(65) Cybele
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	7 Jan 2026	12.7	3.387 AU	2.989 AU	12h03m	+00°17'	105.5°	16.2°
Opposition	16 Mar 2026	11.3	3.305 AU	2.311 AU	11h46m	+03°23'	178.2°	0.5°

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) : 155.09878
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 104.13943
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 272.63269
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 79.26452
            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
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   12 03 58.6   +00 17 39     2.989    3.387  105.5   16.2   293   12.7 
2026-01-07 10:45 UT   12 04 07.8   +00 17 04     2.982    3.387  105.9   16.2   293   12.7 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   12 04 18.8   +00 16 24     2.974    3.386  106.5   16.2   293   12.7 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   12 04 38.0   +00 15 15     2.958    3.385  107.4   16.1   293   12.7 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   12 04 56.2   +00 14 13     2.943    3.384  108.3   16.0   293   12.7 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   12 05 13.3   +00 13 19     2.928    3.382  109.3   15.9   293   12.7 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   12 05 29.4   +00 12 32     2.913    3.381  110.2   15.8   293   12.7 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   12 05 44.4   +00 11 52     2.898    3.380  111.2   15.7   293   12.6 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   12 05 58.4   +00 11 20     2.883    3.379  112.2   15.6   293   12.6 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   12 06 11.3   +00 10 55     2.868    3.378  113.1   15.5   293   12.6 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   12 06 23.1   +00 10 38     2.853    3.376  114.1   15.4   293   12.6 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   12 06 33.8   +00 10 29     2.839    3.375  115.1   15.3   293   12.6 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   12 06 43.4   +00 10 27     2.824    3.374  116.1   15.2   293   12.6 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   12 06 51.8   +00 10 33     2.810    3.373  117.0   15.1   293   12.5 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   12 06 59.2   +00 10 47     2.795    3.372  118.0   14.9   293   12.5 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   12 07 05.4   +00 11 08     2.781    3.370  119.0   14.8   293   12.5 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   12 07 10.5   +00 11 37     2.767    3.369  120.0   14.6   293   12.5 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   12 07 14.5   +00 12 15     2.753    3.368  121.0   14.5   293   12.5 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   12 07 17.3   +00 12 60     2.740    3.367  122.0   14.3   293   12.5 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   12 07 19.0   +00 13 52     2.726    3.366  123.1   14.2   293   12.4 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   12 07 19.5   +00 14 53     2.712    3.365  124.1   14.0   293   12.4 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   12 07 18.9   +00 16 02     2.699    3.363  125.1   13.9   293   12.4 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   12 07 17.1   +00 17 18     2.686    3.362  126.1   13.7   293   12.4 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   12 07 14.2   +00 18 42     2.673    3.361  127.2   13.5   293   12.4 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   12 07 10.1   +00 20 14     2.660    3.360  128.2   13.3   293   12.4 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   12 07 04.9   +00 21 54     2.647    3.359  129.3   13.1   293   12.3 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   12 06 58.5   +00 23 42     2.635    3.357  130.3   12.9   293   12.3 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   12 06 51.0   +00 25 38     2.622    3.356  131.4   12.7   292   12.3 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   12 06 42.3   +00 27 41     2.610    3.355  132.4   12.5   292   12.3 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   12 06 32.5   +00 29 52     2.598    3.354  133.5   12.3   292   12.3 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   12 06 21.5   +00 32 11     2.586    3.353  134.6   12.1   292   12.2 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   12 06 09.4   +00 34 37     2.575    3.351  135.6   11.9   292   12.2 

    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.