(186) Celuta
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Jul 2025	14.2	2.374 AU	3.190 AU	05h26m	+31°19'	30.7°	12.6°
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
2025-07-15 00:00 UT   05 26 01.6   +31 19 49     3.190    2.374   30.7   12.6   280   14.2 
2025-07-15 20:44 UT   05 27 49.8   +31 23 22     3.186    2.376   31.2   12.8   280   14.2 
2025-07-16 00:00 UT   05 28 06.9   +31 23 55     3.186    2.376   31.2   12.8   280   14.2 
2025-07-17 00:00 UT   05 30 12.1   +31 27 56     3.181    2.378   31.7   13.0   280   14.2 
2025-07-18 00:00 UT   05 32 17.1   +31 31 51     3.177    2.379   32.2   13.2   281   14.2 
2025-07-19 00:00 UT   05 34 22.0   +31 35 42     3.172    2.381   32.7   13.3   281   14.3 
2025-07-20 00:00 UT   05 36 26.8   +31 39 27     3.167    2.383   33.2   13.5   281   14.3 
2025-07-21 00:00 UT   05 38 31.3   +31 43 07     3.162    2.384   33.7   13.7   281   14.3 
2025-07-22 00:00 UT   05 40 35.7   +31 46 41     3.157    2.386   34.2   13.9   281   14.3 
2025-07-23 00:00 UT   05 42 39.9   +31 50 11     3.152    2.388   34.7   14.0   281   14.3 
2025-07-24 00:00 UT   05 44 43.9   +31 53 36     3.146    2.389   35.2   14.2   281   14.3 
2025-07-25 00:00 UT   05 46 47.8   +31 56 56     3.141    2.391   35.7   14.4   281   14.3 
2025-07-26 00:00 UT   05 48 51.4   +32 00 10     3.135    2.392   36.2   14.5   281   14.3 
2025-07-27 00:00 UT   05 50 54.7   +32 03 20     3.130    2.394   36.7   14.7   281   14.3 
2025-07-28 00:00 UT   05 52 57.9   +32 06 26     3.124    2.396   37.2   14.9   281   14.3 
2025-07-29 00:00 UT   05 55 00.8   +32 09 26     3.118    2.397   37.7   15.0   281   14.3 
2025-07-30 00:00 UT   05 57 03.5   +32 12 22     3.112    2.399   38.3   15.2   281   14.3 
2025-07-31 00:00 UT   05 59 05.9   +32 15 13     3.106    2.401   38.8   15.4   281   14.3 
2025-08-01 00:00 UT   06 01 08.0   +32 17 59     3.100    2.402   39.3   15.5   281   14.3 
2025-08-02 00:00 UT   06 03 09.9   +32 20 41     3.094    2.404   39.8   15.7   281   14.3 
2025-08-03 00:00 UT   06 05 11.5   +32 23 19     3.088    2.406   40.3   15.8   281   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.