(51) Nemausa
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	4 Mar 2026	12.4	2.282 AU	2.254 AU	17h36m	-14°19'	78.9°	25.2°
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)                : 0.0659272
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3655479
            i (Inclination)                 : 9.97295
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 175.87969
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 2.28194
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 26.54937
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 178.12718
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.39509
            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.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   17 36 33.7   -14 19 19     2.254    2.282   78.9   25.2   274   12.4 
2026-03-04 16:29 UT   17 37 33.7   -14 16 58     2.247    2.283   79.4   25.3   274   12.4 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   17 38 00.8   -14 15 53     2.243    2.283   79.6   25.3   274   12.4 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   17 39 27.1   -14 12 21     2.232    2.283   80.2   25.3   274   12.4 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   17 40 52.4   -14 08 43     2.221    2.284   80.9   25.4   273   12.4 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   17 42 16.8   -14 04 59     2.209    2.285   81.5   25.4   273   12.4 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   17 43 40.3   -14 01 10     2.198    2.285   82.2   25.5   273   12.4 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   17 45 02.9   -13 57 15     2.187    2.286   82.8   25.5   273   12.4 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   17 46 24.5   -13 53 15     2.175    2.287   83.5   25.6   272   12.4 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   17 47 45.1   -13 49 10     2.164    2.287   84.2   25.6   272   12.4 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   17 49 04.7   -13 44 59     2.153    2.288   84.8   25.6   272   12.4 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   17 50 23.3   -13 40 43     2.141    2.289   85.5   25.7   272   12.3 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   17 51 40.9   -13 36 22     2.130    2.289   86.2   25.7   272   12.3 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   17 52 57.4   -13 31 56     2.118    2.290   86.8   25.7   271   12.3 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   17 54 12.9   -13 27 25     2.107    2.291   87.5   25.7   271   12.3 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   17 55 27.2   -13 22 49     2.096    2.291   88.2   25.7   271   12.3 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   17 56 40.5   -13 18 08     2.084    2.292   88.9   25.7   271   12.3 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   17 57 52.6   -13 13 23     2.073    2.293   89.6   25.7   270   12.3 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   17 59 03.6   -13 08 33     2.061    2.293   90.2   25.7   270   12.3 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   18 00 13.5   -13 03 39     2.050    2.294   90.9   25.7   270   12.3 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   18 01 22.2   -12 58 41     2.039    2.295   91.6   25.7   270   12.2 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   18 02 29.7   -12 53 38     2.027    2.295   92.3   25.7   269   12.2 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   18 03 36.0   -12 48 31     2.016    2.296   93.0   25.7   269   12.2 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   18 04 41.0   -12 43 20     2.005    2.297   93.8   25.7   269   12.2 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   18 05 44.9   -12 38 06     1.993    2.297   94.5   25.7   269   12.2 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   18 06 47.5   -12 32 47     1.982    2.298   95.2   25.6   268   12.2 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   18 07 48.8   -12 27 25     1.971    2.299   95.9   25.6   268   12.2 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   18 08 48.9   -12 21 59     1.959    2.299   96.6   25.6   268   12.2 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   18 09 47.7   -12 16 30     1.948    2.300   97.3   25.5   268   12.1 

    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.