(485) Genua
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Jun 2026	13.4	3.272 AU	2.430 AU	19h30m	-02°45'	139.8°	11.5°
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
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   19 30 38.6   -02 45 01     2.430    3.272  139.8   11.5   237   13.4 
2026-06-09 20:23 UT   19 30 11.4   -02 42 50     2.423    3.272  140.6   11.4   236   13.4 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   19 30 06.4   -02 42 27     2.422    3.272  140.8   11.3   236   13.4 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   19 29 33.2   -02 40 00     2.415    3.272  141.7   11.1   235   13.4 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   19 28 59.0   -02 37 41     2.407    3.272  142.6   10.9   234   13.4 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   19 28 23.7   -02 35 29     2.400    3.272  143.5   10.6   233   13.4 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   19 27 47.5   -02 33 25     2.393    3.272  144.4   10.4   232   13.4 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   19 27 10.3   -02 31 29     2.386    3.272  145.2   10.2   231   13.3 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   19 26 32.2   -02 29 41     2.380    3.272  146.1   10.0   230   13.3 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   19 25 53.2   -02 28 01     2.373    3.272  147.0    9.7   229   13.3 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   19 25 13.4   -02 26 30     2.367    3.272  147.9    9.5   227   13.3 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   19 24 32.7   -02 25 06     2.361    3.272  148.7    9.3   226   13.3 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   19 23 51.2   -02 23 51     2.356    3.272  149.5    9.1   224   13.3 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   19 23 08.9   -02 22 45     2.350    3.273  150.4    8.8   223   13.2 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   19 22 26.0   -02 21 46     2.345    3.273  151.2    8.6   221   13.2 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   19 21 42.3   -02 20 57     2.341    3.273  152.0    8.4   220   13.2 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   19 20 58.0   -02 20 16     2.336    3.273  152.7    8.2   218   13.2 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   19 20 13.0   -02 19 43     2.332    3.273  153.5    8.0   216   13.2 
2026-06-26 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 

    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.