(247) Eukrate
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Oct 2025	13.9	2.880 AU	3.699 AU	12h10m	+02°03'	29.9°	9.9°
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
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   12 10 52.1   +02 03 48     3.699    2.880   29.9    9.9   299   13.9 
2025-10-25 20:25 UT   12 11 54.2   +01 53 59     3.695    2.882   30.5   10.1   298   13.9 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   12 12 05.1   +01 52 16     3.694    2.882   30.6   10.1   298   13.9 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   12 13 17.8   +01 40 45     3.689    2.885   31.2   10.3   298   14.0 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   12 14 30.3   +01 29 16     3.683    2.887   31.8   10.5   298   14.0 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   12 15 42.4   +01 17 49     3.678    2.890   32.5   10.6   298   14.0 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   12 16 54.2   +01 06 24     3.672    2.892   33.1   10.8   298   14.0 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   12 18 05.7   +00 55 01     3.667    2.894   33.8   11.0   297   14.0 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   12 19 16.9   +00 43 40     3.661    2.897   34.4   11.2   297   14.0 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   12 20 27.8   +00 32 20     3.655    2.899   35.1   11.3   297   14.0 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   12 21 38.3   +00 21 03     3.648    2.901   35.7   11.5   297   14.0 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   12 22 48.5   +00 09 47     3.642    2.904   36.4   11.7   297   14.0 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   12 23 58.4   +00 01 26     3.636    2.906   37.0   11.9   296   14.0 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   12 25 07.9   +00 12 38     3.629    2.908   37.7   12.0   296   14.0 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   12 26 17.1   +00 23 48     3.622    2.911   38.3   12.2   296   14.0 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   12 27 26.0   +00 34 55     3.616    2.913   39.0   12.4   296   14.0 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   12 28 34.5   +00 46 01     3.609    2.915   39.7   12.5   296   14.0 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   12 29 42.6   +00 57 05     3.601    2.918   40.3   12.7   296   14.0 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   12 30 50.4   -01 08 06     3.594    2.920   41.0   12.9   296   14.0 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   12 31 57.8   -01 19 06     3.587    2.922   41.7   13.0   295   14.0 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   12 33 04.9   -01 30 03     3.579    2.925   42.3   13.2   295   14.0 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   12 34 11.6   -01 40 59     3.571    2.927   43.0   13.3   295   14.0 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   12 35 17.8   -01 51 52     3.564    2.929   43.7   13.5   295   14.0 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   12 36 23.7   -02 02 43     3.556    2.932   44.4   13.6   295   14.0 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   12 37 29.2   -02 13 32     3.547    2.934   45.1   13.8   295   14.0 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   12 38 34.3   -02 24 18     3.539    2.936   45.8   14.0   295   14.0 

    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.