(247) Eukrate
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Dec 2025	14.0	2.998 AU	3.260 AU	13h05m	-07°09'	66.0°	17.5°
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
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   13 05 37.9   -07 09 42     3.260    2.998   66.0   17.5   292   14.0 
2025-12-16 23:01 UT   13 06 25.5   -07 18 52     3.249    3.000   66.8   17.5   292   14.0 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   13 06 27.5   -07 19 16     3.248    3.001   66.8   17.5   292   14.0 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   13 07 16.5   -07 28 47     3.237    3.003   67.6   17.6   292   14.0 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   13 08 04.7   -07 38 15     3.225    3.005   68.4   17.7   292   14.0 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   13 08 52.2   -07 47 41     3.213    3.007   69.1   17.8   292   14.0 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   13 09 39.0   -07 57 03     3.202    3.009   69.9   17.9   292   14.0 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   13 10 25.0   -08 06 23     3.190    3.011   70.7   18.0   292   14.0 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   13 11 10.3   -08 15 40     3.178    3.013   71.5   18.0   292   14.0 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   13 11 54.8   -08 24 53     3.166    3.016   72.3   18.1   292   14.0 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   13 12 38.5   -08 34 04     3.153    3.018   73.1   18.2   292   14.0 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   13 13 21.5   -08 43 12     3.141    3.020   73.9   18.2   292   14.0 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   13 14 03.6   -08 52 16     3.129    3.022   74.7   18.3   292   14.0 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   13 14 45.0   -09 01 18     3.117    3.024   75.5   18.4   292   14.0 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   13 15 25.5   -09 10 17     3.104    3.026   76.3   18.4   292   14.0 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   13 16 05.1   -09 19 12     3.092    3.028   77.1   18.5   292   14.0 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   13 16 43.9   -09 28 05     3.079    3.030   77.9   18.5   292   14.0 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   13 17 21.9   -09 36 54     3.067    3.032   78.7   18.5   292   14.0 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   13 17 58.9   -09 45 40     3.054    3.034   79.6   18.6   292   13.9 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   13 18 35.1   -09 54 23     3.042    3.037   80.4   18.6   292   13.9 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   13 19 10.4   -10 03 03     3.029    3.039   81.2   18.7   292   13.9 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   13 19 44.7   -10 11 40     3.016    3.041   82.0   18.7   292   13.9 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   13 20 18.1   -10 20 13     3.004    3.043   82.9   18.7   292   13.9 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   13 20 50.5   -10 28 43     2.991    3.045   83.7   18.7   292   13.9 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   13 21 22.0   -10 37 10     2.978    3.047   84.6   18.7   292   13.9 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   13 21 52.5   -10 45 33     2.965    3.049   85.4   18.8   292   13.9 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   13 22 22.0   -10 53 53     2.953    3.051   86.3   18.8   292   13.9 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   13 22 50.5   -11 02 10     2.940    3.053   87.1   18.8   292   13.9 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   13 23 17.9   -11 10 23     2.927    3.055   88.0   18.8   292   13.9 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   13 23 44.3   -11 18 32     2.914    3.057   88.9   18.8   292   13.9 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   13 24 09.6   -11 26 38     2.901    3.059   89.7   18.8   292   13.9 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   13 24 33.8   -11 34 40     2.888    3.061   90.6   18.7   292   13.9 

    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.