(109) Felicitas
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Jul 2026	15.1	3.240 AU	3.391 AU	12h20m	-05°18'	72.8°	17.4°
Opposition	27 May 2027	14.0	3.494 AU	2.492 AU	16h07m	-30°57'	170.2°	2.8°

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 Felicitas are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3004348
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6926009
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.84640
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 2.71517
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 57.56215
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 111.42495
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 60.03285
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 6.61617
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.42            
        

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
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   12 20 58.6   -05 18 03     3.391    3.240   72.8   17.4   114   15.1 
2026-07-17 07:00 UT   12 21 13.1   -05 19 44     3.395    3.240   72.6   17.4   114   15.1 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   12 21 48.6   -05 23 52     3.406    3.242   72.1   17.4   114   15.1 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   12 22 39.2   -05 29 44     3.422    3.244   71.4   17.3   114   15.1 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   12 23 30.3   -05 35 39     3.437    3.246   70.7   17.2   114   15.1 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   12 24 21.9   -05 41 38     3.452    3.248   70.0   17.1   114   15.1 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   12 25 14.0   -05 47 39     3.468    3.249   69.2   17.0   114   15.1 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   12 26 06.7   -05 53 43     3.483    3.251   68.5   16.9   114   15.1 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   12 26 59.8   -05 59 50     3.498    3.253   67.8   16.8   114   15.1 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   12 27 53.4   -06 05 60     3.513    3.255   67.1   16.7   114   15.2 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   12 28 47.5   -06 12 12     3.528    3.257   66.4   16.6   115   15.2 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   12 29 42.0   -06 18 27     3.543    3.259   65.7   16.5   115   15.2 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   12 30 37.0   -06 24 45     3.557    3.261   65.0   16.4   115   15.2 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   12 31 32.5   -06 31 05     3.572    3.263   64.3   16.3   115   15.2 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   12 32 28.4   -06 37 28     3.587    3.264   63.6   16.2   115   15.2 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   12 33 24.8   -06 43 53     3.601    3.266   62.9   16.1   115   15.2 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   12 34 21.5   -06 50 21     3.616    3.268   62.2   15.9   115   15.2 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   12 35 18.7   -06 56 50     3.630    3.270   61.5   15.8   115   15.2 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   12 36 16.4   -07 03 23     3.644    3.272   60.8   15.7   115   15.2 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   12 37 14.4   -07 09 57     3.658    3.273   60.1   15.6   115   15.2 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   12 38 12.8   -07 16 33     3.673    3.275   59.4   15.5   115   15.2 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   12 39 11.7   -07 23 12     3.687    3.277   58.7   15.3   115   15.2 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   12 40 10.9   -07 29 53     3.700    3.279   58.1   15.2   115   15.2 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   12 41 10.6   -07 36 36     3.714    3.281   57.4   15.1   115   15.2 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   12 42 10.6   -07 43 21     3.728    3.282   56.7   15.0   115   15.2 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   12 43 11.0   -07 50 08     3.742    3.284   56.0   14.8   115   15.2 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   12 44 11.8   -07 56 57     3.755    3.286   55.3   14.7   115   15.2 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   12 45 13.0   -08 03 48     3.769    3.288   54.6   14.6   115   15.3 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   12 46 14.5   -08 10 41     3.782    3.289   54.0   14.4   115   15.3 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   12 47 16.4   -08 17 35     3.795    3.291   53.3   14.3   115   15.3 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   12 48 18.7   -08 24 31     3.808    3.293   52.6   14.1   115   15.3 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   12 49 21.3   -08 31 29     3.821    3.295   51.9   14.0   115   15.3 

    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.