(485) Genua
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Jun 2026	13.2	3.273 AU	2.332 AU	19h20m	-02°19'	153.5°	8.0°
Opposition	10 Jul 2026	13.1	3.272 AU	2.298 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)                : 0.1892726
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7517074
            i (Inclination)                 : 13.86467
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 193.36623
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 272.07271
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 176.67705
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 105.50109
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -13.85542
            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
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   19 20 13.0   -02 19 43     2.332    3.273  153.5    8.0   216   13.2 
2026-06-25 07:10 UT   19 19 59.5   -02 19 35     2.330    3.273  153.7    7.9   216   13.2 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   19 19 27.5   -02 19 20     2.327    3.273  154.2    7.8   214   13.2 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   19 18 41.4   -02 19 04     2.324    3.273  154.9    7.6   212   13.2 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   19 17 54.8   -02 18 58     2.320    3.272  155.5    7.4   210   13.2 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   19 17 07.7   -02 19 00     2.317    3.272  156.2    7.2   208   13.1 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   19 16 20.2   -02 19 11     2.314    3.272  156.8    7.0   205   13.1 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   19 15 32.3   -02 19 31     2.311    3.272  157.3    6.9   203   13.1 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   19 14 44.0   -02 19 59     2.308    3.272  157.8    6.7   200   13.1 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   19 13 55.5   -02 20 37     2.306    3.272  158.3    6.6   197   13.1 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   19 13 06.6   -02 21 23     2.304    3.272  158.7    6.5   194   13.1 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   19 12 17.5   -02 22 17     2.302    3.272  159.1    6.4   191   13.1 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   19 11 28.2   -02 23 20     2.301    3.272  159.4    6.3   188   13.1 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   19 10 38.8   -02 24 32     2.300    3.272  159.7    6.2   185   13.1 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   19 09 49.2   -02 25 53     2.299    3.272  159.9    6.1   182   13.1 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   19 08 59.6   -02 27 21     2.298    3.272  160.0    6.1   178   13.1 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   19 08 10.0   -02 28 59     2.298    3.272  160.1    6.1   175   13.1 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   19 07 20.4   -02 30 45     2.298    3.272  160.1    6.1   172   13.1 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   19 06 30.9   -02 32 39     2.298    3.272  160.1    6.1   168   13.1 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   19 05 41.5   -02 34 41     2.298    3.272  159.9    6.1   165   13.1 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   19 04 52.2   -02 36 52     2.299    3.272  159.8    6.2   162   13.1 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   19 04 03.2   -02 39 11     2.300    3.271  159.5    6.2   158   13.1 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   19 03 14.5   -02 41 37     2.301    3.271  159.2    6.3   155   13.1 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   19 02 26.0   -02 44 11     2.303    3.271  158.9    6.4   152   13.1 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   19 01 37.9   -02 46 53     2.304    3.271  158.5    6.5   149   13.1 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   19 00 50.2   -02 49 43     2.306    3.271  158.0    6.7   146   13.1 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   19 00 02.9   -02 52 39     2.309    3.271  157.5    6.8   144   13.1 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   18 59 16.1   -02 55 43     2.311    3.271  157.0    7.0   141   13.1 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   18 58 29.9   -02 58 54     2.314    3.271  156.4    7.1   139   13.1 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   18 57 44.2   -03 02 12     2.317    3.270  155.8    7.3   136   13.2 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   18 56 59.1   -03 05 36     2.321    3.270  155.1    7.5   134   13.2 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   18 56 14.6   -03 09 06     2.324    3.270  154.4    7.7   132   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.