(247) Eukrate
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 Jul 2026	14.3	3.339 AU	3.400 AU	12h28m	-17°38'	77.9°	17.3°
Opposition	8 Jun 2027	13.3	3.324 AU	2.437 AU	16h45m	-57°00'	145.6°	9.9°

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)                : 0.2462927
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7392030
            i (Inclination)                 : 24.95468
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 0.01466
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 55.25752
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 137.62035
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 52.60069
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 20.28471
            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
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   12 28 21.7   -17 38 20     3.400    3.339   77.9   17.3   117   14.3 
2026-07-19 09:34 UT   12 28 39.1   -17 40 03     3.406    3.339   77.6   17.3   117   14.3 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   12 29 05.7   -17 42 40     3.415    3.340   77.2   17.3   117   14.3 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   12 29 50.3   -17 47 04     3.430    3.341   76.4   17.2   117   14.3 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   12 30 35.6   -17 51 33     3.444    3.342   75.7   17.1   117   14.4 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   12 31 21.6   -17 56 07     3.459    3.343   75.0   17.1   118   14.4 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   12 32 08.2   -18 00 45     3.473    3.344   74.3   17.0   118   14.4 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   12 32 55.5   -18 05 27     3.488    3.345   73.5   16.9   118   14.4 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   12 33 43.4   -18 10 13     3.502    3.346   72.8   16.9   118   14.4 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   12 34 31.9   -18 15 04     3.516    3.347   72.1   16.8   118   14.4 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   12 35 21.0   -18 19 59     3.531    3.347   71.4   16.7   118   14.4 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   12 36 10.7   -18 24 58     3.545    3.348   70.7   16.6   119   14.4 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   12 37 01.0   -18 30 01     3.559    3.349   69.9   16.5   119   14.4 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   12 37 51.9   -18 35 09     3.573    3.350   69.2   16.5   119   14.4 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   12 38 43.3   -18 40 20     3.587    3.351   68.5   16.4   119   14.4 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   12 39 35.3   -18 45 35     3.601    3.352   67.8   16.3   119   14.4 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   12 40 27.9   -18 50 54     3.614    3.353   67.1   16.2   119   14.4 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   12 41 21.1   -18 56 17     3.628    3.354   66.4   16.1   120   14.4 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   12 42 14.7   -19 01 43     3.642    3.355   65.7   16.0   120   14.4 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   12 43 09.0   -19 07 13     3.655    3.355   65.0   15.9   120   14.4 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   12 44 03.7   -19 12 47     3.669    3.356   64.3   15.8   120   14.5 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   12 44 59.0   -19 18 25     3.682    3.357   63.6   15.7   120   14.5 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   12 45 54.9   -19 24 06     3.695    3.358   63.0   15.6   121   14.5 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   12 46 51.2   -19 29 51     3.708    3.359   62.3   15.5   121   14.5 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   12 47 48.0   -19 35 40     3.722    3.360   61.6   15.4   121   14.5 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   12 48 45.4   -19 41 32     3.735    3.360   60.9   15.3   121   14.5 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   12 49 43.2   -19 47 27     3.747    3.361   60.2   15.2   121   14.5 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   12 50 41.6   -19 53 26     3.760    3.362   59.5   15.1   121   14.5 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   12 51 40.4   -19 59 28     3.773    3.363   58.9   14.9   122   14.5 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   12 52 39.7   -20 05 33     3.785    3.364   58.2   14.8   122   14.5 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   12 53 39.5   -20 11 42     3.798    3.364   57.5   14.7   122   14.5 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   12 54 39.7   -20 17 53     3.810    3.365   56.8   14.6   122   14.5 

    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.