(247) Eukrate
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	23 Nov 2024	11.5	2.105 AU	1.355 AU	06h55m	+63°22'	127.3°	21.9°
Opposition	22 Dec 2024	11.4	2.145 AU	1.320 AU	06h13m	+66°41'	136.7°	18.3°

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)                : 0.2466313
            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
2024-11-23 00:00 UT   06 55 58.4   +63 22 39     1.355    2.105  127.3   21.9   237   11.5 
2024-11-23 09:28 UT   06 55 47.9   +63 27 33     1.353    2.106  127.5   21.8   236   11.5 
2024-11-24 00:00 UT   06 55 30.5   +63 35 01     1.351    2.106  127.8   21.7   236   11.5 
2024-11-25 00:00 UT   06 54 57.9   +63 47 07     1.348    2.107  128.3   21.6   234   11.5 
2024-11-26 00:00 UT   06 54 20.6   +63 58 58     1.345    2.109  128.8   21.4   233   11.5 
2024-11-27 00:00 UT   06 53 38.5   +64 10 31     1.342    2.110  129.3   21.2   231   11.5 
2024-11-28 00:00 UT   06 52 51.8   +64 21 47     1.339    2.111  129.8   21.1   230   11.5 
2024-11-29 00:00 UT   06 52 00.3   +64 32 43     1.336    2.112  130.2   20.9   229   11.5 
2024-11-30 00:00 UT   06 51 04.2   +64 43 19     1.334    2.113  130.7   20.7   227   11.5 
2024-12-01 00:00 UT   06 50 03.4   +64 53 35     1.331    2.115  131.1   20.6   225   11.5 
2024-12-02 00:00 UT   06 48 58.0   +65 03 28     1.329    2.116  131.6   20.4   224   11.4 
2024-12-03 00:00 UT   06 47 48.1   +65 12 58     1.327    2.117  132.0   20.3   222   11.4 
2024-12-04 00:00 UT   06 46 33.7   +65 22 03     1.325    2.119  132.4   20.1   220   11.4 
2024-12-05 00:00 UT   06 45 15.0   +65 30 44     1.323    2.120  132.8   20.0   219   11.4 
2024-12-06 00:00 UT   06 43 52.1   +65 38 59     1.322    2.121  133.1   19.8   217   11.4 
2024-12-07 00:00 UT   06 42 25.1   +65 46 47     1.320    2.122  133.5   19.7   215   11.4 
2024-12-08 00:00 UT   06 40 54.2   +65 54 07     1.319    2.124  133.8   19.5   213   11.4 
2024-12-09 00:00 UT   06 39 19.5   +66 00 58     1.318    2.125  134.2   19.4   211   11.4 
2024-12-10 00:00 UT   06 37 41.3   +66 07 19     1.317    2.127  134.5   19.3   209   11.4 
2024-12-11 00:00 UT   06 35 59.7   +66 13 11     1.316    2.128  134.8   19.2   208   11.4 
2024-12-12 00:00 UT   06 34 14.9   +66 18 31     1.316    2.129  135.0   19.1   206   11.4 
2024-12-13 00:00 UT   06 32 27.2   +66 23 19     1.315    2.131  135.3   19.0   204   11.4 
2024-12-14 00:00 UT   06 30 36.8   +66 27 35     1.315    2.132  135.5   18.9   201   11.4 
2024-12-15 00:00 UT   06 28 44.0   +66 31 19     1.315    2.134  135.8   18.8   199   11.4 
2024-12-16 00:00 UT   06 26 49.0   +66 34 28     1.315    2.135  136.0   18.7   197   11.4 
2024-12-17 00:00 UT   06 24 52.0   +66 37 04     1.315    2.137  136.1   18.6   195   11.4 
2024-12-18 00:00 UT   06 22 53.4   +66 39 06     1.316    2.138  136.3   18.5   193   11.4 
2024-12-19 00:00 UT   06 20 53.5   +66 40 33     1.316    2.140  136.4   18.5   191   11.4 
2024-12-20 00:00 UT   06 18 52.5   +66 41 25     1.317    2.141  136.5   18.4   189   11.4 
2024-12-21 00:00 UT   06 16 50.8   +66 41 41     1.318    2.143  136.6   18.4   187   11.4 
2024-12-22 00:00 UT   06 14 48.7   +66 41 23     1.319    2.144  136.7   18.3   185   11.4 
2024-12-23 00:00 UT   06 12 46.4   +66 40 29     1.321    2.146  136.7   18.3   182   11.4 

    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.