(247) Eukrate
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Mar 2026	12.9	3.189 AU	2.226 AU	12h58m	-17°14'	161.8°	5.6°
Opposition	6 Apr 2026	12.8	3.208 AU	2.220 AU	12h46m	-17°12'	168.7°	3.5°

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)                : 0.2464054
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7391752
            i (Inclination)                 : 24.95550
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 0.01536
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 55.26630
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 94.11505
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 52.61026
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 20.28762
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.53            
        

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
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   12 58 34.2   -17 14 22     2.226    3.189  161.8    5.6   326   12.9 
2026-03-26 16:43 UT   12 57 50.4   -17 14 45     2.225    3.190  162.5    5.4   328   12.8 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   12 57 31.2   -17 14 54     2.224    3.191  162.7    5.3   329   12.8 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   12 56 27.7   -17 15 18     2.222    3.192  163.6    5.1   332   12.8 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   12 55 24.0   -17 15 34     2.221    3.194  164.5    4.8   335   12.8 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   12 54 19.9   -17 15 43     2.220    3.196  165.3    4.5   338   12.8 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   12 53 15.6   -17 15 44     2.219    3.197  166.0    4.3   342   12.8 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   12 52 11.1   -17 15 38     2.218    3.199  166.7    4.1   347   12.8 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   12 51 06.6   -17 15 24     2.218    3.201  167.3    3.9   352   12.8 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   12 50 01.9   -17 15 04     2.218    3.202  167.8    3.8   357   12.8 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   12 48 57.2   -17 14 36     2.218    3.204  168.2    3.7     3   12.8 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   12 47 52.6   -17 14 02     2.219    3.205  168.5    3.6     9   12.8 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   12 46 48.1   -17 13 21     2.220    3.207  168.7    3.5    15   12.7 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   12 45 43.8   -17 12 34     2.221    3.208  168.7    3.5    21   12.8 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   12 44 39.6   -17 11 41     2.223    3.210  168.6    3.5    27   12.8 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   12 43 35.8   -17 10 42     2.224    3.212  168.3    3.6    33   12.8 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   12 42 32.2   -17 09 37     2.227    3.213  168.0    3.7    39   12.8 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   12 41 29.0   -17 08 27     2.229    3.215  167.5    3.9    45   12.8 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   12 40 26.3   -17 07 12     2.232    3.216  167.0    4.0    50   12.8 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   12 39 24.0   -17 05 51     2.235    3.218  166.3    4.2    54   12.8 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   12 38 22.3   -17 04 26     2.238    3.219  165.6    4.4    58   12.8 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   12 37 21.2   -17 02 57     2.242    3.221  164.9    4.7    62   12.8 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   12 36 20.7   -17 01 24     2.246    3.222  164.0    4.9    65   12.9 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   12 35 20.9   -16 59 47     2.250    3.224  163.2    5.2    68   12.9 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   12 34 21.8   -16 58 06     2.254    3.225  162.3    5.4    71   12.9 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   12 33 23.6   -16 56 22     2.259    3.227  161.4    5.7    74   12.9 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   12 32 26.1   -16 54 35     2.264    3.228  160.4    6.0    76   12.9 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   12 31 29.6   -16 52 46     2.270    3.230  159.4    6.3    78   13.0 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   12 30 34.0   -16 50 55     2.276    3.231  158.4    6.6    80   13.0 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   12 29 39.3   -16 49 01     2.281    3.233  157.4    6.9    82   13.0 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   12 28 45.6   -16 47 06     2.288    3.234  156.4    7.2    83   13.0 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   12 27 52.9   -16 45 10     2.294    3.236  155.4    7.4    85   13.0 

    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.