(247) Eukrate
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	6 Apr 2026	12.7	3.208 AU	2.220 AU	12h46m	-17°12'	168.7°	3.5°
Today	9 May 2026	13.3	3.256 AU	2.412 AU	12h17m	-16°18'	140.7°	11.3°

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 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
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   12 17 39.1   -16 18 10     2.412    3.256  140.7   11.3    97   13.3 
2026-05-09 18:10 UT   12 17 13.1   -16 16 50     2.419    3.257  139.9   11.5    98   13.3 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   12 17 04.9   -16 16 25     2.422    3.257  139.6   11.6    98   13.3 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   12 16 32.0   -16 14 42     2.432    3.259  138.6   11.8    99   13.4 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   12 16 00.4   -16 13 03     2.443    3.260  137.5   12.1    99   13.4 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   12 15 30.3   -16 11 26     2.453    3.261  136.5   12.3   100   13.4 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   12 15 01.5   -16 09 53     2.464    3.263  135.5   12.5   100   13.4 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   12 14 34.1   -16 08 23     2.475    3.264  134.4   12.8   101   13.4 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   12 14 08.2   -16 06 57     2.487    3.265  133.4   13.0   101   13.4 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   12 13 43.6   -16 05 35     2.498    3.267  132.4   13.2   102   13.5 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   12 13 20.4   -16 04 17     2.510    3.268  131.4   13.4   102   13.5 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   12 12 58.6   -16 03 03     2.522    3.269  130.4   13.6   102   13.5 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   12 12 38.2   -16 01 53     2.534    3.271  129.4   13.8   103   13.5 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   12 12 19.2   -16 00 48     2.546    3.272  128.4   14.0   103   13.5 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   12 12 01.5   -15 59 48     2.558    3.273  127.4   14.2   104   13.6 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   12 11 45.3   -15 58 52     2.571    3.275  126.4   14.4   104   13.6 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   12 11 30.5   -15 58 01     2.583    3.276  125.4   14.6   104   13.6 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   12 11 17.0   -15 57 15     2.596    3.277  124.5   14.8   105   13.6 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   12 11 04.8   -15 56 35     2.609    3.279  123.5   14.9   105   13.6 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   12 10 54.1   -15 55 59     2.622    3.280  122.5   15.1   105   13.6 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   12 10 44.6   -15 55 28     2.635    3.281  121.6   15.3   106   13.7 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   12 10 36.5   -15 55 03     2.648    3.282  120.6   15.4   106   13.7 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   12 10 29.8   -15 54 43     2.662    3.284  119.7   15.6   106   13.7 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   12 10 24.3   -15 54 29     2.675    3.285  118.7   15.7   107   13.7 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   12 10 20.1   -15 54 20     2.689    3.286  117.8   15.8   107   13.7 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   12 10 17.2   -15 54 16     2.703    3.287  116.8   16.0   107   13.8 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   12 10 15.6   -15 54 19     2.717    3.289  115.9   16.1   107   13.8 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   12 10 15.3   -15 54 26     2.730    3.290  115.0   16.2   108   13.8 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   12 10 16.2   -15 54 39     2.745    3.291  114.1   16.3   108   13.8 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   12 10 18.3   -15 54 58     2.759    3.292  113.1   16.5   108   13.8 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   12 10 21.7   -15 55 23     2.773    3.294  112.2   16.6   108   13.8 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   12 10 26.3   -15 55 54     2.787    3.295  111.3   16.7   109   13.8 

    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.