(192) Nausikaa |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 7 Jul 2025 | 12.3 | 2.806 AU | 2.361 AU | 13h41m | -18°33' | 105.3° | 20.5° |
Opposition | 30 Sep 2026 | 8.4 | 1.816 AU | 0.817 AU | 00h17m | +08°42' | 173.8° | 3.4° |
(192) Nausikaa - 2025-07-07
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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) : 0.2453786
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.4031767
i (Inclination) : 6.79567
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 343.08235
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 30.58684
M (Mean anomaly) : 220.45739
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 13.49254
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 3.45192
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.
A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.
Ephemerides:
Date Time RA (2000) DEC (2000) delta radius elong phase PA magn
2025-07-07 00:00 UT 13 41 31.6 -18 33 17 2.361 2.806 105.3 20.5 109 12.3
2025-07-07 03:59 UT 13 41 35.4 -18 33 18 2.363 2.806 105.2 20.5 109 12.3
2025-07-08 00:00 UT 13 41 55.2 -18 33 28 2.373 2.805 104.5 20.5 109 12.3
2025-07-09 00:00 UT 13 42 20.1 -18 33 47 2.384 2.803 103.6 20.6 109 12.4
2025-07-10 00:00 UT 13 42 46.2 -18 34 13 2.395 2.801 102.8 20.7 109 12.4
2025-07-11 00:00 UT 13 43 13.7 -18 34 46 2.407 2.799 101.9 20.8 110 12.4
2025-07-12 00:00 UT 13 43 42.3 -18 35 26 2.419 2.798 101.1 20.9 110 12.4
2025-07-13 00:00 UT 13 44 12.2 -18 36 13 2.430 2.796 100.3 21.0 110 12.4
2025-07-14 00:00 UT 13 44 43.3 -18 37 07 2.442 2.794 99.4 21.0 110 12.4
2025-07-15 00:00 UT 13 45 15.6 -18 38 07 2.453 2.793 98.6 21.1 110 12.4
2025-07-16 00:00 UT 13 45 49.0 -18 39 14 2.465 2.791 97.8 21.2 110 12.4
2025-07-17 00:00 UT 13 46 23.7 -18 40 28 2.477 2.789 97.0 21.2 110 12.4
2025-07-18 00:00 UT 13 46 59.5 -18 41 49 2.488 2.787 96.2 21.3 110 12.5
2025-07-19 00:00 UT 13 47 36.5 -18 43 16 2.500 2.785 95.4 21.3 110 12.5
2025-07-20 00:00 UT 13 48 14.6 -18 44 50 2.512 2.784 94.6 21.3 110 12.5
2025-07-21 00:00 UT 13 48 53.8 -18 46 29 2.523 2.782 93.8 21.4 110 12.5
2025-07-22 00:00 UT 13 49 34.2 -18 48 16 2.535 2.780 93.0 21.4 110 12.5
2025-07-23 00:00 UT 13 50 15.6 -18 50 08 2.547 2.778 92.2 21.4 111 12.5
2025-07-24 00:00 UT 13 50 58.2 -18 52 06 2.559 2.776 91.4 21.5 111 12.5
2025-07-25 00:00 UT 13 51 41.8 -18 54 11 2.570 2.775 90.7 21.5 111 12.5
2025-07-26 00:00 UT 13 52 26.5 -18 56 22 2.582 2.773 89.9 21.5 111 12.5
2025-07-27 00:00 UT 13 53 12.3 -18 58 38 2.594 2.771 89.1 21.5 111 12.5
2025-07-28 00:00 UT 13 53 59.0 -19 01 00 2.605 2.769 88.4 21.5 111 12.5
2025-07-29 00:00 UT 13 54 46.9 -19 03 28 2.617 2.767 87.6 21.5 111 12.6
2025-07-30 00:00 UT 13 55 35.7 -19 06 01 2.629 2.765 86.8 21.5 111 12.6
2025-07-31 00:00 UT 13 56 25.5 -19 08 40 2.640 2.763 86.1 21.5 111 12.6
2025-08-01 00:00 UT 13 57 16.4 -19 11 24 2.652 2.762 85.3 21.5 111 12.6
2025-08-02 00:00 UT 13 58 08.2 -19 14 14 2.664 2.760 84.6 21.5 111 12.6
2025-08-03 00:00 UT 13 59 00.9 -19 17 08 2.675 2.758 83.9 21.5 111 12.6
2025-08-04 00:00 UT 13 59 54.6 -19 20 08 2.687 2.756 83.1 21.4 111 12.6
2025-08-05 00:00 UT 14 00 49.3 -19 23 12 2.698 2.754 82.4 21.4 111 12.6
2025-08-06 00:00 UT 14 01 44.9 -19 26 22 2.710 2.752 81.7 21.4 111 12.6
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.