(39) Laetitia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 May 2026	11.6	2.984 AU	2.901 AU	08h27m	+16°48'	84.8°	19.6°
Opposition	15 Apr 2027	10.3	3.064 AU	2.075 AU	13h49m	+01°02'	168.5°	3.7°

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 Laetitia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1130636
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7709859
            i (Inclination)                 : 10.37524
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 156.84324
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 210.27865
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 93.69778
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 186.71228
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -5.20989
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.61            
        

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
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   08 27 28.5   +16 48 04     2.901    2.984   84.8   19.6   104   11.6 
2026-05-01 00:35 UT   08 27 29.8   +16 48 04     2.902    2.984   84.8   19.6   104   11.6 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   08 28 21.6   +16 47 38     2.916    2.985   84.0   19.6   104   11.7 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   08 29 15.5   +16 47 07     2.931    2.986   83.3   19.6   104   11.7 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   08 30 10.2   +16 46 30     2.945    2.986   82.5   19.6   104   11.7 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   08 31 05.6   +16 45 48     2.960    2.987   81.8   19.5   104   11.7 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   08 32 01.7   +16 45 01     2.974    2.988   81.0   19.5   105   11.7 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   08 32 58.6   +16 44 08     2.989    2.989   80.3   19.4   105   11.7 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   08 33 56.3   +16 43 10     3.003    2.990   79.6   19.4   105   11.7 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   08 34 54.6   +16 42 07     3.017    2.990   78.8   19.3   105   11.7 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   08 35 53.6   +16 40 59     3.032    2.991   78.1   19.3   105   11.7 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   08 36 53.3   +16 39 46     3.046    2.992   77.3   19.2   105   11.7 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   08 37 53.6   +16 38 27     3.060    2.993   76.6   19.2   105   11.8 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   08 38 54.6   +16 37 03     3.075    2.993   75.9   19.1   105   11.8 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   08 39 56.3   +16 35 35     3.089    2.994   75.2   19.0   105   11.8 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   08 40 58.5   +16 34 01     3.103    2.995   74.5   19.0   105   11.8 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   08 42 01.4   +16 32 22     3.117    2.996   73.7   18.9   105   11.8 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   08 43 04.9   +16 30 38     3.131    2.996   73.0   18.8   106   11.8 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   08 44 09.0   +16 28 49     3.145    2.997   72.3   18.8   106   11.8 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   08 45 13.7   +16 26 55     3.159    2.998   71.6   18.7   106   11.8 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   08 46 18.9   +16 24 56     3.173    2.999   70.9   18.6   106   11.8 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   08 47 24.7   +16 22 53     3.187    2.999   70.2   18.5   106   11.8 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   08 48 31.0   +16 20 44     3.201    3.000   69.5   18.4   106   11.8 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   08 49 37.9   +16 18 31     3.214    3.001   68.8   18.3   106   11.8 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   08 50 45.2   +16 16 13     3.228    3.002   68.1   18.2   106   11.8 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   08 51 53.1   +16 13 50     3.241    3.002   67.4   18.2   106   11.9 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   08 53 01.4   +16 11 22     3.255    3.003   66.8   18.1   106   11.9 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   08 54 10.2   +16 08 50     3.268    3.004   66.1   18.0   106   11.9 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   08 55 19.5   +16 06 13     3.282    3.004   65.4   17.9   107   11.9 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   08 56 29.2   +16 03 32     3.295    3.005   64.7   17.8   107   11.9 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   08 57 39.4   +16 00 46     3.308    3.006   64.0   17.6   107   11.9 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   08 58 50.0   +15 57 55     3.321    3.007   63.4   17.5   107   11.9 

    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.