(485) Genua
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Jul 2025	13.7	2.971 AU	2.631 AU	14h01m	-02°28'	99.4°	19.7°
Opposition	10 Jul 2026	13.1	3.271 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)                : 0.1893992
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7509796
            i (Inclination)                 : 13.86671
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 193.38193
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 271.97094
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 90.39726
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 105.41199
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -13.85834
            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
2025-07-12 00:00 UT   14 01 06.9   -02 28 54     2.631    2.971   99.4   19.7   112   13.7 
2025-07-12 06:44 UT   14 01 15.6   -02 29 51     2.635    2.971   99.1   19.7   112   13.7 
2025-07-13 00:00 UT   14 01 38.2   -02 32 18     2.646    2.972   98.6   19.8   112   13.7 
2025-07-14 00:00 UT   14 02 10.4   -02 35 47     2.661    2.974   97.8   19.8   112   13.7 
2025-07-15 00:00 UT   14 02 43.5   -02 39 21     2.676    2.976   97.0   19.8   111   13.7 
2025-07-16 00:00 UT   14 03 17.6   -02 43 01     2.691    2.977   96.2   19.8   111   13.8 
2025-07-17 00:00 UT   14 03 52.6   -02 46 45     2.706    2.979   95.4   19.9   111   13.8 
2025-07-18 00:00 UT   14 04 28.4   -02 50 34     2.721    2.980   94.6   19.9   111   13.8 
2025-07-19 00:00 UT   14 05 05.2   -02 54 29     2.736    2.982   93.9   19.9   111   13.8 
2025-07-20 00:00 UT   14 05 42.9   -02 58 27     2.751    2.984   93.1   19.9   111   13.8 
2025-07-21 00:00 UT   14 06 21.4   -03 02 31     2.766    2.985   92.3   19.9   110   13.8 
2025-07-22 00:00 UT   14 07 00.8   -03 06 39     2.781    2.987   91.5   19.9   110   13.8 
2025-07-23 00:00 UT   14 07 41.1   -03 10 51     2.797    2.989   90.8   19.9   110   13.9 
2025-07-24 00:00 UT   14 08 22.2   -03 15 07     2.812    2.990   90.0   19.9   110   13.9 
2025-07-25 00:00 UT   14 09 04.2   -03 19 28     2.827    2.992   89.3   19.8   110   13.9 
2025-07-26 00:00 UT   14 09 46.9   -03 23 52     2.842    2.993   88.5   19.8   110   13.9 
2025-07-27 00:00 UT   14 10 30.5   -03 28 20     2.857    2.995   87.8   19.8   109   13.9 
2025-07-28 00:00 UT   14 11 14.9   -03 32 52     2.872    2.997   87.0   19.8   109   13.9 
2025-07-29 00:00 UT   14 12 00.1   -03 37 28     2.887    2.998   86.3   19.8   109   13.9 
2025-07-30 00:00 UT   14 12 46.0   -03 42 06     2.902    3.000   85.6   19.7   109   13.9 
2025-07-31 00:00 UT   14 13 32.7   -03 46 48     2.918    3.001   84.8   19.7   109   14.0 
2025-08-01 00:00 UT   14 14 20.2   -03 51 34     2.933    3.003   84.1   19.6   109   14.0 
2025-08-02 00:00 UT   14 15 08.4   -03 56 22     2.948    3.004   83.4   19.6   108   14.0 
2025-08-03 00:00 UT   14 15 57.3   -04 01 13     2.963    3.006   82.6   19.6   108   14.0 
2025-08-04 00:00 UT   14 16 47.0   -04 06 07     2.978    3.008   81.9   19.5   108   14.0 
2025-08-05 00:00 UT   14 17 37.3   -04 11 04     2.993    3.009   81.2   19.5   108   14.0 
2025-08-06 00:00 UT   14 18 28.4   -04 16 03     3.008    3.011   80.5   19.4   108   14.0 
2025-08-07 00:00 UT   14 19 20.1   -04 21 05     3.023    3.012   79.8   19.3   108   14.0 
2025-08-08 00:00 UT   14 20 12.6   -04 26 09     3.037    3.014   79.0   19.3   107   14.0 
2025-08-09 00:00 UT   14 21 05.6   -04 31 16     3.052    3.015   78.3   19.2   107   14.0 
2025-08-10 00:00 UT   14 21 59.4   -04 36 25     3.067    3.017   77.6   19.2   107   14.1 
2025-08-11 00:00 UT   14 22 53.8   -04 41 35     3.082    3.018   76.9   19.1   107   14.1 

    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.