(65) Cybele
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 Nov 2025	13.3	3.455 AU	3.866 AU	11h23m	+04°01'	58.6°	14.2°
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) : 155.09879
            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
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   11 23 03.1   +04 01 23     3.866    3.455   58.6   14.2   293   13.3 
2025-11-11 16:23 UT   11 23 43.8   +03 57 26     3.857    3.454   59.1   14.2   293   13.3 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   11 24 02.6   +03 55 36     3.853    3.454   59.3   14.3   293   13.3 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   11 25 01.8   +03 49 51     3.839    3.452   60.0   14.4   293   13.3 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   11 26 00.5   +03 44 09     3.824    3.451   60.8   14.5   293   13.2 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   11 26 58.7   +03 38 30     3.810    3.450   61.5   14.6   293   13.2 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   11 27 56.6   +03 32 54     3.796    3.449   62.3   14.7   293   13.2 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   11 28 53.9   +03 27 21     3.782    3.448   63.0   14.8   293   13.2 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   11 29 50.9   +03 21 50     3.767    3.447   63.8   14.9   293   13.2 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   11 30 47.3   +03 16 23     3.753    3.445   64.5   15.0   293   13.2 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   11 31 43.3   +03 10 58     3.738    3.444   65.3   15.1   293   13.2 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   11 32 38.8   +03 05 37     3.723    3.443   66.1   15.2   293   13.2 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   11 33 33.7   +03 00 19     3.709    3.442   66.8   15.3   293   13.2 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   11 34 28.2   +02 55 04     3.694    3.441   67.6   15.4   293   13.2 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   11 35 22.2   +02 49 53     3.679    3.440   68.4   15.5   293   13.2 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   11 36 15.7   +02 44 45     3.664    3.438   69.1   15.6   293   13.2 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   11 37 08.6   +02 39 41     3.649    3.437   69.9   15.6   293   13.2 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   11 38 01.0   +02 34 41     3.634    3.436   70.7   15.7   293   13.2 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   11 38 52.8   +02 29 44     3.618    3.435   71.5   15.8   293   13.2 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   11 39 44.1   +02 24 51     3.603    3.434   72.3   15.9   293   13.2 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   11 40 34.8   +02 20 02     3.588    3.432   73.1   16.0   293   13.1 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   11 41 24.9   +02 15 16     3.572    3.431   73.8   16.0   293   13.1 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   11 42 14.5   +02 10 35     3.557    3.430   74.6   16.1   293   13.1 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   11 43 03.4   +02 05 58     3.542    3.429   75.4   16.2   293   13.1 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   11 43 51.8   +02 01 25     3.526    3.428   76.2   16.2   293   13.1 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   11 44 39.5   +01 56 56     3.510    3.427   77.0   16.3   293   13.1 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   11 45 26.7   +01 52 31     3.495    3.425   77.8   16.3   293   13.1 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   11 46 13.2   +01 48 11     3.479    3.424   78.6   16.4   293   13.1 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   11 46 59.0   +01 43 55     3.463    3.423   79.5   16.4   293   13.1 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   11 47 44.3   +01 39 44     3.448    3.422   80.3   16.5   293   13.1 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   11 48 28.8   +01 35 37     3.432    3.421   81.1   16.5   293   13.1 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   11 49 12.7   +01 31 35     3.416    3.419   81.9   16.6   293   13.1 

    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.