|
(192) Nausikaa |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 20 Apr 2026 | 11.8 | 2.100 AU | 2.363 AU | 22h02m | -16°14' | 62.6° | 25.1° |
| Opposition | 30 Sep 2026 | 8.4 | 1.816 AU | 0.817 AU | 00h17m | +08°40' | 173.8° | 3.4° |
(192) Nausikaa - 2026-04-20
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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) : 0.2452586
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.4033743
i (Inclination) : 6.79542
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 343.07452
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 30.58261
M (Mean anomaly) : 273.36958
Epoch : 2025 Nov 21
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 13.48051
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 3.45136
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
2026-04-20 00:00 UT 22 02 41.4 -16 14 36 2.363 2.100 62.6 25.1 248 11.8
2026-04-20 16:44 UT 22 04 01.2 -16 06 59 2.355 2.098 62.9 25.2 248 11.8
2026-04-21 00:00 UT 22 04 35.9 -16 03 41 2.351 2.097 63.1 25.3 248 11.8
2026-04-22 00:00 UT 22 06 30.0 -15 52 43 2.339 2.094 63.6 25.4 247 11.8
2026-04-23 00:00 UT 22 08 23.8 -15 41 42 2.326 2.092 64.0 25.6 247 11.8
2026-04-24 00:00 UT 22 10 17.2 -15 30 38 2.314 2.089 64.5 25.8 247 11.8
2026-04-25 00:00 UT 22 12 10.3 -15 19 32 2.302 2.086 65.0 25.9 247 11.8
2026-04-26 00:00 UT 22 14 03.1 -15 08 24 2.290 2.084 65.5 26.1 247 11.8
2026-04-27 00:00 UT 22 15 55.5 -14 57 13 2.277 2.081 66.0 26.2 247 11.8
2026-04-28 00:00 UT 22 17 47.6 -14 45 59 2.265 2.079 66.4 26.4 247 11.8
2026-04-29 00:00 UT 22 19 39.3 -14 34 43 2.252 2.076 66.9 26.5 247 11.8
2026-04-30 00:00 UT 22 21 30.7 -14 23 25 2.240 2.073 67.4 26.6 247 11.7
2026-05-01 00:00 UT 22 23 21.8 -14 12 04 2.228 2.071 67.9 26.8 247 11.7
2026-05-02 00:00 UT 22 25 12.5 -14 00 41 2.215 2.068 68.4 26.9 247 11.7
2026-05-03 00:00 UT 22 27 02.8 -13 49 16 2.203 2.066 68.9 27.1 247 11.7
2026-05-04 00:00 UT 22 28 52.8 -13 37 49 2.190 2.063 69.3 27.2 247 11.7
2026-05-05 00:00 UT 22 30 42.5 -13 26 20 2.178 2.060 69.8 27.3 247 11.7
2026-05-06 00:00 UT 22 32 31.8 -13 14 49 2.166 2.058 70.3 27.5 247 11.7
2026-05-07 00:00 UT 22 34 20.8 -13 03 16 2.153 2.055 70.8 27.6 247 11.7
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.
