(485) Genua
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	10 Mar 2026	14.4	3.243 AU	3.547 AU	19h01m	-10°21'	64.3°	16.0°
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
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   19 01 05.7   -10 21 13     3.547    3.243   64.3   16.0   270   14.4 
2026-03-10 11:21 UT   19 01 34.8   -10 18 55     3.542    3.243   64.7   16.1   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 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   19 08 57.1   -09 41 09     3.448    3.247   70.1   16.8   268   14.4 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   19 09 52.9   -09 35 58     3.435    3.248   70.9   16.8   267   14.4 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   19 10 47.9   -09 30 45     3.422    3.248   71.6   16.9   267   14.4 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   19 11 42.2   -09 25 30     3.409    3.249   72.3   17.0   267   14.4 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   19 12 35.8   -09 20 12     3.396    3.249   73.1   17.1   267   14.4 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   19 13 28.6   -09 14 53     3.383    3.250   73.8   17.1   266   14.4 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   19 14 20.6   -09 09 32     3.370    3.250   74.6   17.2   266   14.3 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   19 15 11.9   -09 04 09     3.357    3.251   75.3   17.3   266   14.3 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   19 16 02.3   -08 58 45     3.344    3.251   76.1   17.3   266   14.3 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   19 16 52.0   -08 53 18     3.331    3.252   76.8   17.4   265   14.3 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   19 17 40.8   -08 47 51     3.317    3.252   77.6   17.4   265   14.3 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   19 18 28.9   -08 42 21     3.304    3.253   78.3   17.5   265   14.3 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   19 19 16.1   -08 36 50     3.291    3.253   79.1   17.5   265   14.3 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   19 20 02.5   -08 31 18     3.277    3.253   79.8   17.6   264   14.3 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   19 20 48.0   -08 25 45     3.264    3.254   80.6   17.6   264   14.3 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   19 21 32.8   -08 20 10     3.251    3.254   81.4   17.7   264   14.3 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   19 22 16.6   -08 14 34     3.237    3.255   82.1   17.7   264   14.3 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   19 22 59.6   -08 08 57     3.224    3.255   82.9   17.7   263   14.3 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   19 23 41.7   -08 03 19     3.210    3.256   83.7   17.8   263   14.3 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   19 24 22.9   -07 57 40     3.197    3.256   84.5   17.8   263   14.3 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   19 25 03.2   -07 51 60     3.183    3.256   85.2   17.8   263   14.2 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   19 25 42.6   -07 46 19     3.169    3.257   86.0   17.9   262   14.2 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   19 26 21.1   -07 40 37     3.156    3.257   86.8   17.9   262   14.2 

    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.