(185) Eunike
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 May 2026	12.7	2.429 AU	3.384 AU	03h17m	+01°45'	15.9°	6.5°
Opposition	13 Jan 2027	11.6	2.709 AU	1.783 AU	07h22m	-02°32'	155.6°	8.6°

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 Eunike are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1268688
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7384654
            i (Inclination)                 : 23.25272
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 153.73581
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 224.02155
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 346.94072
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 195.33821
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -15.92324
            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
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   03 17 00.4   +01 45 21     3.384    2.429   15.9    6.5   167   12.7 
2026-05-09 21:52 UT   03 18 43.7   +01 51 15     3.385    2.430   15.9    6.5   169   12.7 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   03 18 53.8   +01 51 49     3.385    2.430   15.9    6.5   169   12.7 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   03 20 47.3   +01 58 12     3.385    2.430   16.0    6.6   171   12.7 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   03 22 40.8   +02 04 29     3.386    2.431   16.1    6.6   173   12.7 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   03 24 34.3   +02 10 42     3.386    2.432   16.1    6.6   174   12.7 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   03 26 27.9   +02 16 49     3.386    2.432   16.2    6.7   176   12.7 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   03 28 21.6   +02 22 51     3.386    2.433   16.4    6.7   178   12.7 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   03 30 15.2   +02 28 48     3.386    2.434   16.5    6.8   180   12.7 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   03 32 08.9   +02 34 40     3.386    2.434   16.6    6.8   181   12.7 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   03 34 02.6   +02 40 26     3.386    2.435   16.8    6.9   183   12.7 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   03 35 56.2   +02 46 07     3.386    2.436   16.9    6.9   185   12.7 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   03 37 50.0   +02 51 43     3.385    2.437   17.1    7.0   186   12.7 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   03 39 43.7   +02 57 13     3.385    2.437   17.3    7.1   188   12.7 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   03 41 37.4   +03 02 38     3.385    2.438   17.5    7.2   189   12.7 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   03 43 31.1   +03 07 57     3.384    2.439   17.7    7.2   191   12.7 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   03 45 24.7   +03 13 10     3.383    2.440   17.9    7.3   193   12.7 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   03 47 18.4   +03 18 18     3.383    2.440   18.1    7.4   194   12.7 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   03 49 12.1   +03 23 20     3.382    2.441   18.3    7.5   195   12.7 

    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.