(51) Nemausa
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	30 Apr 2025	12.4	2.232 AU	2.181 AU	08h00m	+15°15'	79.6°	26.4°
Opposition	21 Jun 2026	10.8	2.360 AU	1.370 AU	17h59m	-06°07'	162.7°	7.4°

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 Nemausa are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.0659196
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3655357
            i (Inclination)                 : 9.97290
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 175.88085
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 2.20392
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 332.43722
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 178.05150
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.38159
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.64            
        

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
2025-04-30 00:00 UT   08 00 44.1   +15 15 11     2.181    2.232   79.6   26.4   103   12.4 
2025-04-30 12:42 UT   08 01 30.9   +15 15 16     2.187    2.231   79.3   26.3   103   12.4 
2025-05-01 00:00 UT   08 02 12.7   +15 15 18     2.192    2.231   79.0   26.3   103   12.4 
2025-05-02 00:00 UT   08 03 42.0   +15 15 18     2.203    2.231   78.4   26.3   103   12.4 
2025-05-03 00:00 UT   08 05 12.1   +15 15 09     2.214    2.230   77.8   26.2   103   12.4 
2025-05-04 00:00 UT   08 06 42.8   +15 14 53     2.226    2.230   77.2   26.2   103   12.4 
2025-05-05 00:00 UT   08 08 14.3   +15 14 30     2.237    2.230   76.6   26.1   103   12.4 
2025-05-06 00:00 UT   08 09 46.5   +15 13 59     2.248    2.229   76.0   26.0   104   12.4 
2025-05-07 00:00 UT   08 11 19.3   +15 13 20     2.259    2.229   75.4   26.0   104   12.4 
2025-05-08 00:00 UT   08 12 52.7   +15 12 34     2.270    2.229   74.8   25.9   104   12.4 
2025-05-09 00:00 UT   08 14 26.8   +15 11 40     2.281    2.228   74.2   25.8   104   12.4 
2025-05-10 00:00 UT   08 16 01.4   +15 10 39     2.292    2.228   73.6   25.8   104   12.5 
2025-05-11 00:00 UT   08 17 36.7   +15 09 31     2.303    2.227   73.0   25.7   104   12.5 
2025-05-12 00:00 UT   08 19 12.5   +15 08 15     2.313    2.227   72.4   25.6   105   12.5 
2025-05-13 00:00 UT   08 20 48.9   +15 06 51     2.324    2.227   71.8   25.5   105   12.5 
2025-05-14 00:00 UT   08 22 25.9   +15 05 21     2.335    2.226   71.3   25.5   105   12.5 
2025-05-15 00:00 UT   08 24 03.4   +15 03 43     2.346    2.226   70.7   25.4   105   12.5 
2025-05-16 00:00 UT   08 25 41.4   +15 01 58     2.357    2.226   70.1   25.3   105   12.5 
2025-05-17 00:00 UT   08 27 19.9   +15 00 05     2.367    2.225   69.5   25.2   105   12.5 
2025-05-18 00:00 UT   08 28 58.9   +14 58 06     2.378    2.225   69.0   25.1   105   12.5 
2025-05-19 00:00 UT   08 30 38.5   +14 55 59     2.388    2.225   68.4   25.0   106   12.5 
2025-05-20 00:00 UT   08 32 18.5   +14 53 45     2.399    2.224   67.8   24.9   106   12.5 
2025-05-21 00:00 UT   08 33 58.9   +14 51 23     2.409    2.224   67.3   24.8   106   12.5 
2025-05-22 00:00 UT   08 35 39.9   +14 48 55     2.420    2.224   66.7   24.7   106   12.5 

    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.