(194) Prokne
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	8 Jan 2026	12.4	3.058 AU	2.120 AU	07h07m	+01°03'	158.7°	6.7°
Today	30 Jan 2026	12.6	3.089 AU	2.212 AU	06h50m	+03°18'	147.5°	9.9°

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 Prokne are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2371862
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6182164
            i (Inclination)                 : 18.51167
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 159.19113
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 163.47251
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 114.13733
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 143.47548
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 5.18203
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.24            
        

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
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   06 50 03.4   +03 18 53     2.212    3.089  147.5    9.9    61   12.6 
2026-01-30 13:40 UT   06 49 40.3   +03 23 07     2.216    3.090  147.0   10.0    62   12.7 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   06 49 23.1   +03 26 19     2.220    3.090  146.6   10.1    63   12.7 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   06 48 44.1   +03 33 49     2.227    3.092  145.7   10.3    64   12.7 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   06 48 06.2   +03 41 23     2.235    3.093  144.8   10.6    65   12.7 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   06 47 29.5   +03 48 59     2.243    3.094  143.9   10.8    67   12.7 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   06 46 54.0   +03 56 38     2.252    3.096  143.0   11.1    68   12.7 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   06 46 19.8   +04 04 20     2.260    3.097  142.0   11.3    69   12.8 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   06 45 46.8   +04 12 04     2.269    3.099  141.1   11.5    70   12.8 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   06 45 15.2   +04 19 51     2.278    3.100  140.1   11.8    71   12.8 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   06 44 44.8   +04 27 39     2.287    3.101  139.1   12.0    72   12.8 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   06 44 15.8   +04 35 28     2.297    3.103  138.2   12.2    73   12.8 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   06 43 48.1   +04 43 19     2.306    3.104  137.2   12.5    74   12.8 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   06 43 21.8   +04 51 11     2.316    3.105  136.2   12.7    74   12.9 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   06 42 56.9   +04 59 04     2.327    3.107  135.3   12.9    75   12.9 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   06 42 33.3   +05 06 57     2.337    3.108  134.3   13.1    76   12.9 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   06 42 11.2   +05 14 50     2.347    3.109  133.3   13.4    77   12.9 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   06 41 50.4   +05 22 43     2.358    3.110  132.4   13.6    77   12.9 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   06 41 31.1   +05 30 36     2.369    3.112  131.4   13.8    78   13.0 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   06 41 13.2   +05 38 29     2.380    3.113  130.4   14.0    79   13.0 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   06 40 56.7   +05 46 21     2.392    3.114  129.4   14.2    79   13.0 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   06 40 41.7   +05 54 12     2.403    3.116  128.5   14.4    80   13.0 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   06 40 28.1   +06 02 02     2.415    3.117  127.5   14.6    81   13.0 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   06 40 16.0   +06 09 50     2.426    3.118  126.5   14.8    81   13.0 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   06 40 05.3   +06 17 37     2.438    3.119  125.6   14.9    82   13.1 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   06 39 56.0   +06 25 22     2.451    3.121  124.6   15.1    82   13.1 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   06 39 48.2   +06 33 06     2.463    3.122  123.6   15.3    83   13.1 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   06 39 41.8   +06 40 47     2.475    3.123  122.7   15.5    83   13.1 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   06 39 36.8   +06 48 26     2.488    3.124  121.7   15.6    84   13.1 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   06 39 33.3   +06 56 02     2.501    3.126  120.8   15.8    84   13.2 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   06 39 31.1   +07 03 36     2.514    3.127  119.8   16.0    85   13.2 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   06 39 30.4   +07 11 07     2.527    3.128  118.9   16.1    85   13.2 

    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.