(488) Kreusa
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	13 Mar 2026	14.0	3.206 AU	3.384 AU	18h46m	-23°08'	71.3°	17.1°
Opposition	3 Jul 2026	12.6	3.367 AU	2.353 AU	18h52m	-28°10'	174.7°	1.6°

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 Kreusa are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1584435
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.1673537
            i (Inclination)                 : 11.47607
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 82.98171
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 77.28084
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 65.80699
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 160.01177
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 11.19077
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 5.64            
        

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
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   18 46 59.0   -23 08 32     3.384    3.206   71.3   17.1   265   14.0 
2026-03-13 06:54 UT   18 47 17.2   -23 08 45     3.381    3.207   71.5   17.1   265   14.0 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   18 48 01.9   -23 09 18     3.372    3.208   72.0   17.1   265   14.0 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   18 49 04.1   -23 10 04     3.360    3.209   72.8   17.2   265   14.0 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   18 50 05.4   -23 10 51     3.347    3.211   73.5   17.3   265   14.0 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   18 51 06.0   -23 11 37     3.335    3.212   74.3   17.3   265   14.0 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   18 52 05.8   -23 12 25     3.323    3.214   75.1   17.4   265   14.0 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   18 53 04.8   -23 13 13     3.310    3.215   75.9   17.5   265   14.0 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   18 54 03.0   -23 14 01     3.298    3.217   76.6   17.5   265   13.9 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   18 55 00.3   -23 14 50     3.285    3.218   77.4   17.6   264   13.9 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   18 55 56.8   -23 15 41     3.273    3.220   78.2   17.6   264   13.9 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   18 56 52.5   -23 16 32     3.260    3.221   79.0   17.7   264   13.9 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   18 57 47.3   -23 17 24     3.247    3.223   79.8   17.7   264   13.9 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   18 58 41.2   -23 18 17     3.234    3.224   80.5   17.8   264   13.9 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   18 59 34.2   -23 19 11     3.222    3.226   81.3   17.8   264   13.9 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   19 00 26.4   -23 20 06     3.209    3.227   82.1   17.8   264   13.9 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   19 01 17.6   -23 21 03     3.196    3.229   82.9   17.9   264   13.9 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   19 02 07.9   -23 22 01     3.183    3.230   83.7   17.9   264   13.9 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   19 02 57.4   -23 23 01     3.170    3.232   84.5   17.9   264   13.9 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   19 03 45.8   -23 24 02     3.157    3.233   85.3   17.9   264   13.9 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   19 04 33.4   -23 25 05     3.145    3.235   86.1   17.9   264   13.9 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   19 05 20.0   -23 26 10     3.132    3.236   86.9   18.0   264   13.9 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   19 06 05.6   -23 27 16     3.119    3.238   87.8   18.0   263   13.9 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   19 06 50.2   -23 28 25     3.106    3.239   88.6   18.0   263   13.8 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   19 07 33.9   -23 29 35     3.093    3.241   89.4   18.0   263   13.8 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   19 08 16.5   -23 30 47     3.080    3.242   90.2   18.0   263   13.8 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   19 08 58.2   -23 32 02     3.067    3.244   91.1   18.0   263   13.8 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   19 09 38.8   -23 33 18     3.054    3.245   91.9   18.0   263   13.8 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   19 10 18.4   -23 34 37     3.041    3.247   92.7   17.9   263   13.8 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   19 10 56.9   -23 35 59     3.028    3.248   93.6   17.9   263   13.8 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   19 11 34.3   -23 37 23     3.015    3.249   94.4   17.9   263   13.8 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   19 12 10.7   -23 38 49     3.002    3.251   95.2   17.9   263   13.8 

    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.