(488) Kreusa
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	3 Jul 2026	12.6	3.367 AU	2.353 AU	18h52m	-28°10'	174.7°	1.6°
Today	14 Aug 2026	13.4	3.420 AU	2.636 AU	18h24m	-29°35'	134.1°	12.3°

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)                : 0.1585153
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.1679551
            i (Inclination)                 : 11.47516
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 82.98164
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 77.34559
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 100.69665
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 160.07768
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 11.19277
            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
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   18 24 18.1   -29 35 44     2.636    3.420  134.1   12.3    81   13.4 
2026-08-14 22:23 UT   18 24 01.8   -29 36 24     2.647    3.421  133.2   12.5    82   13.4 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   18 24 00.7   -29 36 26     2.648    3.421  133.1   12.5    82   13.4 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   18 23 44.6   -29 37 06     2.660    3.422  132.1   12.7    82   13.4 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   18 23 29.9   -29 37 43     2.672    3.423  131.1   12.9    82   13.4 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   18 23 16.6   -29 38 17     2.684    3.425  130.1   13.1    82   13.5 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   18 23 04.7   -29 38 49     2.697    3.426  129.1   13.3    83   13.5 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   18 22 54.2   -29 39 18     2.709    3.427  128.1   13.4    83   13.5 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   18 22 45.0   -29 39 45     2.722    3.428  127.1   13.6    83   13.5 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   18 22 37.2   -29 40 10     2.735    3.429  126.1   13.8    83   13.5 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   18 22 30.8   -29 40 32     2.748    3.431  125.1   14.0    83   13.5 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   18 22 25.8   -29 40 52     2.761    3.432  124.2   14.1    83   13.6 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   18 22 22.1   -29 41 09     2.774    3.433  123.2   14.3    84   13.6 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   18 22 19.8   -29 41 25     2.787    3.434  122.2   14.4    84   13.6 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   18 22 18.9   -29 41 38     2.801    3.435  121.3   14.6    84   13.6 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   18 22 19.3   -29 41 50     2.814    3.437  120.3   14.7    84   13.6 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   18 22 21.1   -29 41 59     2.828    3.438  119.4   14.8    84   13.6 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   18 22 24.2   -29 42 07     2.842    3.439  118.4   15.0    84   13.7 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   18 22 28.6   -29 42 13     2.856    3.440  117.5   15.1    84   13.7 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   18 22 34.4   -29 42 17     2.870    3.441  116.5   15.2    85   13.7 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   18 22 41.4   -29 42 19     2.884    3.443  115.6   15.3    85   13.7 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   18 22 49.8   -29 42 19     2.899    3.444  114.7   15.4    85   13.7 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   18 22 59.5   -29 42 18     2.913    3.445  113.7   15.5    85   13.7 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   18 23 10.5   -29 42 15     2.927    3.446  112.8   15.6    85   13.8 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   18 23 22.8   -29 42 11     2.942    3.447  111.9   15.7    85   13.8 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   18 23 36.4   -29 42 05     2.957    3.448  111.0   15.8    85   13.8 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   18 23 51.2   -29 41 57     2.971    3.450  110.1   15.9    85   13.8 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   18 24 07.3   -29 41 48     2.986    3.451  109.2   16.0    85   13.8 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   18 24 24.7   -29 41 37     3.001    3.452  108.3   16.1    85   13.8 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   18 24 43.3   -29 41 25     3.016    3.453  107.4   16.2    86   13.8 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   18 25 03.2   -29 41 11     3.031    3.454  106.5   16.2    86   13.9 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   18 25 24.2   -29 40 55     3.046    3.455  105.6   16.3    86   13.9 

    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.