(192) Nausikaa
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Apr 2024	12.4	2.795 AU	2.447 AU	09h09m	+17°29'	99.5°	20.8°
Opposition	28 Apr 2025	11.2	2.906 AU	1.907 AU	14h11m	-22°17'	171.5°	2.9°

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 Nausikaa are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2457627
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4023940
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.79755
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 343.08951
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 30.56730
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 114.61845
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 13.48013
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 3.45088
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.72            
        

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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2024-04-25 00:00 UT   09 09 06.9   +17 29 54     2.447    2.795   99.5   20.8   107   12.4 
2024-04-25 06:06 UT   09 09 15.1   +17 28 48     2.451    2.796   99.3   20.8   107   12.4 
2024-04-26 00:00 UT   09 09 39.6   +17 25 34     2.462    2.797   98.7   20.8   107   12.4 
2024-04-27 00:00 UT   09 10 13.4   +17 21 10     2.477    2.799   97.9   20.9   107   12.5 
2024-04-28 00:00 UT   09 10 48.2   +17 16 41     2.492    2.801   97.1   20.9   107   12.5 
2024-04-29 00:00 UT   09 11 24.2   +17 12 09     2.508    2.802   96.3   20.9   107   12.5 
2024-04-30 00:00 UT   09 12 01.1   +17 07 34     2.523    2.804   95.5   21.0   107   12.5 
2024-05-01 00:00 UT   09 12 39.1   +17 02 54     2.538    2.806   94.6   21.0   107   12.5 
2024-05-02 00:00 UT   09 13 18.1   +16 58 11     2.554    2.808   93.9   21.0   107   12.5 
2024-05-03 00:00 UT   09 13 58.0   +16 53 24     2.569    2.809   93.1   21.0   107   12.5 
2024-05-04 00:00 UT   09 14 39.0   +16 48 33     2.584    2.811   92.3   21.0   107   12.6 
2024-05-05 00:00 UT   09 15 20.8   +16 43 39     2.600    2.813   91.5   21.0   107   12.6 
2024-05-06 00:00 UT   09 16 03.7   +16 38 41     2.615    2.814   90.7   21.0   107   12.6 
2024-05-07 00:00 UT   09 16 47.4   +16 33 39     2.630    2.816   89.9   21.0   108   12.6 
2024-05-08 00:00 UT   09 17 32.0   +16 28 34     2.646    2.818   89.2   21.0   108   12.6 
2024-05-09 00:00 UT   09 18 17.5   +16 23 25     2.661    2.819   88.4   21.0   108   12.6 
2024-05-10 00:00 UT   09 19 03.9   +16 18 13     2.676    2.821   87.6   21.0   108   12.6 
2024-05-11 00:00 UT   09 19 51.1   +16 12 56     2.692    2.823   86.9   20.9   108   12.7 
2024-05-12 00:00 UT   09 20 39.1   +16 07 37     2.707    2.824   86.1   20.9   108   12.7 
2024-05-13 00:00 UT   09 21 27.9   +16 02 14     2.722    2.826   85.4   20.9   108   12.7 
2024-05-14 00:00 UT   09 22 17.6   +15 56 47     2.737    2.827   84.6   20.8   108   12.7 
2024-05-15 00:00 UT   09 23 07.9   +15 51 17     2.753    2.829   83.9   20.8   108   12.7 
2024-05-16 00:00 UT   09 23 59.1   +15 45 44     2.768    2.831   83.1   20.8   108   12.7 
2024-05-17 00:00 UT   09 24 51.0   +15 40 07     2.783    2.832   82.4   20.7   108   12.7 
2024-05-18 00:00 UT   09 25 43.5   +15 34 27     2.798    2.834   81.6   20.7   108   12.7 
2024-05-19 00:00 UT   09 26 36.8   +15 28 43     2.813    2.835   80.9   20.6   108   12.7 
2024-05-20 00:00 UT   09 27 30.8   +15 22 57     2.828    2.837   80.2   20.6   108   12.8 
2024-05-21 00:00 UT   09 28 25.4   +15 17 07     2.843    2.838   79.5   20.5   108   12.8 
2024-05-22 00:00 UT   09 29 20.7   +15 11 13     2.858    2.840   78.7   20.5   108   12.8 
2024-05-23 00:00 UT   09 30 16.7   +15 05 17     2.873    2.842   78.0   20.4   108   12.8 
2024-05-24 00:00 UT   09 31 13.2   +14 59 17     2.888    2.843   77.3   20.3   108   12.8 
2024-05-25 00:00 UT   09 32 10.4   +14 53 15     2.903    2.845   76.6   20.3   108   12.8 

    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.