(185) Eunike
ephemeris date magn radius delta ra dec elong phase
Today10 Mar 202612.82.399 AU3.188 AU01h26m-06°39'31.5°12.5°
Opposition13 Jan 202711.62.709 AU1.783 AU07h22m-02°32'155.6°8.6°
(185) Eunike - 2026-03-10
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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
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   01 26 09.5   -06 39 35     3.188    2.399   31.5   12.5    93   12.8 
2026-03-10 21:20 UT   01 27 44.7   -06 30 58     3.194    2.399   31.1   12.4    93   12.8 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   01 27 56.6   -06 29 53     3.194    2.399   31.1   12.3    93   12.8 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   01 29 44.0   -06 20 13     3.200    2.400   30.7   12.2    94   12.8 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   01 31 31.5   -06 10 34     3.206    2.400   30.2   12.0    94   12.8 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   01 33 19.1   -06 00 57     3.211    2.400   29.8   11.9    95   12.8 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   01 35 06.9   -05 51 21     3.217    2.401   29.4   11.7    96   12.8 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   01 36 54.9   -05 41 46     3.222    2.401   28.9   11.6    96   12.8 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   01 38 43.1   -05 32 13     3.228    2.401   28.5   11.4    97   12.8 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   01 40 31.3   -05 22 42     3.233    2.402   28.1   11.3    98   12.8 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   01 42 19.8   -05 13 13     3.238    2.402   27.7   11.1    98   12.8 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   01 44 08.4   -05 03 45     3.243    2.402   27.3   11.0    99   12.8 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   01 45 57.1   -04 54 19     3.248    2.403   26.9   10.8   100   12.8 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   01 47 46.0   -04 44 55     3.253    2.403   26.5   10.7   101   12.8 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   01 49 35.0   -04 35 34     3.258    2.404   26.1   10.5   101   12.8 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   01 51 24.1   -04 26 14     3.263    2.404   25.7   10.4   102   12.8 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   01 53 13.4   -04 16 57     3.268    2.404   25.3   10.2   103   12.8 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   01 55 02.8   -04 07 42     3.272    2.405   24.9   10.1   104   12.7 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   01 56 52.3   -03 58 29     3.277    2.405   24.6    9.9   105   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.