(192) Nausikaa
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 Jul 2026	10.7	1.918 AU	1.426 AU	00h08m	-01°19'	102.2°	31.2°
Opposition	30 Sep 2026	8.4	1.816 AU	0.817 AU	00h17m	+08°40'	173.8°	3.4°

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 Nausikaa are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2451733
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4033554
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.79570
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 343.07038
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 30.57689
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 326.27489
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 13.47065
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 3.45092
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.73            
        

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
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   00 08 24.5   -01 19 23     1.426    1.918  102.2   31.2   247   10.7 
2026-07-06 17:12 UT   00 09 17.1   -01 11 24     1.418    1.917  102.6   31.2   247   10.7 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   00 09 37.8   -01 08 14     1.415    1.916  102.8   31.2   247   10.7 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   00 10 50.1   +00 57 09     1.403    1.914  103.4   31.1   247   10.7 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   00 12 01.4   +00 46 06     1.392    1.912  104.0   31.1   247   10.7 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   00 13 11.7   +00 35 07     1.381    1.910  104.6   31.0   247   10.6 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   00 14 21.0   +00 24 11     1.370    1.909  105.2   30.9   247   10.6 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   00 15 29.2   +00 13 18     1.359    1.907  105.9   30.9   247   10.6 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   00 16 36.2   +00 02 28     1.348    1.905  106.5   30.8   247   10.6 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   00 17 42.2   +00 08 18     1.337    1.903  107.1   30.7   247   10.6 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   00 18 46.9   +00 19 00     1.327    1.901  107.7   30.6   247   10.5 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   00 19 50.5   +00 29 39     1.316    1.899  108.4   30.5   247   10.5 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   00 20 52.9   +00 40 14     1.305    1.898  109.0   30.4   247   10.5 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   00 21 54.1   +00 50 45     1.294    1.896  109.7   30.3   247   10.5 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   00 22 54.1   +01 01 13     1.284    1.894  110.3   30.2   247   10.4 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   00 23 52.8   +01 11 36     1.273    1.892  111.0   30.1   247   10.4 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   00 24 50.1   +01 21 55     1.263    1.891  111.7   30.0   247   10.4 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   00 25 46.2   +01 32 11     1.253    1.889  112.3   29.8   247   10.4 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   00 26 41.0   +01 42 22     1.242    1.887  113.0   29.7   247   10.4 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   00 27 34.3   +01 52 28     1.232    1.886  113.7   29.6   247   10.3 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   00 28 26.3   +02 02 31     1.222    1.884  114.4   29.4   247   10.3 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   00 29 16.9   +02 12 29     1.212    1.882  115.1   29.3   247   10.3 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   00 30 06.0   +02 22 22     1.202    1.881  115.8   29.1   247   10.3 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   00 30 53.7   +02 32 11     1.192    1.879  116.5   28.9   247   10.2 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   00 31 39.9   +02 41 55     1.182    1.878  117.2   28.7   247   10.2 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   00 32 24.5   +02 51 34     1.172    1.876  117.9   28.6   247   10.2 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   00 33 07.6   +03 01 08     1.162    1.874  118.7   28.4   247   10.2 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   00 33 49.2   +03 10 36     1.153    1.873  119.4   28.2   247   10.1 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   00 34 29.0   +03 19 60     1.143    1.871  120.1   28.0   247   10.1 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   00 35 07.3   +03 29 18     1.134    1.870  120.9   27.8   247   10.1 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   00 35 43.9   +03 38 30     1.124    1.868  121.7   27.5   247   10.1 

    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.