(485) Genua
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	28 May 2026	13.6	3.270 AU	2.539 AU	19h35m	-03°24'	128.8°	14.0°
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)              : 2.7513865
            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
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   19 35 37.3   -03 24 35     2.539    3.270  128.8   14.0   245   13.6 
2026-05-28 05:42 UT   19 35 33.0   -03 23 39     2.537    3.271  129.0   13.9   245   13.6 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   19 35 18.8   -03 20 43     2.529    3.271  129.7   13.8   245   13.6 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   19 34 59.2   -03 16 57     2.519    3.271  130.6   13.6   244   13.6 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   19 34 38.3   -03 13 16     2.509    3.271  131.5   13.4   243   13.6 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   19 34 16.3   -03 09 42     2.500    3.271  132.5   13.2   243   13.6 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   19 33 53.0   -03 06 13     2.490    3.271  133.4   13.0   242   13.5 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   19 33 28.6   -03 02 51     2.481    3.271  134.3   12.8   241   13.5 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   19 33 03.1   -02 59 36     2.472    3.271  135.2   12.6   241   13.5 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   19 32 36.4   -02 56 26     2.463    3.271  136.2   12.4   240   13.5 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   19 32 08.6   -02 53 24     2.455    3.272  137.1   12.2   239   13.5 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   19 31 39.7   -02 50 28     2.446    3.272  138.0   12.0   239   13.5 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   19 31 09.6   -02 47 39     2.438    3.272  138.9   11.8   238   13.5 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   19 30 38.5   -02 44 58     2.430    3.272  139.8   11.5   237   13.4 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   19 30 06.4   -02 42 23     2.422    3.272  140.8   11.3   236   13.4 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   19 29 33.1   -02 39 56     2.414    3.272  141.7   11.1   235   13.4 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   19 28 58.9   -02 37 37     2.407    3.272  142.6   10.9   234   13.4 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   19 28 23.6   -02 35 25     2.400    3.272  143.5   10.6   233   13.4 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   19 27 47.4   -02 33 21     2.393    3.272  144.4   10.4   232   13.4 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   19 27 10.2   -02 31 25     2.386    3.272  145.2   10.2   231   13.3 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   19 26 32.1   -02 29 37     2.379    3.272  146.1   10.0   230   13.3 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   19 25 53.1   -02 27 57     2.373    3.272  147.0    9.7   229   13.3 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   19 25 13.3   -02 26 25     2.367    3.272  147.9    9.5   227   13.3 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   19 24 32.6   -02 25 02     2.361    3.272  148.7    9.3   226   13.3 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   19 23 51.1   -02 23 47     2.356    3.272  149.5    9.1   224   13.3 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   19 23 08.8   -02 22 40     2.350    3.272  150.4    8.8   223   13.3 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   19 22 25.8   -02 21 42     2.345    3.272  151.2    8.6   221   13.2 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   19 21 42.2   -02 20 52     2.340    3.272  152.0    8.4   220   13.2 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   19 20 57.8   -02 20 11     2.336    3.272  152.7    8.2   218   13.2 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   19 20 12.9   -02 19 39     2.331    3.272  153.5    8.0   216   13.2 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   19 19 27.3   -02 19 15     2.327    3.272  154.2    7.8   214   13.2 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   19 18 41.3   -02 18 60     2.323    3.272  154.9    7.6   212   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.