(247) Eukrate
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	22 Dec 2024	11.4	2.145 AU	1.320 AU	06h13m	+66°41'	136.7°	18.3°
Today	5 Feb 2025	11.9	2.225 AU	1.550 AU	05h31m	+58°57'	121.1°	22.3°

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
2025-02-05 00:00 UT   05 31 48.1   +58 57 27     1.550    2.225  121.1   22.3   112   11.9 
2025-02-05 11:58 UT   05 32 01.9   +58 49 51     1.554    2.226  120.8   22.4   112   12.0 
2025-02-06 00:00 UT   05 32 16.5   +58 42 11     1.559    2.227  120.5   22.4   111   12.0 
2025-02-07 00:00 UT   05 32 47.9   +58 26 54     1.567    2.229  119.9   22.6   111   12.0 
2025-02-08 00:00 UT   05 33 22.2   +58 11 35     1.576    2.232  119.3   22.7   110   12.0 
2025-02-09 00:00 UT   05 33 59.4   +57 56 16     1.585    2.234  118.7   22.8   109   12.0 
2025-02-10 00:00 UT   05 34 39.3   +57 40 57     1.595    2.236  118.1   22.9   108   12.0 
2025-02-11 00:00 UT   05 35 21.9   +57 25 37     1.604    2.238  117.5   23.0   108   12.1 
2025-02-12 00:00 UT   05 36 07.2   +57 10 18     1.614    2.240  116.9   23.2   107   12.1 
2025-02-13 00:00 UT   05 36 54.9   +56 54 59     1.623    2.242  116.2   23.3   106   12.1 
2025-02-14 00:00 UT   05 37 45.0   +56 39 41     1.633    2.244  115.6   23.4   106   12.1 
2025-02-15 00:00 UT   05 38 37.5   +56 24 25     1.643    2.246  115.0   23.5   105   12.1 
2025-02-16 00:00 UT   05 39 32.4   +56 09 10     1.653    2.248  114.4   23.6   105   12.2 
2025-02-17 00:00 UT   05 40 29.4   +55 53 56     1.663    2.251  113.8   23.7   104   12.2 
2025-02-18 00:00 UT   05 41 28.5   +55 38 44     1.673    2.253  113.1   23.8   103   12.2 
2025-02-19 00:00 UT   05 42 29.8   +55 23 34     1.683    2.255  112.5   23.9   103   12.2 
2025-02-20 00:00 UT   05 43 33.1   +55 08 26     1.694    2.257  111.9   24.0   102   12.2 
2025-02-21 00:00 UT   05 44 38.3   +54 53 20     1.704    2.259  111.3   24.1   102   12.2 
2025-02-22 00:00 UT   05 45 45.4   +54 38 17     1.715    2.261  110.6   24.2   102   12.3 
2025-02-23 00:00 UT   05 46 54.3   +54 23 16     1.725    2.264  110.0   24.3   101   12.3 
2025-02-24 00:00 UT   05 48 05.0   +54 08 18     1.736    2.266  109.4   24.3   101   12.3 
2025-02-25 00:00 UT   05 49 17.5   +53 53 22     1.747    2.268  108.7   24.4   100   12.3 
2025-02-26 00:00 UT   05 50 31.6   +53 38 29     1.758    2.270  108.1   24.5   100   12.3 
2025-02-27 00:00 UT   05 51 47.3   +53 23 40     1.769    2.272  107.5   24.6   100   12.4 
2025-02-28 00:00 UT   05 53 04.6   +53 08 53     1.780    2.275  106.9   24.6    99   12.4 
2025-03-01 00:00 UT   05 54 23.4   +52 54 09     1.792    2.277  106.2   24.7    99   12.4 
2025-03-02 00:00 UT   05 55 43.6   +52 39 29     1.803    2.279  105.6   24.8    99   12.4 
2025-03-03 00:00 UT   05 57 05.3   +52 24 51     1.814    2.281  105.0   24.8    98   12.4 
2025-03-04 00:00 UT   05 58 28.3   +52 10 17     1.826    2.284  104.4   24.9    98   12.4 
2025-03-05 00:00 UT   05 59 52.6   +51 55 46     1.838    2.286  103.7   24.9    98   12.5 
2025-03-06 00:00 UT   06 01 18.2   +51 41 18     1.849    2.288  103.1   25.0    97   12.5 

    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.