(186) Celuta
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	15 Jan 2026	12.9	2.629 AU	1.685 AU	08h07m	+41°11'	159.5°	7.5°
Today	12 Mar 2026	13.8	2.676 AU	2.099 AU	07h24m	+37°49'	115.1°	19.6°

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)                : 0.1494509
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3631468
            i (Inclination)                 : 13.18110
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 14.67032
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 315.86443
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 118.23152
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -28.70112
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -9.13669
            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
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   07 24 32.5   +37 49 60     2.099    2.676  115.1   19.6   106   13.8 
2026-03-12 14:57 UT   07 24 37.7   +37 45 34     2.106    2.676  114.6   19.7   106   13.8 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   07 24 41.2   +37 42 53     2.111    2.677  114.2   19.8   106   13.8 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   07 24 51.8   +37 35 45     2.123    2.677  113.3   19.9   105   13.9 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   07 25 04.3   +37 28 34     2.136    2.678  112.4   20.1   105   13.9 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   07 25 18.7   +37 21 22     2.148    2.679  111.6   20.2   105   13.9 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   07 25 34.8   +37 14 09     2.161    2.679  110.7   20.3   104   13.9 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   07 25 52.8   +37 06 54     2.174    2.680  109.8   20.4   104   13.9 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   07 26 12.6   +36 59 37     2.186    2.681  109.0   20.6   104   13.9 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   07 26 34.1   +36 52 20     2.199    2.681  108.1   20.7   104   14.0 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   07 26 57.3   +36 45 01     2.212    2.682  107.2   20.8   103   14.0 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   07 27 22.3   +36 37 42     2.225    2.682  106.4   20.9   103   14.0 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   07 27 48.9   +36 30 21     2.238    2.683  105.6   21.0   103   14.0 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   07 28 17.1   +36 22 59     2.251    2.684  104.7   21.1   103   14.0 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   07 28 46.9   +36 15 37     2.265    2.684  103.9   21.1   103   14.0 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   07 29 18.3   +36 08 14     2.278    2.685  103.0   21.2   102   14.1 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   07 29 51.3   +36 00 50     2.291    2.686  102.2   21.3   102   14.1 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   07 30 25.7   +35 53 26     2.304    2.686  101.4   21.4   102   14.1 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   07 31 01.6   +35 46 01     2.318    2.687  100.6   21.4   102   14.1 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   07 31 38.9   +35 38 36     2.331    2.687   99.8   21.5   102   14.1 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   07 32 17.7   +35 31 10     2.345    2.688   99.0   21.5   101   14.1 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   07 32 57.8   +35 23 43     2.358    2.688   98.2   21.6   101   14.1 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   07 33 39.3   +35 16 17     2.371    2.689   97.4   21.6   101   14.2 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   07 34 22.1   +35 08 49     2.385    2.690   96.6   21.7   101   14.2 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   07 35 06.2   +35 01 21     2.398    2.690   95.8   21.7   101   14.2 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   07 35 51.6   +34 53 53     2.412    2.691   95.0   21.7   101   14.2 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   07 36 38.2   +34 46 24     2.426    2.691   94.2   21.8   101   14.2 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   07 37 26.1   +34 38 55     2.439    2.692   93.5   21.8   100   14.2 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   07 38 15.1   +34 31 25     2.453    2.692   92.7   21.8   100   14.2 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   07 39 05.3   +34 23 55     2.466    2.693   91.9   21.8   100   14.2 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   07 39 56.7   +34 16 24     2.480    2.693   91.2   21.8   100   14.3 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   07 40 49.1   +34 08 53     2.494    2.694   90.4   21.8   100   14.3 

    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.