(27) Euterpe
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Oct 2025	11.5	2.461 AU	1.921 AU	21h05m	-18°28'	110.9°	22.2°
Opposition	8 Feb 2027	8.9	2.044 AU	1.058 AU	09h32m	+16°52'	177.7°	1.1°

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 Euterpe are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1715637
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3471731
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.58332
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 94.76749
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 356.56880
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 272.94178
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 91.33760
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.09475
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.60            
        

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
2025-10-16 00:00 UT   21 05 52.2   -18 28 37     1.921    2.461  110.9   22.2    73   11.5 
2025-10-16 11:40 UT   21 06 03.4   -18 27 36     1.927    2.460  110.5   22.3    73   11.5 
2025-10-17 00:00 UT   21 06 15.6   -18 26 31     1.932    2.459  110.0   22.4    73   11.5 
2025-10-18 00:00 UT   21 06 40.5   -18 24 18     1.943    2.457  109.1   22.5    73   11.5 
2025-10-19 00:00 UT   21 07 07.0   -18 21 58     1.953    2.455  108.3   22.7    73   11.5 
2025-10-20 00:00 UT   21 07 35.1   -18 19 31     1.964    2.453  107.4   22.8    73   11.5 
2025-10-21 00:00 UT   21 08 04.7   -18 16 57     1.975    2.452  106.5   22.9    73   11.5 
2025-10-22 00:00 UT   21 08 35.9   -18 14 15     1.986    2.450  105.7   23.0    73   11.6 
2025-10-23 00:00 UT   21 09 08.6   -18 11 27     1.997    2.448  104.8   23.1    73   11.6 
2025-10-24 00:00 UT   21 09 42.7   -18 08 32     2.008    2.446  104.0   23.2    73   11.6 
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   21 10 18.3   -18 05 31     2.019    2.445  103.1   23.3    73   11.6 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   21 10 55.4   -18 02 22     2.030    2.443  102.3   23.4    73   11.6 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   21 11 33.9   -17 59 07     2.041    2.441  101.4   23.5    72   11.6 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   21 12 13.8   -17 55 45     2.052    2.439  100.6   23.6    72   11.6 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   21 12 55.1   -17 52 16     2.063    2.437   99.8   23.7    72   11.7 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   21 13 37.7   -17 48 41     2.075    2.436   99.0   23.8    72   11.7 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   21 14 21.7   -17 44 59     2.086    2.434   98.1   23.8    72   11.7 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   21 15 07.0   -17 41 11     2.097    2.432   97.3   23.9    72   11.7 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   21 15 53.6   -17 37 16     2.108    2.430   96.5   23.9    72   11.7 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   21 16 41.4   -17 33 15     2.120    2.428   95.7   24.0    72   11.7 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   21 17 30.5   -17 29 07     2.131    2.426   94.9   24.0    72   11.7 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   21 18 20.9   -17 24 54     2.142    2.425   94.1   24.1    72   11.7 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   21 19 12.4   -17 20 34     2.153    2.423   93.4   24.1    72   11.7 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   21 20 05.1   -17 16 08     2.165    2.421   92.6   24.1    72   11.8 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   21 20 59.0   -17 11 35     2.176    2.419   91.8   24.2    72   11.8 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   21 21 54.0   -17 06 57     2.187    2.417   91.0   24.2    72   11.8 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   21 22 50.2   -17 02 12     2.198    2.415   90.3   24.2    72   11.8 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   21 23 47.5   -16 57 21     2.210    2.414   89.5   24.2    72   11.8 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   21 24 45.8   -16 52 24     2.221    2.412   88.7   24.2    72   11.8 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   21 25 45.3   -16 47 21     2.232    2.410   88.0   24.2    72   11.8 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   21 26 45.8   -16 42 12     2.243    2.408   87.2   24.2    72   11.8 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   21 27 47.4   -16 36 57     2.255    2.406   86.5   24.2    72   11.8 

    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.