(15) Eunomia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Nov 2026	11.3	3.124 AU	4.090 AU	14h40m	-24°27'	10.9°	3.4°
Opposition	9 Jun 2027	9.5	2.928 AU	1.924 AU	17h05m	-33°11'	169.7°	3.6°

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 Eunomia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1877708
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6419587
            i (Inclination)                 : 11.76139
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 292.88078
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 98.46132
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 159.68910
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 211.52085
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 11.63157
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.29            
        

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
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   14 40 28.5   -24 27 24     4.090    3.124   10.9    3.4   238   11.3 
2026-11-15 14:22 UT   14 41 23.4   -24 31 16     4.088    3.124   11.2    3.5   239   11.3 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   14 42 00.3   -24 33 50     4.087    3.124   11.3    3.6   240   11.3 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   14 43 32.2   -24 40 15     4.085    3.123   11.8    3.7   242   11.3 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   14 45 04.2   -24 46 38     4.082    3.123   12.2    3.8   245   11.3 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   14 46 36.3   -24 52 59     4.079    3.122   12.7    4.0   246   11.3 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   14 48 08.4   -24 59 18     4.076    3.122   13.2    4.1   248   11.3 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   14 49 40.6   -25 05 36     4.073    3.122   13.7    4.3   250   11.3 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   14 51 12.8   -25 11 52     4.069    3.121   14.2    4.4   251   11.3 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   14 52 45.1   -25 18 06     4.066    3.121   14.7    4.6   253   11.3 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   14 54 17.5   -25 24 19     4.062    3.120   15.2    4.8   254   11.3 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   14 55 49.9   -25 30 29     4.058    3.120   15.8    4.9   255   11.3 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   14 57 22.4   -25 36 38     4.054    3.119   16.3    5.1   256   11.4 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   14 58 54.9   -25 42 45     4.050    3.119   16.9    5.3   257   11.4 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   15 00 27.5   -25 48 49     4.046    3.118   17.4    5.4   258   11.4 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   15 02 00.1   -25 54 52     4.041    3.118   18.0    5.6   259   11.4 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   15 03 32.7   -26 00 53     4.037    3.117   18.6    5.8   260   11.4 
2026-12-01 00:00 UT   15 05 05.4   -26 06 52     4.032    3.117   19.1    6.0   261   11.4 
2026-12-02 00:00 UT   15 06 38.1   -26 12 49     4.027    3.116   19.7    6.1   262   11.4 
2026-12-03 00:00 UT   15 08 10.8   -26 18 44     4.022    3.116   20.3    6.3   262   11.4 
2026-12-04 00:00 UT   15 09 43.5   -26 24 36     4.016    3.116   20.9    6.5   263   11.4 
2026-12-05 00:00 UT   15 11 16.2   -26 30 27     4.011    3.115   21.5    6.7   264   11.4 
2026-12-06 00:00 UT   15 12 49.0   -26 36 15     4.005    3.114   22.1    6.8   264   11.4 
2026-12-07 00:00 UT   15 14 21.7   -26 42 02     4.000    3.114   22.7    7.0   265   11.4 
2026-12-08 00:00 UT   15 15 54.5   -26 47 46     3.994    3.113   23.3    7.2   265   11.4 

    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.