(485) Genua
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 Jan 2026	14.4	3.203 AU	4.064 AU	17h47m	-13°23'	25.3°	7.6°
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
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   17 47 51.5   -13 23 28     4.064    3.203   25.3    7.6   293   14.4 
2026-01-11 07:18 UT   17 48 17.6   -13 23 07     4.062    3.203   25.5    7.6   293   14.4 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   17 49 17.2   -13 22 17     4.059    3.203   26.0    7.7   292   14.4 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   17 50 42.6   -13 21 01     4.053    3.204   26.6    7.9   292   14.4 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   17 52 07.9   -13 19 40     4.048    3.205   27.2    8.1   291   14.4 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   17 53 32.9   -13 18 16     4.043    3.206   27.8    8.2   290   14.4 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   17 54 57.7   -13 16 46     4.037    3.207   28.5    8.4   290   14.4 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   17 56 22.2   -13 15 12     4.031    3.207   29.1    8.6   289   14.4 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   17 57 46.5   -13 13 34     4.025    3.208   29.7    8.7   289   14.4 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   17 59 10.6   -13 11 51     4.019    3.209   30.4    8.9   288   14.4 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   18 00 34.3   -13 10 04     4.013    3.210   31.0    9.1   287   14.4 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   18 01 57.8   -13 08 12     4.007    3.211   31.7    9.3   287   14.4 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   18 03 21.0   -13 06 16     4.000    3.211   32.3    9.4   286   14.4 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   18 04 43.9   -13 04 16     3.993    3.212   32.9    9.6   286   14.4 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   18 06 06.6   -13 02 11     3.987    3.213   33.6    9.8   285   14.4 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   18 07 28.9   -13 00 02     3.980    3.214   34.2    9.9   285   14.4 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   18 08 50.9   -12 57 49     3.972    3.215   34.9   10.1   284   14.4 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   18 10 12.6   -12 55 31     3.965    3.215   35.5   10.3   284   14.4 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   18 11 33.9   -12 53 10     3.958    3.216   36.2   10.4   284   14.4 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   18 12 55.0   -12 50 44     3.950    3.217   36.9   10.6   283   14.4 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   18 14 15.7   -12 48 13     3.943    3.218   37.5   10.7   283   14.4 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   18 15 36.0   -12 45 39     3.935    3.218   38.2   10.9   282   14.4 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   18 16 56.0   -12 43 00     3.927    3.219   38.8   11.1   282   14.4 
2026-02-02 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 

    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.