(247) Eukrate
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 Feb 2026	13.5	3.114 AU	2.551 AU	13h27m	-14°45'	116.0°	16.5°
Opposition	6 Apr 2026	12.8	3.208 AU	2.220 AU	12h46m	-17°12'	168.7°	3.5°

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 Eukrate are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2464054
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7391752
            i (Inclination)                 : 24.95550
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 0.01536
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 55.26630
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 94.11505
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 52.61026
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 20.28762
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.53            
        

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
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   13 27 41.7   -14 45 20     2.551    3.114  116.0   16.5   294   13.5 
2026-02-11 02:59 UT   13 27 40.3   -14 46 05     2.550    3.114  116.2   16.5   294   13.5 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   13 27 29.6   -14 51 16     2.540    3.115  117.0   16.4   294   13.5 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   13 27 16.1   -14 57 06     2.529    3.117  118.1   16.2   295   13.5 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   13 27 01.0   -15 02 51     2.517    3.119  119.1   16.1   295   13.5 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   13 26 44.5   -15 08 29     2.506    3.121  120.1   15.9   295   13.5 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   13 26 26.5   -15 14 02     2.495    3.123  121.1   15.7   295   13.5 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   13 26 07.0   -15 19 28     2.485    3.125  122.2   15.5   296   13.5 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   13 25 46.1   -15 24 48     2.474    3.127  123.2   15.3   296   13.4 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   13 25 23.6   -15 30 01     2.463    3.128  124.3   15.1   296   13.4 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   13 24 59.7   -15 35 08     2.453    3.130  125.3   14.9   296   13.4 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   13 24 34.3   -15 40 09     2.443    3.132  126.4   14.7   297   13.4 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   13 24 07.4   -15 45 03     2.433    3.134  127.4   14.5   297   13.4 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   13 23 39.0   -15 49 50     2.423    3.136  128.5   14.3   297   13.4 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   13 23 09.2   -15 54 30     2.413    3.137  129.5   14.1   298   13.3 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   13 22 38.0   -15 59 04     2.404    3.139  130.6   13.8   298   13.3 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   13 22 05.3   -16 03 30     2.394    3.141  131.7   13.6   298   13.3 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   13 21 31.2   -16 07 49     2.385    3.143  132.8   13.4   299   13.3 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   13 20 55.7   -16 12 01     2.376    3.145  133.8   13.1   299   13.3 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   13 20 18.7   -16 16 06     2.368    3.146  134.9   12.9   299   13.3 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   13 19 40.4   -16 20 03     2.359    3.148  136.0   12.6   300   13.3 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   13 19 00.8   -16 23 53     2.351    3.150  137.1   12.4   300   13.2 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   13 18 19.8   -16 27 35     2.343    3.152  138.2   12.1   301   13.2 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   13 17 37.4   -16 31 09     2.335    3.154  139.3   11.8   301   13.2 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   13 16 53.8   -16 34 35     2.327    3.155  140.4   11.6   302   13.2 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   13 16 08.8   -16 37 54     2.320    3.157  141.5   11.3   302   13.2 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   13 15 22.6   -16 41 04     2.312    3.159  142.6   11.0   303   13.2 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   13 14 35.2   -16 44 07     2.305    3.160  143.7   10.7   304   13.1 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   13 13 46.5   -16 47 01     2.299    3.162  144.8   10.4   304   13.1 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   13 12 56.7   -16 49 47     2.292    3.164  145.9   10.1   305   13.1 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   13 12 05.8   -16 52 24     2.286    3.166  147.0    9.8   306   13.1 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   13 11 13.7   -16 54 53     2.280    3.167  148.1    9.5   307   13.1 

    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.