(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	12 Apr 2026	12.8	3.216 AU	2.232 AU	12h40m	-17°07'	167.0°	4.0°

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
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   12 40 26.3   -17 07 12     2.232    3.216  167.0    4.0    50   12.8 
2026-04-12 10:53 UT   12 39 58.0   -17 06 36     2.233    3.217  166.7    4.1    52   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 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   12 27 01.4   -16 43 12     2.301    3.237  154.3    7.7    86   13.1 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   12 26 10.9   -16 41 14     2.308    3.239  153.3    8.0    87   13.1 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   12 25 21.5   -16 39 15     2.315    3.240  152.2    8.3    88   13.1 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   12 24 33.3   -16 37 16     2.323    3.242  151.2    8.6    90   13.1 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   12 23 46.3   -16 35 17     2.331    3.243  150.1    8.9    91   13.1 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   12 23 00.4   -16 33 19     2.339    3.244  149.1    9.2    91   13.2 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   12 22 15.8   -16 31 21     2.347    3.246  148.0    9.5    92   13.2 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   12 21 32.4   -16 29 23     2.356    3.247  147.0    9.7    93   13.2 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   12 20 50.3   -16 27 27     2.364    3.249  145.9   10.0    94   13.2 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   12 20 09.4   -16 25 32     2.373    3.250  144.9   10.3    95   13.2 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   12 19 29.9   -16 23 39     2.383    3.252  143.8   10.6    95   13.3 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   12 18 51.6   -16 21 47     2.392    3.253  142.7   10.8    96   13.3 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   12 18 14.7   -16 19 57     2.402    3.254  141.7   11.1    97   13.3 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   12 17 39.1   -16 18 10     2.412    3.256  140.7   11.3    97   13.3 
2026-05-10 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 

    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.