(485) Genua
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Apr 2024	13.2	2.240 AU	2.535 AU	06h23m	+11°33'	61.7°	23.3°
Opposition	24 Apr 2025	12.1	2.831 AU	1.831 AU	14h18m	-05°36'	172.2°	2.8°

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)                : 0.1894279
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7503555
            i (Inclination)                 : 13.86826
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 193.38286
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 271.87624
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 4.05318
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 105.31539
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -13.86068
            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. 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
2024-04-25 00:00 UT   06 23 54.2   +11 33 44     2.535    2.240   61.7   23.3    99   13.2 
2024-04-25 03:57 UT   06 24 12.3   +11 34 11     2.536    2.240   61.6   23.3    99   13.2 
2024-04-26 00:00 UT   06 25 44.2   +11 36 26     2.545    2.241   61.2   23.2    99   13.2 
2024-04-27 00:00 UT   06 27 34.7   +11 39 00     2.555    2.241   60.7   23.1    99   13.2 
2024-04-28 00:00 UT   06 29 25.5   +11 41 28     2.565    2.242   60.2   22.9   100   13.2 
2024-04-29 00:00 UT   06 31 16.7   +11 43 50     2.575    2.242   59.7   22.8   100   13.2 
2024-04-30 00:00 UT   06 33 08.3   +11 46 04     2.586    2.243   59.2   22.7   100   13.2 
2024-05-01 00:00 UT   06 35 00.3   +11 48 11     2.596    2.243   58.7   22.6   101   13.2 
2024-05-02 00:00 UT   06 36 52.7   +11 50 11     2.606    2.244   58.2   22.4   101   13.2 
2024-05-03 00:00 UT   06 38 45.4   +11 52 04     2.616    2.244   57.7   22.3   101   13.2 
2024-05-04 00:00 UT   06 40 38.4   +11 53 51     2.626    2.245   57.2   22.2   101   13.2 
2024-05-05 00:00 UT   06 42 31.8   +11 55 30     2.636    2.245   56.7   22.0   102   13.2 
2024-05-06 00:00 UT   06 44 25.5   +11 57 02     2.645    2.246   56.2   21.9   102   13.2 
2024-05-07 00:00 UT   06 46 19.6   +11 58 27     2.655    2.247   55.7   21.8   102   13.2 
2024-05-08 00:00 UT   06 48 14.0   +11 59 45     2.665    2.247   55.2   21.6   103   13.2 
2024-05-09 00:00 UT   06 50 08.6   +12 00 55     2.675    2.248   54.7   21.5   103   13.2 
2024-05-10 00:00 UT   06 52 03.6   +12 01 59     2.685    2.249   54.2   21.4   103   13.2 
2024-05-11 00:00 UT   06 53 58.8   +12 02 55     2.694    2.249   53.7   21.2   103   13.2 
2024-05-12 00:00 UT   06 55 54.3   +12 03 45     2.704    2.250   53.2   21.1   104   13.2 
2024-05-13 00:00 UT   06 57 50.1   +12 04 27     2.714    2.251   52.8   20.9   104   13.2 

    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.