(27) Euterpe
ephemeris date magn radius delta ra dec elong phase
Today14 Oct 202611.21.945 AU1.938 AU08h28m+19°04'75.5°29.8°
Opposition8 Feb 20278.92.044 AU1.058 AU09h32m+16°51'177.7°1.1°
(27) Euterpe - 2026-10-14
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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 Euterpe are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1715624
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3468840
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.58332
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 94.76709
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 356.61320
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 327.72448
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 91.38158
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.09352
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.60            
        

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
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   08 28 34.8   +19 04 21     1.938    1.945   75.5   29.8   284   11.2 
2026-10-14 11:46 UT   08 29 30.7   +19 01 25     1.933    1.945   75.8   29.8   284   11.2 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   08 30 28.5   +18 58 21     1.928    1.945   76.0   29.8   284   11.2 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   08 32 21.4   +18 52 19     1.918    1.945   76.6   29.9   284   11.2 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   08 34 13.5   +18 46 16     1.908    1.945   77.1   30.0   284   11.2 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   08 36 04.8   +18 40 11     1.898    1.945   77.6   30.0   285   11.2 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   08 37 55.3   +18 34 06     1.888    1.946   78.2   30.1   285   11.2 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   08 39 44.9   +18 27 60     1.877    1.946   78.7   30.1   285   11.1 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   08 41 33.7   +18 21 52     1.867    1.946   79.3   30.2   285   11.1 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   08 43 21.6   +18 15 45     1.857    1.946   79.8   30.2   285   11.1 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   08 45 08.7   +18 09 36     1.847    1.946   80.4   30.3   285   11.1 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   08 46 54.9   +18 03 28     1.837    1.947   81.0   30.3   285   11.1 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   08 48 40.2   +17 57 19     1.827    1.947   81.5   30.3   286   11.1 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   08 50 24.6   +17 51 11     1.817    1.947   82.1   30.4   286   11.1 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   08 52 08.1   +17 45 03     1.806    1.948   82.7   30.4   286   11.1 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   08 53 50.7   +17 38 55     1.796    1.948   83.3   30.4   286   11.1 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   08 55 32.3   +17 32 48     1.786    1.948   83.8   30.5   286   11.1 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   08 57 13.0   +17 26 41     1.776    1.949   84.4   30.5   286   11.0 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   08 58 52.7   +17 20 36     1.766    1.949   85.0   30.5   286   11.0 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   09 00 31.5   +17 14 31     1.755    1.949   85.6   30.5   286   11.0 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   09 02 09.2   +17 08 28     1.745    1.950   86.2   30.5   287   11.0 


    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.