(192) Nausikaa
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Jul 2024	13.1	2.926 AU	3.685 AU	10h45m	+06°59'	36.0°	11.8°
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) : 343.08950
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 30.56730
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 114.61845
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 13.48012
            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
2024-07-27 00:00 UT   10 45 26.4   +06 59 19     3.685    2.926   36.0   11.8   113   13.1 
2024-07-27 02:37 UT   10 45 34.8   +06 58 22     3.686    2.926   36.0   11.8   113   13.1 
2024-07-28 00:00 UT   10 46 43.7   +06 50 35     3.694    2.927   35.4   11.6   113   13.1 
2024-07-29 00:00 UT   10 48 01.1   +06 41 49     3.703    2.928   34.8   11.4   113   13.1 
2024-07-30 00:00 UT   10 49 18.6   +06 33 01     3.712    2.929   34.2   11.2   114   13.1 
2024-07-31 00:00 UT   10 50 36.3   +06 24 11     3.720    2.930   33.6   11.1   114   13.1 
2024-08-01 00:00 UT   10 51 54.1   +06 15 20     3.729    2.931   33.0   10.9   114   13.1 
2024-08-02 00:00 UT   10 53 12.0   +06 06 27     3.737    2.932   32.4   10.7   114   13.1 
2024-08-03 00:00 UT   10 54 30.0   +05 57 32     3.746    2.933   31.8   10.5   114   13.1 
2024-08-04 00:00 UT   10 55 48.1   +05 48 36     3.754    2.934   31.2   10.3   114   13.1 
2024-08-05 00:00 UT   10 57 06.4   +05 39 38     3.762    2.935   30.6   10.1   114   13.1 
2024-08-06 00:00 UT   10 58 24.7   +05 30 39     3.770    2.936   30.0   10.0   114   13.1 
2024-08-07 00:00 UT   10 59 43.1   +05 21 38     3.777    2.936   29.4    9.8   114   13.1 
2024-08-08 00:00 UT   11 01 01.7   +05 12 36     3.785    2.937   28.8    9.6   114   13.1 
2024-08-09 00:00 UT   11 02 20.3   +05 03 32     3.792    2.938   28.2    9.4   115   13.1 
2024-08-10 00:00 UT   11 03 39.0   +04 54 27     3.800    2.939   27.6    9.2   115   13.1 
2024-08-11 00:00 UT   11 04 57.8   +04 45 20     3.807    2.940   27.0    9.0   115   13.1 
2024-08-12 00:00 UT   11 06 16.7   +04 36 12     3.814    2.941   26.4    8.8   115   13.1 
2024-08-13 00:00 UT   11 07 35.6   +04 27 03     3.821    2.942   25.8    8.6   115   13.1 
2024-08-14 00:00 UT   11 08 54.6   +04 17 52     3.827    2.943   25.2    8.4   115   13.1 
2024-08-15 00:00 UT   11 10 13.7   +04 08 40     3.834    2.944   24.6    8.2   115   13.0 
2024-08-16 00:00 UT   11 11 32.9   +03 59 27     3.840    2.945   24.0    8.1   115   13.0 
2024-08-17 00:00 UT   11 12 52.2   +03 50 13     3.847    2.946   23.4    7.9   116   13.0 
2024-08-18 00:00 UT   11 14 11.5   +03 40 58     3.853    2.946   22.8    7.7   116   13.0 
2024-08-19 00:00 UT   11 15 30.8   +03 31 41     3.859    2.947   22.2    7.5   116   13.0 

    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.