(192) Nausikaa
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	4 Sep 2026	9.2	1.832 AU	0.891 AU	00h38m	+07°24'	149.3°	16.3°
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) : 343.07037
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 30.57690
            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
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   00 38 26.9   +07 24 47     0.891    1.832  149.3   16.3   242    9.2 
2026-09-04 18:33 UT   00 38 05.4   +07 28 39     0.887    1.831  150.0   16.0   241    9.1 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   00 37 58.8   +07 29 46     0.886    1.831  150.3   15.8   241    9.1 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   00 37 28.7   +07 34 35     0.881    1.830  151.3   15.3   241    9.1 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   00 36 56.6   +07 39 13     0.876    1.829  152.4   14.8   240    9.1 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   00 36 22.5   +07 43 41     0.871    1.829  153.4   14.3   240    9.0 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   00 35 46.5   +07 47 59     0.867    1.828  154.5   13.8   239    9.0 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   00 35 08.7   +07 52 06     0.862    1.827  155.5   13.2   239    9.0 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   00 34 29.1   +07 56 02     0.858    1.826  156.6   12.7   238    8.9 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   00 33 47.8   +07 59 48     0.854    1.826  157.6   12.1   237    8.9 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   00 33 04.8   +08 03 23     0.850    1.825  158.7   11.5   236    8.9 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   00 32 20.2   +08 06 48     0.847    1.824  159.8   11.0   235    8.8 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   00 31 34.1   +08 10 03     0.843    1.824  160.9   10.4   234    8.8 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   00 30 46.5   +08 13 08     0.840    1.823  161.9    9.9   233    8.8 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   00 29 57.7   +08 16 02     0.837    1.822  163.0    9.3   231    8.7 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   00 29 07.5   +08 18 46     0.834    1.822  164.1    8.7   230    8.7 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   00 28 16.2   +08 21 20     0.832    1.821  165.1    8.1   228    8.7 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   00 27 23.9   +08 23 45     0.830    1.821  166.2    7.6   226    8.6 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   00 26 30.5   +08 25 60     0.827    1.820  167.2    7.0   223    8.6 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   00 25 36.3   +08 28 05     0.825    1.820  168.2    6.5   221    8.6 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   00 24 41.3   +08 30 02     0.824    1.819  169.2    5.9   217    8.6 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   00 23 45.6   +08 31 49     0.822    1.819  170.1    5.4   213    8.5 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   00 22 49.3   +08 33 27     0.821    1.818  171.0    4.9   208    8.5 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   00 21 52.6   +08 34 57     0.820    1.818  171.8    4.5   202    8.5 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   00 20 55.5   +08 36 18     0.819    1.817  172.5    4.1   195    8.4 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   00 19 58.1   +08 37 32     0.818    1.817  173.1    3.8   187    8.4 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   00 19 00.6   +08 38 37     0.818    1.817  173.5    3.6   177    8.4 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   00 18 03.1   +08 39 35     0.818    1.816  173.7    3.4   167    8.4 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   00 17 05.6   +08 40 26     0.817    1.816  173.7    3.4   156    8.4 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   00 16 08.3   +08 41 10     0.818    1.816  173.5    3.6   145    8.4 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   00 15 11.2   +08 41 47     0.818    1.816  173.1    3.8   135    8.4 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   00 14 14.6   +08 42 19     0.819    1.815  172.5    4.1   127    8.4 

    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.