(79) Eurynome
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Mar 2025	11.9	2.314 AU	1.754 AU	07h19m	+16°17'	111.6°	23.6°
Opposition	30 Apr 2026	11.6	2.905 AU	1.898 AU	14h33m	-13°17'	178.3°	0.6°

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 Eurynome are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1910968
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4441040
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.61307
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 206.50329
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 201.41445
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 75.70082
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 227.85462
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.68271
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.82            
        

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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-03-18 00:00 UT   07 19 07.3   +16 17 22     1.754    2.314  111.6   23.6    95   11.9 
2025-03-18 06:46 UT   07 19 18.4   +16 17 48     1.758    2.315  111.4   23.6    95   11.9 
2025-03-19 00:00 UT   07 19 47.2   +16 18 54     1.767    2.316  110.8   23.7    96   12.0 
2025-03-20 00:00 UT   07 20 28.5   +16 20 22     1.781    2.318  110.0   23.8    96   12.0 
2025-03-21 00:00 UT   07 21 11.3   +16 21 45     1.794    2.320  109.2   23.9    96   12.0 
2025-03-22 00:00 UT   07 21 55.5   +16 23 03     1.808    2.323  108.4   24.0    96   12.0 
2025-03-23 00:00 UT   07 22 41.1   +16 24 16     1.821    2.325  107.5   24.1    96   12.1 
2025-03-24 00:00 UT   07 23 28.1   +16 25 25     1.835    2.327  106.7   24.2    97   12.1 
2025-03-25 00:00 UT   07 24 16.4   +16 26 28     1.848    2.329  105.9   24.3    97   12.1 
2025-03-26 00:00 UT   07 25 06.0   +16 27 26     1.862    2.331  105.2   24.4    97   12.1 
2025-03-27 00:00 UT   07 25 56.9   +16 28 20     1.876    2.333  104.4   24.5    97   12.1 
2025-03-28 00:00 UT   07 26 49.1   +16 29 08     1.890    2.335  103.6   24.5    97   12.2 
2025-03-29 00:00 UT   07 27 42.5   +16 29 51     1.904    2.338  102.8   24.6    97   12.2 
2025-03-30 00:00 UT   07 28 37.1   +16 30 29     1.918    2.340  102.0   24.7    98   12.2 
2025-03-31 00:00 UT   07 29 33.0   +16 31 01     1.932    2.342  101.3   24.7    98   12.2 
2025-04-01 00:00 UT   07 30 30.0   +16 31 29     1.946    2.344  100.5   24.8    98   12.2 
2025-04-02 00:00 UT   07 31 28.2   +16 31 51     1.960    2.346   99.8   24.8    98   12.3 
2025-04-03 00:00 UT   07 32 27.5   +16 32 08     1.974    2.348   99.0   24.9    98   12.3 
2025-04-04 00:00 UT   07 33 27.9   +16 32 19     1.988    2.350   98.3   24.9    98   12.3 
2025-04-05 00:00 UT   07 34 29.3   +16 32 25     2.002    2.353   97.5   24.9    99   12.3 
2025-04-06 00:00 UT   07 35 31.8   +16 32 26     2.016    2.355   96.8   25.0    99   12.3 
2025-04-07 00:00 UT   07 36 35.3   +16 32 21     2.030    2.357   96.1   25.0    99   12.3 
2025-04-08 00:00 UT   07 37 39.9   +16 32 11     2.045    2.359   95.4   25.0    99   12.4 
2025-04-09 00:00 UT   07 38 45.3   +16 31 56     2.059    2.361   94.6   25.0    99   12.4 
2025-04-10 00:00 UT   07 39 51.8   +16 31 35     2.073    2.363   93.9   25.0    99   12.4 
2025-04-11 00:00 UT   07 40 59.1   +16 31 09     2.087    2.365   93.2   25.0   100   12.4 
2025-04-12 00:00 UT   07 42 07.4   +16 30 37     2.102    2.368   92.5   25.0   100   12.4 
2025-04-13 00:00 UT   07 43 16.5   +16 30 00     2.116    2.370   91.8   25.0   100   12.4 
2025-04-14 00:00 UT   07 44 26.5   +16 29 18     2.130    2.372   91.1   25.0   100   12.5 
2025-04-15 00:00 UT   07 45 37.3   +16 28 30     2.145    2.374   90.4   25.0   100   12.5 
2025-04-16 00:00 UT   07 46 48.9   +16 27 37     2.159    2.376   89.7   25.0   100   12.5 
2025-04-17 00:00 UT   07 48 01.4   +16 26 38     2.173    2.378   89.0   25.0   101   12.5 

    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.