(186) Celuta
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Sep 2025	14.3	2.478 AU	2.705 AU	07h31m	+33°26'	66.3°	21.8°
Opposition	15 Jan 2026	12.9	2.629 AU	1.685 AU	08h07m	+41°12'	159.5°	7.5°

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)                : 0.1493228
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3620825
            i (Inclination)                 : 13.18461
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 14.70859
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 315.64727
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 64.15711
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -28.87937
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -9.17505
            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. 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
2025-09-18 00:00 UT   07 31 07.8   +33 26 06     2.705    2.478   66.3   21.8   284   14.3 
2025-09-18 14:25 UT   07 32 07.4   +33 26 32     2.699    2.479   66.6   21.8   284   14.3 
2025-09-19 00:00 UT   07 32 46.9   +33 26 49     2.695    2.479   66.9   21.9   284   14.3 
2025-09-20 00:00 UT   07 34 25.2   +33 27 32     2.685    2.481   67.5   22.0   284   14.3 
2025-09-21 00:00 UT   07 36 02.9   +33 28 15     2.675    2.482   68.1   22.0   284   14.3 
2025-09-22 00:00 UT   07 37 39.7   +33 28 59     2.665    2.484   68.8   22.1   284   14.3 
2025-09-23 00:00 UT   07 39 15.8   +33 29 43     2.654    2.485   69.4   22.2   284   14.3 
2025-09-24 00:00 UT   07 40 51.2   +33 30 28     2.644    2.487   70.0   22.3   284   14.3 
2025-09-25 00:00 UT   07 42 25.7   +33 31 14     2.633    2.488   70.7   22.4   284   14.2 
2025-09-26 00:00 UT   07 43 59.5   +33 32 01     2.623    2.490   71.3   22.4   284   14.2 
2025-09-27 00:00 UT   07 45 32.4   +33 32 49     2.612    2.491   72.0   22.5   284   14.2 
2025-09-28 00:00 UT   07 47 04.5   +33 33 39     2.601    2.493   72.6   22.6   284   14.2 
2025-09-29 00:00 UT   07 48 35.8   +33 34 29     2.591    2.494   73.3   22.6   284   14.2 
2025-09-30 00:00 UT   07 50 06.2   +33 35 22     2.580    2.496   73.9   22.7   284   14.2 
2025-10-01 00:00 UT   07 51 35.7   +33 36 15     2.569    2.497   74.6   22.7   284   14.2 
2025-10-02 00:00 UT   07 53 04.4   +33 37 11     2.558    2.499   75.2   22.8   284   14.2 
2025-10-03 00:00 UT   07 54 32.2   +33 38 09     2.547    2.500   75.9   22.8   284   14.2 
2025-10-04 00:00 UT   07 55 59.1   +33 39 08     2.537    2.502   76.6   22.9   284   14.2 
2025-10-05 00:00 UT   07 57 25.0   +33 40 10     2.526    2.503   77.3   22.9   284   14.2 
2025-10-06 00:00 UT   07 58 50.1   +33 41 14     2.515    2.504   77.9   23.0   284   14.2 
2025-10-07 00:00 UT   08 00 14.2   +33 42 21     2.503    2.506   78.6   23.0   284   14.2 
2025-10-08 00:00 UT   08 01 37.4   +33 43 30     2.492    2.507   79.3   23.1   284   14.2 
2025-10-09 00:00 UT   08 02 59.6   +33 44 42     2.481    2.509   80.0   23.1   284   14.2 
2025-10-10 00:00 UT   08 04 20.8   +33 45 57     2.470    2.510   80.7   23.1   284   14.1 
2025-10-11 00:00 UT   08 05 41.0   +33 47 15     2.459    2.512   81.4   23.1   284   14.1 
2025-10-12 00:00 UT   08 07 00.2   +33 48 37     2.448    2.513   82.1   23.2   284   14.1 
2025-10-13 00:00 UT   08 08 18.4   +33 50 01     2.436    2.514   82.8   23.2   284   14.1 
2025-10-14 00:00 UT   08 09 35.5   +33 51 29     2.425    2.516   83.5   23.2   284   14.1 
2025-10-15 00:00 UT   08 10 51.5   +33 53 01     2.414    2.517   84.2   23.2   284   14.1 

    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.