(192) Nausikaa
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	30 Apr 2026	11.7	2.073 AU	2.240 AU	22h21m	-14°23'	67.4°	26.6°
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)                : 0.2452586
            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
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   22 21 30.7   -14 23 25     2.240    2.073   67.4   26.6   247   11.7 
2026-04-30 12:01 UT   22 22 26.4   -14 17 44     2.234    2.072   67.7   26.7   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 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   22 36 09.3   -12 51 41     2.141    2.053   71.3   27.7   247   11.7 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   22 37 57.5   -12 40 05     2.128    2.050   71.8   27.9   247   11.6 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   22 39 45.4   -12 28 26     2.116    2.048   72.2   28.0   247   11.6 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   22 41 32.8   -12 16 47     2.103    2.045   72.7   28.1   247   11.6 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   22 43 19.9   -12 05 05     2.091    2.042   73.2   28.3   247   11.6 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   22 45 06.6   -11 53 23     2.078    2.040   73.7   28.4   247   11.6 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   22 46 52.9   -11 41 39     2.066    2.037   74.2   28.5   247   11.6 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   22 48 38.8   -11 29 53     2.053    2.035   74.7   28.6   247   11.6 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   22 50 24.2   -11 18 07     2.041    2.032   75.2   28.7   247   11.6 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   22 52 09.3   -11 06 20     2.028    2.030   75.7   28.9   247   11.6 

    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.