(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	10 Jul 2026	12.7	3.375 AU	2.368 AU	18h46m	-28°32'	171.0°	2.7°

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
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   18 46 25.6   -28 32 11     2.368    3.375  171.0    2.7    48   12.7 
2026-07-10 19:19 UT   18 45 44.2   -28 34 37     2.370    3.376  170.2    2.9    51   12.7 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   18 45 34.2   -28 35 12     2.371    3.377  170.0    3.0    52   12.7 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   18 44 43.0   -28 38 09     2.374    3.378  169.0    3.3    55   12.7 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   18 43 52.3   -28 41 01     2.378    3.379  168.0    3.6    58   12.7 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   18 43 02.0   -28 43 49     2.382    3.381  167.0    3.9    60   12.8 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   18 42 12.2   -28 46 33     2.387    3.382  165.9    4.2    62   12.8 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   18 41 23.0   -28 49 12     2.392    3.383  164.9    4.5    64   12.8 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   18 40 34.4   -28 51 47     2.397    3.384  163.8    4.8    66   12.8 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   18 39 46.4   -28 54 17     2.402    3.386  162.7    5.1    67   12.9 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   18 38 59.0   -28 56 43     2.407    3.387  161.6    5.4    68   12.9 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   18 38 12.4   -28 59 04     2.413    3.388  160.6    5.7    69   12.9 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   18 37 26.6   -29 01 20     2.419    3.390  159.5    6.0    70   12.9 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   18 36 41.6   -29 03 33     2.425    3.391  158.4    6.3    71   12.9 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   18 35 57.4   -29 05 41     2.432    3.392  157.3    6.6    72   13.0 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   18 35 14.1   -29 07 44     2.439    3.393  156.2    6.9    73   13.0 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   18 34 31.8   -29 09 43     2.446    3.395  155.2    7.2    74   13.0 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   18 33 50.3   -29 11 38     2.453    3.396  154.1    7.5    74   13.0 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   18 33 09.9   -29 13 28     2.461    3.397  153.0    7.8    75   13.0 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   18 32 30.5   -29 15 15     2.469    3.399  151.9    8.1    75   13.1 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   18 31 52.1   -29 16 57     2.477    3.400  150.9    8.4    76   13.1 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   18 31 14.8   -29 18 35     2.485    3.401  149.8    8.6    76   13.1 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   18 30 38.5   -29 20 09     2.494    3.402  148.7    8.9    77   13.1 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   18 30 03.4   -29 21 39     2.503    3.404  147.6    9.2    77   13.1 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   18 29 29.4   -29 23 05     2.512    3.405  146.6    9.4    78   13.2 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   18 28 56.6   -29 24 28     2.521    3.406  145.5    9.7    78   13.2 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   18 28 25.0   -29 25 46     2.530    3.407  144.5   10.0    78   13.2 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   18 27 54.6   -29 27 01     2.540    3.409  143.4   10.2    79   13.2 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   18 27 25.4   -29 28 13     2.550    3.410  142.4   10.5    79   13.2 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   18 26 57.4   -29 29 21     2.560    3.411  141.3   10.7    80   13.3 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   18 26 30.7   -29 30 25     2.570    3.412  140.3   10.9    80   13.3 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   18 26 05.3   -29 31 26     2.581    3.414  139.2   11.2    80   13.3 

    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.