(247) Eukrate
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Jun 2026	14.0	3.310 AU	2.979 AU	12h13m	-16°11'	100.0°	17.6°
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) : 0.01465
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 55.25753
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 137.62036
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 52.60069
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 20.28472
            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
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   12 13 11.5   -16 11 25     2.979    3.310  100.0   17.6   112   14.0 
2026-06-21 03:06 UT   12 13 14.1   -16 11 39     2.981    3.310   99.9   17.6   112   14.0 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   12 13 31.9   -16 13 18     2.994    3.311   99.1   17.6   112   14.0 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   12 13 53.3   -16 15 16     3.009    3.312   98.3   17.7   112   14.1 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   12 14 15.6   -16 17 20     3.024    3.313   97.5   17.7   112   14.1 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   12 14 39.0   -16 19 30     3.039    3.314   96.6   17.7   112   14.1 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   12 15 03.3   -16 21 46     3.054    3.315   95.8   17.8   113   14.1 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   12 15 28.6   -16 24 07     3.069    3.316   95.0   17.8   113   14.1 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   12 15 54.8   -16 26 34     3.085    3.318   94.2   17.8   113   14.1 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   12 16 21.9   -16 29 06     3.100    3.319   93.4   17.8   113   14.1 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   12 16 50.0   -16 31 44     3.115    3.320   92.6   17.8   113   14.1 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   12 17 19.0   -16 34 28     3.130    3.321   91.8   17.8   114   14.2 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   12 17 48.8   -16 37 16     3.145    3.322   91.0   17.8   114   14.2 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   12 18 19.6   -16 40 11     3.160    3.323   90.2   17.8   114   14.2 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   12 18 51.2   -16 43 10     3.176    3.324   89.4   17.8   114   14.2 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   12 19 23.6   -16 46 15     3.191    3.325   88.6   17.8   114   14.2 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   12 19 56.9   -16 49 25     3.206    3.326   87.8   17.8   115   14.2 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   12 20 31.1   -16 52 40     3.221    3.327   87.0   17.8   115   14.2 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   12 21 06.0   -16 56 01     3.236    3.328   86.3   17.7   115   14.2 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   12 21 41.8   -16 59 27     3.251    3.329   85.5   17.7   115   14.2 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   12 22 18.4   -17 02 58     3.266    3.330   84.7   17.7   115   14.2 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   12 22 55.7   -17 06 34     3.281    3.331   83.9   17.7   115   14.3 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   12 23 33.8   -17 10 15     3.296    3.332   83.2   17.6   116   14.3 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   12 24 12.7   -17 14 01     3.311    3.333   82.4   17.6   116   14.3 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   12 24 52.4   -17 17 52     3.326    3.334   81.7   17.6   116   14.3 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   12 25 32.8   -17 21 48     3.341    3.335   80.9   17.5   116   14.3 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   12 26 14.0   -17 25 49     3.356    3.336   80.2   17.5   116   14.3 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   12 26 55.8   -17 29 54     3.371    3.337   79.4   17.4   117   14.3 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   12 27 38.4   -17 34 05     3.386    3.338   78.7   17.4   117   14.3 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   12 28 21.7   -17 38 20     3.400    3.339   77.9   17.3   117   14.3 
2026-07-20 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 

    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.