(354) Eleonora
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Feb 2026	12.1	3.037 AU	3.885 AU	20h06m	-13°17'	26.9°	8.5°
Opposition	15 Aug 2026	10.3	3.112 AU	2.099 AU	21h40m	-15°03'	179.0°	0.3°

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 Eleonora are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1118359
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.8006837
            i (Inclination)                 : 18.36129
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 140.20579
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 8.12173
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 116.41401
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 147.91914
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 2.55069
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.69            
        

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
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   20 06 14.1   -13 17 02     3.885    3.037   26.9    8.5   272   12.1 
2026-02-16 19:07 UT   20 07 24.6   -13 14 41     3.880    3.037   27.4    8.6   271   12.1 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   20 07 42.6   -13 14 05     3.879    3.037   27.5    8.6   271   12.1 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   20 09 10.8   -13 11 05     3.874    3.038   28.1    8.8   270   12.1 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   20 10 38.8   -13 08 03     3.868    3.039   28.8    9.0   270   12.1 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   20 12 06.4   -13 04 58     3.862    3.040   29.4    9.2   269   12.1 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   20 13 33.8   -13 01 51     3.856    3.040   30.0    9.4   269   12.1 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   20 15 00.8   -12 58 41     3.850    3.041   30.6    9.5   269   12.1 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   20 16 27.5   -12 55 30     3.844    3.042   31.3    9.7   268   12.1 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   20 17 54.0   -12 52 16     3.837    3.042   31.9    9.9   268   12.1 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   20 19 20.1   -12 49 01     3.831    3.043   32.5   10.1   267   12.2 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   20 20 45.9   -12 45 43     3.824    3.044   33.2   10.2   267   12.2 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   20 22 11.4   -12 42 23     3.817    3.044   33.8   10.4   266   12.2 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   20 23 36.5   -12 39 02     3.810    3.045   34.4   10.6   266   12.2 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   20 25 01.3   -12 35 39     3.803    3.046   35.1   10.8   266   12.2 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   20 26 25.8   -12 32 14     3.796    3.046   35.7   10.9   265   12.2 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   20 27 49.9   -12 28 47     3.788    3.047   36.3   11.1   265   12.2 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   20 29 13.7   -12 25 19     3.781    3.048   37.0   11.3   265   12.2 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   20 30 37.2   -12 21 49     3.773    3.048   37.6   11.5   264   12.2 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   20 32 00.3   -12 18 18     3.765    3.049   38.3   11.6   264   12.2 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   20 33 23.0   -12 14 45     3.757    3.049   38.9   11.8   264   12.2 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   20 34 45.4   -12 11 11     3.749    3.050   39.5   12.0   263   12.2 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   20 36 07.4   -12 07 35     3.741    3.051   40.2   12.1   263   12.2 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   20 37 29.1   -12 03 59     3.733    3.051   40.8   12.3   263   12.2 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   20 38 50.4   -12 00 21     3.724    3.052   41.5   12.5   262   12.2 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   20 40 11.3   -11 56 42     3.716    3.053   42.1   12.6   262   12.2 

    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.