|
(185) Eunike |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 8 Jul 2026 | 12.9 | 2.479 AU | 3.266 AU | 05h09m | +05°25' | 33.2° | 13.0° |
| Opposition | 13 Jan 2027 | 11.6 | 2.709 AU | 1.783 AU | 07h22m | -02°32' | 155.6° | 8.6° |
(185) Eunike - 2026-07-08
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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
2026-07-08 00:00 UT 05 09 33.6 +05 25 60 3.266 2.479 33.2 13.0 236 12.9
2026-07-08 22:40 UT 05 11 16.7 +05 26 33 3.262 2.479 33.6 13.1 237 12.9
2026-07-09 00:00 UT 05 11 22.7 +05 26 35 3.262 2.480 33.6 13.1 237 12.9
2026-07-10 00:00 UT 05 13 11.6 +05 27 03 3.257 2.480 34.0 13.3 237 12.9
2026-07-11 00:00 UT 05 15 00.3 +05 27 26 3.253 2.481 34.4 13.4 238 12.9
2026-07-12 00:00 UT 05 16 48.8 +05 27 42 3.248 2.482 34.9 13.5 239 12.9
2026-07-13 00:00 UT 05 18 37.0 +05 27 52 3.243 2.483 35.3 13.7 239 12.9
2026-07-14 00:00 UT 05 20 25.0 +05 27 55 3.238 2.484 35.7 13.8 240 12.9
2026-07-15 00:00 UT 05 22 12.8 +05 27 53 3.233 2.485 36.1 14.0 240 12.9
2026-07-16 00:00 UT 05 24 00.3 +05 27 44 3.228 2.486 36.6 14.1 241 12.9
2026-07-17 00:00 UT 05 25 47.5 +05 27 29 3.223 2.487 37.0 14.2 241 12.9
2026-07-18 00:00 UT 05 27 34.5 +05 27 07 3.217 2.488 37.4 14.4 242 12.9
2026-07-19 00:00 UT 05 29 21.2 +05 26 40 3.212 2.489 37.9 14.5 242 13.0
2026-07-20 00:00 UT 05 31 07.7 +05 26 06 3.207 2.490 38.3 14.7 243 13.0
2026-07-21 00:00 UT 05 32 53.8 +05 25 27 3.201 2.491 38.8 14.8 244 13.0
2026-07-22 00:00 UT 05 34 39.7 +05 24 41 3.196 2.492 39.2 14.9 244 13.0
2026-07-23 00:00 UT 05 36 25.2 +05 23 49 3.190 2.493 39.7 15.1 245 13.0
2026-07-24 00:00 UT 05 38 10.5 +05 22 51 3.184 2.495 40.1 15.2 245 13.0
2026-07-25 00:00 UT 05 39 55.4 +05 21 47 3.178 2.496 40.6 15.3 246 13.0
2026-07-26 00:00 UT 05 41 40.1 +05 20 37 3.172 2.497 41.0 15.5 246 13.0
2026-07-27 00:00 UT 05 43 24.4 +05 19 22 3.166 2.498 41.5 15.6 247 13.0
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.
