(485) Genua
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Feb 2026	14.5	3.229 AU	3.802 AU	18h34m	-11°58'	48.2°	13.2°
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
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   18 34 56.2   -11 58 58     3.802    3.229   48.2   13.2   277   14.5 
2026-02-15 17:05 UT   18 35 48.9   -11 56 24     3.795    3.229   48.7   13.3   276   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 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   18 51 26.5   -11 02 49     3.653    3.238   57.9   15.0   272   14.4 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   18 52 33.2   -10 58 23     3.642    3.238   58.6   15.1   272   14.4 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   18 53 39.3   -10 53 55     3.630    3.239   59.3   15.3   272   14.4 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   18 54 44.9   -10 49 23     3.619    3.240   60.0   15.4   271   14.4 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   18 55 49.9   -10 44 49     3.607    3.240   60.8   15.5   271   14.4 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   18 56 54.3   -10 40 11     3.595    3.241   61.5   15.6   271   14.4 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   18 57 58.1   -10 35 31     3.583    3.241   62.2   15.7   271   14.4 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   18 59 01.2   -10 30 48     3.571    3.242   62.9   15.8   270   14.4 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   19 00 03.8   -10 26 01     3.559    3.242   63.6   15.9   270   14.4 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   19 01 05.7   -10 21 13     3.547    3.243   64.3   16.0   270   14.4 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   19 02 07.0   -10 16 21     3.535    3.244   65.0   16.1   270   14.4 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   19 03 07.6   -10 11 27     3.523    3.244   65.8   16.2   269   14.4 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   19 04 07.6   -10 06 30     3.511    3.245   66.5   16.3   269   14.4 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   19 05 06.8   -10 01 31     3.498    3.245   67.2   16.4   269   14.4 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   19 06 05.5   -09 56 29     3.486    3.246   67.9   16.5   269   14.4 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   19 07 03.4   -09 51 25     3.473    3.246   68.7   16.6   268   14.4 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   19 08 00.6   -09 46 18     3.460    3.247   69.4   16.7   268   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.