(488) Kreusa
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 May 2026	13.3	3.309 AU	2.539 AU	19h19m	-25°20'	132.6°	13.0°
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
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   19 19 35.8   -25 20 41     2.539    3.309  132.6   13.0   265   13.3 
2026-05-22 08:29 UT   19 19 30.2   -25 21 59     2.536    3.309  132.9   12.9   265   13.3 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   19 19 19.6   -25 24 23     2.530    3.310  133.6   12.8   265   13.3 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   19 19 02.0   -25 28 08     2.521    3.311  134.6   12.6   265   13.2 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   19 18 43.1   -25 31 57     2.512    3.313  135.6   12.3   266   13.2 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   19 18 22.8   -25 35 47     2.504    3.314  136.7   12.1   266   13.2 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   19 18 01.2   -25 39 40     2.495    3.316  137.7   11.9   266   13.2 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   19 17 38.3   -25 43 36     2.487    3.317  138.8   11.6   266   13.2 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   19 17 14.1   -25 47 34     2.479    3.318  139.8   11.4   267   13.2 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   19 16 48.6   -25 51 34     2.471    3.320  140.9   11.1   267   13.2 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   19 16 21.9   -25 55 35     2.464    3.321  141.9   10.8   267   13.1 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   19 15 53.9   -25 59 39     2.456    3.323  143.0   10.6   267   13.1 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   19 15 24.6   -26 03 45     2.449    3.324  144.1   10.3   268   13.1 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   19 14 54.1   -26 07 52     2.442    3.325  145.1   10.0   268   13.1 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   19 14 22.4   -26 12 00     2.436    3.327  146.2    9.8   268   13.1 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   19 13 49.5   -26 16 10     2.429    3.328  147.3    9.5   269   13.1 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   19 13 15.4   -26 20 21     2.423    3.329  148.3    9.2   269   13.0 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   19 12 40.2   -26 24 32     2.417    3.331  149.4    8.9   270   13.0 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   19 12 03.9   -26 28 45     2.411    3.332  150.5    8.6   270   13.0 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   19 11 26.4   -26 32 58     2.406    3.334  151.6    8.3   271   13.0 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   19 10 47.9   -26 37 11     2.400    3.335  152.7    8.0   271   13.0 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   19 10 08.3   -26 41 25     2.395    3.336  153.8    7.7   272   13.0 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   19 09 27.7   -26 45 39     2.390    3.338  154.9    7.4   272   12.9 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   19 08 46.2   -26 49 53     2.386    3.339  156.0    7.1   273   12.9 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   19 08 03.6   -26 54 06     2.382    3.340  157.0    6.8   274   12.9 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   19 07 20.2   -26 58 19     2.378    3.342  158.1    6.5   274   12.9 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   19 06 35.9   -27 02 31     2.374    3.343  159.2    6.2   275   12.9 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   19 05 50.7   -27 06 42     2.370    3.344  160.3    5.9   276   12.9 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   19 05 04.8   -27 10 52     2.367    3.346  161.4    5.6   277   12.8 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   19 04 18.1   -27 15 01     2.364    3.347  162.5    5.2   278   12.8 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   19 03 30.7   -27 19 08     2.362    3.349  163.6    4.9   280   12.8 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   19 02 42.7   -27 23 14     2.359    3.350  164.6    4.6   281   12.8 

    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.