(485) Genua
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Oct 2026	14.2	3.240 AU	3.196 AU	18h57m	-09°26'	83.6°	17.8°
Opposition	26 Sep 2027	11.9	2.767 AU	1.766 AU	00h06m	+04°56'	176.0°	1.4°

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
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   18 57 50.8   -09 26 06     3.196    3.240   83.6   17.8    83   14.2 
2026-10-15 14:15 UT   18 58 18.6   -09 27 57     3.204    3.239   83.1   17.8    82   14.2 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   18 58 37.8   -09 29 12     3.210    3.239   82.8   17.8    82   14.2 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   18 59 25.7   -09 32 14     3.223    3.238   82.0   17.7    82   14.2 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   19 00 14.5   -09 35 12     3.236    3.238   81.2   17.7    82   14.2 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   19 01 04.0   -09 38 05     3.250    3.237   80.5   17.7    82   14.3 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   19 01 54.4   -09 40 54     3.263    3.237   79.7   17.6    81   14.3 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   19 02 45.6   -09 43 38     3.276    3.236   78.9   17.6    81   14.3 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   19 03 37.5   -09 46 18     3.290    3.235   78.1   17.5    81   14.3 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   19 04 30.3   -09 48 53     3.303    3.235   77.4   17.5    81   14.3 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   19 05 23.8   -09 51 23     3.316    3.234   76.6   17.4    80   14.3 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   19 06 18.0   -09 53 49     3.329    3.233   75.9   17.4    80   14.3 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   19 07 13.0   -09 56 10     3.342    3.233   75.1   17.3    80   14.3 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   19 08 08.7   -09 58 27     3.355    3.232   74.4   17.2    80   14.3 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   19 09 05.2   -10 00 38     3.368    3.231   73.6   17.2    79   14.3 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   19 10 02.3   -10 02 46     3.381    3.231   72.9   17.1    79   14.3 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   19 11 00.2   -10 04 48     3.394    3.230   72.1   17.0    79   14.3 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   19 11 58.7   -10 06 45     3.407    3.230   71.4   16.9    79   14.3 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   19 12 58.0   -10 08 38     3.419    3.229   70.6   16.9    78   14.3 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   19 13 57.8   -10 10 26     3.432    3.228   69.9   16.8    78   14.3 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   19 14 58.4   -10 12 09     3.445    3.227   69.1   16.7    78   14.3 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   19 15 59.6   -10 13 47     3.457    3.227   68.4   16.6    78   14.3 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   19 17 01.4   -10 15 20     3.470    3.226   67.7   16.5    77   14.4 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   19 18 03.9   -10 16 49     3.482    3.225   66.9   16.4    77   14.4 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   19 19 07.0   -10 18 12     3.494    3.225   66.2   16.3    77   14.4 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   19 20 10.7   -10 19 31     3.507    3.224   65.5   16.2    77   14.4 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   19 21 15.1   -10 20 44     3.519    3.223   64.8   16.1    76   14.4 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   19 22 20.0   -10 21 53     3.531    3.223   64.0   16.0    76   14.4 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   19 23 25.4   -10 22 56     3.543    3.222   63.3   15.9    76   14.4 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   19 24 31.5   -10 23 55     3.555    3.221   62.6   15.8    76   14.4 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   19 25 38.1   -10 24 48     3.567    3.220   61.9   15.7    75   14.4 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   19 26 45.3   -10 25 37     3.578    3.220   61.1   15.6    75   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.