(192) Nausikaa
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Mar 2026	12.1	2.215 AU	2.847 AU	20h38m	-22°56'	42.2°	17.5°
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
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   20 38 08.7   -22 56 54     2.847    2.215   42.2   17.5   251   12.1 
2026-03-09 18:12 UT   20 39 44.3   -22 50 50     2.839    2.213   42.6   17.7   250   12.1 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   20 40 14.8   -22 48 53     2.837    2.212   42.7   17.7   250   12.1 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   20 42 20.7   -22 40 47     2.826    2.210   43.2   17.9   250   12.1 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   20 44 26.4   -22 32 35     2.816    2.207   43.7   18.1   250   12.1 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   20 46 31.9   -22 24 18     2.805    2.204   44.2   18.3   250   12.1 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   20 48 37.1   -22 15 56     2.794    2.201   44.7   18.5   250   12.1 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   20 50 42.1   -22 07 29     2.783    2.198   45.2   18.7   250   12.1 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   20 52 46.9   -21 58 57     2.772    2.196   45.7   18.9   250   12.1 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   20 54 51.4   -21 50 20     2.761    2.193   46.2   19.1   250   12.1 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   20 56 55.6   -21 41 38     2.750    2.190   46.6   19.3   250   12.1 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   20 58 59.7   -21 32 51     2.739    2.187   47.1   19.5   250   12.1 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   21 01 03.4   -21 23 59     2.728    2.184   47.6   19.7   250   12.1 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   21 03 06.9   -21 15 03     2.717    2.182   48.1   19.9   250   12.1 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   21 05 10.1   -21 06 02     2.706    2.179   48.6   20.1   249   12.1 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   21 07 13.1   -20 56 56     2.694    2.176   49.1   20.2   249   12.1 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   21 09 15.8   -20 47 46     2.683    2.173   49.6   20.4   249   12.1 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   21 11 18.2   -20 38 31     2.672    2.171   50.1   20.6   249   12.0 

    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.