(186) Celuta
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	7 Nov 2026	14.6	2.672 AU	3.415 AU	12h37m	-00°26'	35.6°	12.5°
Opposition	23 Apr 2027	12.2	2.480 AU	1.479 AU	13h53m	-19°09'	172.9°	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 Celuta are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1498942
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3626349
            i (Inclination)                 : 13.18545
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 14.61212
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 315.99314
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 172.38258
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -28.63026
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -9.11832
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.63            
        

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
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   12 37 21.2   +00 26 28     3.415    2.672   35.6   12.5   298   14.6 
2026-11-07 17:03 UT   12 38 21.0   +00 34 09     3.409    2.671   36.0   12.6   298   14.6 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   12 38 45.4   +00 37 17     3.406    2.671   36.2   12.7   298   14.6 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   12 40 09.3   +00 48 03     3.397    2.670   36.8   12.8   297   14.6 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   12 41 33.1   +00 58 49     3.388    2.670   37.4   13.0   297   14.6 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   12 42 56.7   -01 09 33     3.378    2.669   38.0   13.2   297   14.6 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   12 44 20.2   -01 20 15     3.369    2.668   38.6   13.4   297   14.6 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   12 45 43.5   -01 30 56     3.359    2.667   39.2   13.6   297   14.6 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   12 47 06.6   -01 41 35     3.350    2.667   39.9   13.8   297   14.6 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   12 48 29.5   -01 52 12     3.340    2.666   40.5   13.9   297   14.6 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   12 49 52.3   -02 02 48     3.330    2.665   41.1   14.1   296   14.6 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   12 51 14.8   -02 13 22     3.320    2.664   41.7   14.3   296   14.6 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   12 52 37.2   -02 23 55     3.310    2.664   42.3   14.5   296   14.6 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   12 53 59.3   -02 34 26     3.300    2.663   43.0   14.7   296   14.6 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   12 55 21.3   -02 44 54     3.289    2.662   43.6   14.8   296   14.6 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   12 56 43.0   -02 55 22     3.279    2.661   44.2   15.0   296   14.6 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   12 58 04.6   -03 05 47     3.268    2.660   44.8   15.2   296   14.6 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   12 59 25.9   -03 16 10     3.258    2.660   45.5   15.3   295   14.6 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   13 00 47.0   -03 26 32     3.247    2.659   46.1   15.5   295   14.6 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   13 02 07.9   -03 36 52     3.236    2.658   46.7   15.7   295   14.6 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   13 03 28.5   -03 47 10     3.225    2.657   47.3   15.9   295   14.6 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   13 04 49.0   -03 57 26     3.214    2.656   48.0   16.0   295   14.6 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   13 06 09.2   -04 07 40     3.203    2.655   48.6   16.2   295   14.6 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   13 07 29.1   -04 17 52     3.191    2.655   49.2   16.4   295   14.6 

    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.