(488) Kreusa
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	7 Jan 2026	13.9	3.107 AU	3.962 AU	17h19m	-21°28'	25.8°	7.9°
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)                : 65.80700
            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
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   17 19 23.0   -21 28 10     3.962    3.107   25.8    7.9   277   13.9 
2026-01-07 00:41 UT   17 19 25.7   -21 28 15     3.962    3.107   25.8    7.9   277   13.9 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   17 20 55.4   -21 31 09     3.957    3.108   26.5    8.1   277   13.9 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   17 22 27.6   -21 34 03     3.952    3.110   27.1    8.3   277   13.9 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   17 23 59.7   -21 36 55     3.947    3.111   27.8    8.5   277   13.9 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   17 25 31.5   -21 39 42     3.942    3.113   28.4    8.7   276   13.9 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   17 27 03.1   -21 42 27     3.937    3.114   29.1    8.8   276   13.9 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   17 28 34.4   -21 45 08     3.931    3.116   29.8    9.0   276   13.9 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   17 30 05.5   -21 47 45     3.925    3.117   30.4    9.2   275   14.0 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   17 31 36.4   -21 50 19     3.920    3.119   31.1    9.4   275   14.0 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   17 33 07.1   -21 52 49     3.914    3.120   31.8    9.6   275   14.0 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   17 34 37.5   -21 55 17     3.908    3.122   32.4    9.7   275   14.0 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   17 36 07.6   -21 57 40     3.901    3.124   33.1    9.9   274   14.0 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   17 37 37.4   -22 00 01     3.895    3.125   33.8   10.1   274   14.0 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   17 39 07.0   -22 02 18     3.888    3.127   34.4   10.2   274   14.0 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   17 40 36.3   -22 04 33     3.882    3.128   35.1   10.4   274   14.0 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   17 42 05.3   -22 06 44     3.875    3.130   35.8   10.6   274   14.0 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   17 43 33.9   -22 08 52     3.868    3.131   36.4   10.8   273   14.0 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   17 45 02.3   -22 10 56     3.861    3.133   37.1   10.9   273   14.0 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   17 46 30.3   -22 12 58     3.854    3.134   37.8   11.1   273   14.0 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   17 47 58.0   -22 14 57     3.846    3.136   38.5   11.3   273   14.0 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   17 49 25.4   -22 16 53     3.839    3.137   39.1   11.4   272   14.0 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   17 50 52.4   -22 18 46     3.831    3.139   39.8   11.6   272   14.0 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   17 52 19.1   -22 20 36     3.824    3.141   40.5   11.8   272   14.0 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   17 53 45.4   -22 22 24     3.816    3.142   41.2   11.9   272   14.0 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   17 55 11.3   -22 24 08     3.808    3.144   41.9   12.1   272   14.0 

    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.