(485) Genua
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 Feb 2026	14.4	3.219 AU	3.927 AU	18h16m	-12°43'	38.8°	11.1°
Opposition	10 Jul 2026	13.1	3.272 AU	2.297 AU	19h07m	-02°29'	160.1°	6.1°

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 Genua are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1893630
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7513864
            i (Inclination)                 : 13.86530
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 193.37616
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 272.02412
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 133.53949
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 105.46098
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -13.85648
            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
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   18 16 56.0   -12 43 00     3.927    3.219   38.8   11.1   282   14.4 
2026-02-01 15:49 UT   18 17 48.6   -12 41 14     3.922    3.220   39.3   11.2   282   14.4 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   18 18 15.7   -12 40 18     3.919    3.220   39.5   11.2   281   14.4 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   18 19 35.0   -12 37 31     3.911    3.221   40.2   11.4   281   14.4 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   18 20 53.9   -12 34 40     3.902    3.221   40.8   11.5   281   14.4 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   18 22 12.5   -12 31 45     3.894    3.222   41.5   11.7   280   14.4 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   18 23 30.7   -12 28 46     3.885    3.223   42.2   11.8   280   14.4 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   18 24 48.5   -12 25 43     3.876    3.223   42.8   12.0   279   14.4 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   18 26 05.9   -12 22 36     3.867    3.224   43.5   12.2   279   14.4 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   18 27 22.9   -12 19 25     3.858    3.225   44.2   12.3   279   14.5 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   18 28 39.5   -12 16 10     3.849    3.226   44.8   12.5   278   14.5 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   18 29 55.7   -12 12 52     3.840    3.226   45.5   12.6   278   14.5 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   18 31 11.5   -12 09 29     3.831    3.227   46.2   12.8   278   14.5 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   18 32 26.8   -12 06 03     3.821    3.228   46.9   12.9   277   14.5 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   18 33 41.7   -12 02 32     3.812    3.228   47.5   13.0   277   14.5 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   18 34 56.2   -11 58 58     3.802    3.229   48.2   13.2   277   14.5 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   18 36 10.2   -11 55 20     3.792    3.230   48.9   13.3   276   14.5 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   18 37 23.7   -11 51 39     3.782    3.230   49.6   13.5   276   14.5 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   18 38 36.7   -11 47 54     3.772    3.231   50.3   13.6   276   14.5 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   18 39 49.3   -11 44 05     3.762    3.232   51.0   13.7   275   14.5 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   18 41 01.3   -11 40 13     3.751    3.232   51.7   13.9   275   14.5 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   18 42 12.9   -11 36 17     3.741    3.233   52.4   14.0   275   14.5 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   18 43 24.0   -11 32 17     3.730    3.234   53.0   14.1   274   14.5 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   18 44 34.5   -11 28 15     3.719    3.234   53.7   14.3   274   14.4 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   18 45 44.5   -11 24 09     3.709    3.235   54.4   14.4   274   14.4 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   18 46 54.0   -11 19 59     3.698    3.235   55.1   14.5   274   14.4 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   18 48 02.9   -11 15 46     3.687    3.236   55.8   14.7   273   14.4 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   18 49 11.3   -11 11 30     3.676    3.237   56.5   14.8   273   14.4 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   18 50 19.2   -11 07 11     3.664    3.237   57.2   14.9   273   14.4 

    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.