(65) Cybele
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	16 Mar 2026	11.3	3.305 AU	2.311 AU	11h46m	+03°23'	178.2°	0.5°
Today	29 Mar 2026	11.6	3.290 AU	2.315 AU	11h38m	+04°28'	165.1°	4.5°

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 Cybele are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1277298
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.4076673
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.56495
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 155.09879
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 104.13943
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 272.63269
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 79.26453
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 3.45681
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 6.29            
        

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
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   11 38 11.2   +04 28 37     2.315    3.290  165.1    4.5   121   11.6 
2026-03-29 12:53 UT   11 37 50.4   +04 31 14     2.317    3.290  164.5    4.6   120   11.6 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   11 37 32.6   +04 33 29     2.318    3.289  164.0    4.8   120   11.7 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   11 36 54.5   +04 38 17     2.320    3.288  162.8    5.1   120   11.7 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   11 36 16.9   +04 42 60     2.323    3.287  161.7    5.5   119   11.7 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   11 35 39.8   +04 47 38     2.326    3.286  160.5    5.8   119   11.7 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   11 35 03.3   +04 52 11     2.330    3.284  159.4    6.2   119   11.7 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   11 34 27.5   +04 56 39     2.334    3.283  158.2    6.5   118   11.7 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   11 33 52.3   +05 01 02     2.338    3.282  157.1    6.8   118   11.8 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   11 33 17.8   +05 05 19     2.342    3.281  155.9    7.1   118   11.8 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   11 32 44.1   +05 09 30     2.346    3.280  154.8    7.5   118   11.8 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   11 32 11.1   +05 13 35     2.351    3.278  153.7    7.8   117   11.8 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   11 31 38.8   +05 17 34     2.356    3.277  152.5    8.1   117   11.8 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   11 31 07.4   +05 21 26     2.361    3.276  151.4    8.4   117   11.9 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   11 30 36.9   +05 25 12     2.367    3.275  150.3    8.7   117   11.9 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   11 30 07.2   +05 28 52     2.373    3.274  149.2    9.0   117   11.9 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   11 29 38.3   +05 32 24     2.379    3.273  148.1    9.3   117   11.9 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   11 29 10.5   +05 35 50     2.385    3.271  147.0    9.6   116   11.9 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   11 28 43.5   +05 39 08     2.391    3.270  145.9    9.9   116   11.9 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   11 28 17.6   +05 42 19     2.398    3.269  144.8   10.2   116   12.0 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   11 27 52.6   +05 45 23     2.405    3.268  143.7   10.5   116   12.0 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   11 27 28.6   +05 48 19     2.412    3.267  142.6   10.8   116   12.0 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   11 27 05.7   +05 51 08     2.419    3.266  141.5   11.0   116   12.0 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   11 26 43.8   +05 53 49     2.427    3.264  140.4   11.3   116   12.0 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   11 26 23.0   +05 56 22     2.435    3.263  139.4   11.6   116   12.0 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   11 26 03.3   +05 58 47     2.442    3.262  138.3   11.8   116   12.1 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   11 25 44.7   +06 01 04     2.451    3.261  137.2   12.1   115   12.1 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   11 25 27.2   +06 03 13     2.459    3.260  136.2   12.3   115   12.1 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   11 25 10.8   +06 05 14     2.468    3.258  135.1   12.6   115   12.1 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   11 24 55.5   +06 07 07     2.476    3.257  134.1   12.8   115   12.1 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   11 24 41.4   +06 08 52     2.485    3.256  133.0   13.1   115   12.1 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   11 24 28.4   +06 10 29     2.494    3.255  132.0   13.3   115   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.