(485) Genua
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	10 Jul 2026	13.1	3.272 AU	2.298 AU	19h07m	-02°29'	160.1°	6.1°
Today	20 Aug 2026	13.6	3.264 AU	2.502 AU	18h42m	-05°07'	131.8°	13.4°

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 Genua are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1892726
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7517074
            i (Inclination)                 : 13.86467
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 193.36623
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 272.07271
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 176.67705
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 105.50109
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -13.85542
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.56            
        

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
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   18 42 19.4   -05 07 59     2.502    3.264  131.8   13.4   102   13.6 
2026-08-20 10:34 UT   18 42 11.9   -05 10 17     2.506    3.264  131.4   13.5   102   13.6 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   18 42 02.6   -05 13 13     2.511    3.264  130.8   13.6   102   13.6 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   18 41 47.0   -05 18 27     2.521    3.264  129.9   13.8   101   13.6 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   18 41 32.7   -05 23 43     2.531    3.263  129.0   13.9   101   13.6 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   18 41 19.7   -05 28 59     2.541    3.263  128.1   14.1   100   13.6 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   18 41 07.9   -05 34 16     2.551    3.263  127.1   14.3   100   13.6 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   18 40 57.4   -05 39 33     2.562    3.262  126.2   14.5    99   13.6 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   18 40 48.3   -05 44 50     2.572    3.262  125.3   14.6    99   13.7 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   18 40 40.3   -05 50 07     2.583    3.262  124.4   14.8    98   13.7 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   18 40 33.7   -05 55 24     2.594    3.261  123.5   15.0    98   13.7 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   18 40 28.4   -06 00 41     2.605    3.261  122.5   15.1    97   13.7 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   18 40 24.3   -06 05 58     2.616    3.261  121.6   15.3    97   13.7 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   18 40 21.5   -06 11 14     2.627    3.260  120.7   15.4    96   13.7 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   18 40 20.0   -06 16 30     2.638    3.260  119.8   15.6    96   13.7 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   18 40 19.8   -06 21 45     2.650    3.260  118.9   15.7    95   13.8 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   18 40 20.8   -06 26 58     2.662    3.259  118.0   15.9    95   13.8 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   18 40 23.1   -06 32 11     2.673    3.259  117.1   16.0    95   13.8 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   18 40 26.7   -06 37 23     2.685    3.258  116.2   16.1    94   13.8 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   18 40 31.5   -06 42 33     2.697    3.258  115.3   16.2    94   13.8 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   18 40 37.7   -06 47 42     2.709    3.258  114.4   16.4    93   13.8 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   18 40 45.0   -06 52 50     2.721    3.257  113.5   16.5    93   13.8 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   18 40 53.7   -06 57 55     2.734    3.257  112.6   16.6    93   13.9 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   18 41 03.5   -07 02 59     2.746    3.256  111.8   16.7    92   13.9 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   18 41 14.6   -07 08 01     2.759    3.256  110.9   16.8    92   13.9 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   18 41 27.0   -07 13 01     2.771    3.256  110.0   16.9    92   13.9 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   18 41 40.6   -07 17 59     2.784    3.255  109.1   17.0    91   13.9 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   18 41 55.4   -07 22 54     2.796    3.255  108.3   17.1    91   13.9 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   18 42 11.4   -07 27 47     2.809    3.254  107.4   17.1    91   13.9 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   18 42 28.6   -07 32 38     2.822    3.254  106.5   17.2    90   13.9 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   18 42 47.0   -07 37 26     2.835    3.253  105.7   17.3    90   14.0 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   18 43 06.6   -07 42 11     2.848    3.253  104.8   17.4    90   14.0 

    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.