(192) Nausikaa
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	28 Jul 2026	10.2	1.879 AU	1.192 AU	00h30m	+02°32'	116.5°	28.9°
Opposition	30 Sep 2026	8.4	1.816 AU	0.817 AU	00h17m	+08°40'	173.8°	3.4°

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 Nausikaa are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2451733
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4033554
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.79570
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 343.07037
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 30.57690
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 326.27489
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 13.47065
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 3.45092
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.73            
        

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
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   00 30 53.7   +02 32 11     1.192    1.879  116.5   28.9   247   10.2 
2026-07-28 21:19 UT   00 31 34.8   +02 40 50     1.183    1.878  117.1   28.8   247   10.2 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   00 31 39.9   +02 41 55     1.182    1.878  117.2   28.7   247   10.2 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   00 32 24.5   +02 51 34     1.172    1.876  117.9   28.6   247   10.2 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   00 33 07.6   +03 01 08     1.162    1.874  118.7   28.4   247   10.2 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   00 33 49.2   +03 10 36     1.153    1.873  119.4   28.2   247   10.1 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   00 34 29.0   +03 19 60     1.143    1.871  120.1   28.0   247   10.1 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   00 35 07.3   +03 29 18     1.134    1.870  120.9   27.8   247   10.1 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   00 35 43.9   +03 38 30     1.124    1.868  121.7   27.5   247   10.1 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   00 36 18.7   +03 47 37     1.115    1.867  122.4   27.3   247   10.0 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   00 36 51.8   +03 56 38     1.106    1.866  123.2   27.1   247   10.0 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   00 37 23.1   +04 05 33     1.097    1.864  124.0   26.8   247   10.0 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   00 37 52.6   +04 14 21     1.088    1.863  124.8   26.6   247    9.9 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   00 38 20.3   +04 23 03     1.079    1.861  125.6   26.3   247    9.9 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   00 38 46.0   +04 31 39     1.070    1.860  126.4   26.0   247    9.9 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   00 39 09.9   +04 40 07     1.062    1.859  127.2   25.8   247    9.9 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   00 39 31.8   +04 48 29     1.053    1.857  128.0   25.5   247    9.8 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   00 39 51.8   +04 56 45     1.045    1.856  128.8   25.2   246    9.8 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   00 40 09.8   +05 04 53     1.036    1.855  129.7   24.9   246    9.8 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   00 40 25.8   +05 12 53     1.028    1.853  130.5   24.6   246    9.8 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   00 40 39.8   +05 20 47     1.020    1.852  131.4   24.2   246    9.7 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   00 40 51.8   +05 28 33     1.012    1.851  132.2   23.9   246    9.7 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   00 41 01.6   +05 36 12     1.004    1.850  133.1   23.6   246    9.7 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   00 41 09.5   +05 43 43     0.996    1.849  134.0   23.2   246    9.6 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   00 41 15.2   +05 51 06     0.989    1.847  134.9   22.8   246    9.6 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   00 41 18.9   +05 58 22     0.981    1.846  135.8   22.5   246    9.6 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   00 41 20.4   +06 05 29     0.974    1.845  136.7   22.1   245    9.5 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   00 41 19.8   +06 12 28     0.966    1.844  137.6   21.7   245    9.5 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   00 41 17.2   +06 19 19     0.959    1.843  138.5   21.3   245    9.5 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   00 41 12.3   +06 26 01     0.952    1.842  139.4   20.9   245    9.5 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   00 41 05.4   +06 32 35     0.946    1.841  140.4   20.5   245    9.4 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   00 40 56.3   +06 39 00     0.939    1.840  141.3   20.1   244    9.4 

    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.