01-09 00:00 UT   05 42 34.7   +65 00 41     1.371    2.174  134.2   18.9   148   11.5 
2025-01-10 00:00 UT   05 41 17.0   +64 50 30     1.375    2.176  133.9   19.0   146   11.5 
2025-01-11 00:00 UT   05 40 03.5   +64 39 56     1.380    2.177  133.6   19.1   144   11.5 
2025-01-12 00:00 UT   05 38 54.2   +64 29 00     1.385    2.179  133.2   19.2   142   11.6 
2025-01-13 00:00 UT   05 37 49.1   +64 17 44     1.390    2.181  132.8   19.3   141   11.6 
2025-01-14 00:00 UT   05 36 48.3   +64 06 07     1.395    2.183  132.4   19.4   139   11.6 
2025-01-15 00:00 UT   05 35 51.8   +63 54 12     1.400    2.185  132.0   19.5   137   11.6 
2025-01-16 00:00 UT   05 34 59.6   +63 41 58     1.406    2.186  131.6   19.7   136   11.6 
2025-01-17 00:00 UT   05 34 11.7   +63 29 28     1.411    2.188  131.2   19.8   134   11.6 
2025-01-18 00:00 UT   05 33 28.1   +63 16 42     1.417    2.190  130.7   19.9   133   11.6 
2025-01-19 00:00 UT   05 32 48.8   +63 03 41     1.423    2.192  130.3   20.0   131   11.7 
2025-01-20 00:00 UT   05 32 13.7   +62 50 25     1.430    2.194  129.8   20.2   130   11.7 
2025-01-21 00:00 UT   05 31 42.8   +62 36 57     1.436    2.196  129.3   20.3   128   11.7 
2025-01-22 00:00 UT   05 31 16.1   +62 23 16     1.442    2.198  128.8   20.4   127   11.7 
2025-01-23 00:00 UT   05 30 53.5   +62 09 23     1.449    2.200  128.3   20.5   126   11.7 
2025-01-24 00:00 UT   05 30 35.1   +61 55 20     1.456    2.202  127.8   20.7   125   11.7 
2025-01-25 00:00 UT   05 30 20.6   +61 41 08     1.463    2.203  127.3   20.8   123   11.8 
2025-01-26 00:00 UT   05 30 10.1   +61 26 46     1.470    2.205  126.8   21.0   122   11.8 
2025-01-27 00:00 UT   05 30 03.5   +61 12 16     1.477    2.207  126.2   21.1   121   11.8 
2025-01-28 00:00 UT   05 30 00.8   +60 57 38     1.485    2.209  125.7   21.2   120   11.8 
2025-01-29 00:00 UT   05 30 01.8   +60 42 54     1.493    2.211  125.1   21.4   119   11.8 
2025-01-30 00:00 UT   05 30 06.5   +60 28 03     1.500    2.213  124.6   21.5   118   11.8 
2025-01-31 00:00 UT   05 30 14.9   +60 13 07     1.508    2.215  124.0   21.6   117   11.9 
2025-02-01 00:00 UT   05 30 26.8   +59 58 06     1.516    2.217  123.4   21.8   116   11.9 

    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.