(109) Felicitas
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Jan 2026	14.2	2.762 AU	2.494 AU	12h51m	-03°47'	95.1°	20.8°
Opposition	27 Mar 2026	12.9	2.984 AU	1.986 AU	12h24m	-03°33'	179.0°	0.3°

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)                : 0.3005179
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.6929229
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.84615
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 2.71575
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 57.58398
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 66.77732
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 60.05537
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 6.61757
            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
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   12 51 09.4   -03 47 32     2.494    2.762   95.1   20.8   293   14.2 
2026-01-09 15:25 UT   12 51 28.8   -03 50 29     2.487    2.763   95.7   20.7   293   14.2 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   12 51 39.4   -03 52 06     2.483    2.765   96.0   20.7   293   14.2 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   12 52 08.2   -03 56 32     2.472    2.768   96.9   20.7   293   14.2 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   12 52 35.8   -04 00 52     2.461    2.771   97.8   20.6   293   14.2 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   12 53 02.1   -04 05 04     2.450    2.774   98.6   20.5   293   14.2 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   12 53 27.2   -04 09 09     2.439    2.777   99.5   20.4   293   14.1 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   12 53 50.9   -04 13 07     2.428    2.780  100.4   20.4   292   14.1 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   12 54 13.4   -04 16 57     2.417    2.783  101.4   20.3   292   14.1 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   12 54 34.6   -04 20 40     2.406    2.786  102.3   20.2   292   14.1 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   12 54 54.4   -04 24 16     2.395    2.789  103.2   20.1   292   14.1 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   12 55 12.9   -04 27 44     2.384    2.792  104.1   20.0   292   14.1 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   12 55 30.0   -04 31 05     2.373    2.795  105.0   19.9   292   14.1 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   12 55 45.7   -04 34 18     2.362    2.798  106.0   19.8   292   14.1 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   12 56 00.1   -04 37 23     2.351    2.801  106.9   19.6   292   14.1 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   12 56 13.1   -04 40 21     2.341    2.804  107.9   19.5   292   14.0 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   12 56 24.6   -04 43 11     2.330    2.807  108.8   19.4   292   14.0 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   12 56 34.8   -04 45 53     2.320    2.810  109.8   19.2   292   14.0 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   12 56 43.5   -04 48 27     2.309    2.813  110.8   19.1   292   14.0 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   12 56 50.8   -04 50 54     2.299    2.816  111.7   19.0   292   14.0 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   12 56 56.6   -04 53 12     2.288    2.819  112.7   18.8   292   14.0 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   12 57 01.0   -04 55 23     2.278    2.822  113.7   18.6   292   14.0 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   12 57 03.9   -04 57 26     2.268    2.825  114.7   18.5   292   14.0 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   12 57 05.4   -04 59 20     2.258    2.828  115.7   18.3   292   14.0 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   12 57 05.4   -05 01 07     2.248    2.831  116.7   18.1   292   13.9 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   12 57 03.9   -05 02 46     2.238    2.834  117.7   17.9   292   13.9 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   12 57 00.9   -05 04 16     2.228    2.837  118.7   17.7   292   13.9 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   12 56 56.4   -05 05 39     2.219    2.840  119.7   17.5   292   13.9 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   12 56 50.4   -05 06 53     2.209    2.842  120.8   17.3   292   13.9 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   12 56 43.0   -05 07 59     2.200    2.845  121.8   17.1   292   13.9 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   12 56 34.0   -05 08 57     2.190    2.848  122.8   16.9   292   13.9 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   12 56 23.5   -05 09 46     2.181    2.851  123.9   16.7   292   13.8 

    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.