(247) Eukrate
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Nov 2025	14.0	2.932 AU	3.556 AU	12h36m	-02°02'	44.4°	13.6°
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
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   12 36 23.7   -02 02 43     3.556    2.932   44.4   13.6   295   14.0 
2025-11-16 06:07 UT   12 36 40.5   -02 05 28     3.554    2.932   44.6   13.7   295   14.0 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   12 37 29.2   -02 13 32     3.547    2.934   45.1   13.8   295   14.0 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   12 38 34.3   -02 24 18     3.539    2.936   45.8   14.0   295   14.0 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   12 39 39.0   -02 35 03     3.531    2.938   46.4   14.1   295   14.0 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   12 40 43.2   -02 45 45     3.522    2.941   47.1   14.3   294   14.0 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   12 41 47.0   -02 56 24     3.514    2.943   47.8   14.4   294   14.0 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   12 42 50.4   -03 07 02     3.505    2.945   48.5   14.6   294   14.0 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   12 43 53.3   -03 17 37     3.496    2.948   49.2   14.7   294   14.0 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   12 44 55.7   -03 28 10     3.487    2.950   49.9   14.8   294   14.0 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   12 45 57.7   -03 38 40     3.478    2.952   50.6   15.0   294   14.1 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   12 46 59.2   -03 49 08     3.469    2.954   51.3   15.1   294   14.1 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   12 48 00.3   -03 59 34     3.459    2.957   52.0   15.3   294   14.1 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   12 49 00.8   -04 09 57     3.450    2.959   52.8   15.4   294   14.1 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   12 50 00.9   -04 20 17     3.440    2.961   53.5   15.5   294   14.1 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   12 51 00.4   -04 30 35     3.430    2.963   54.2   15.7   293   14.1 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   12 51 59.5   -04 40 51     3.420    2.965   54.9   15.8   293   14.1 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   12 52 58.0   -04 51 04     3.410    2.968   55.6   15.9   293   14.1 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   12 53 56.0   -05 01 15     3.400    2.970   56.4   16.0   293   14.1 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   12 54 53.5   -05 11 23     3.390    2.972   57.1   16.2   293   14.1 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   12 55 50.4   -05 21 29     3.380    2.974   57.8   16.3   293   14.0 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   12 56 46.8   -05 31 32     3.370    2.977   58.5   16.4   293   14.0 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   12 57 42.6   -05 41 33     3.359    2.979   59.3   16.5   293   14.0 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   12 58 37.8   -05 51 31     3.348    2.981   60.0   16.6   293   14.0 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   12 59 32.5   -06 01 27     3.338    2.983   60.8   16.7   293   14.0 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   13 00 26.5   -06 11 20     3.327    2.985   61.5   16.9   293   14.0 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   13 01 20.0   -06 21 10     3.316    2.988   62.3   17.0   293   14.0 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   13 02 12.9   -06 30 58     3.305    2.990   63.0   17.1   293   14.0 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   13 03 05.1   -06 40 43     3.294    2.992   63.8   17.2   293   14.0 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   13 03 56.7   -06 50 25     3.283    2.994   64.5   17.3   292   14.0 

    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.