(39) Laetitia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 Oct 2026	11.9	3.075 AU	3.963 AU	12h10m	+01°31'	23.5°	7.4°
Opposition	15 Apr 2027	10.3	3.064 AU	2.074 AU	13h49m	+01°04'	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)                : 0.1137790
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7692630
            i (Inclination)                 : 10.38398
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 156.81888
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 210.09699
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 136.61094
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 186.50706
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -5.18582
            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
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   12 10 47.6   +01 31 14     3.963    3.075   23.5    7.4   299   11.9 
2026-10-19 07:22 UT   12 11 12.5   +01 29 04     3.962    3.076   23.7    7.5   299   11.9 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   12 12 08.9   +01 24 11     3.957    3.076   24.1    7.6   299   11.9 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   12 13 30.0   +01 17 10     3.952    3.076   24.8    7.8   299   11.9 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   12 14 51.1   +01 10 10     3.945    3.076   25.4    8.0   299   12.0 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   12 16 12.0   +01 03 11     3.939    3.076   26.0    8.2   299   12.0 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   12 17 32.7   +00 56 15     3.933    3.077   26.7    8.4   299   12.0 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   12 18 53.4   +00 49 20     3.926    3.077   27.3    8.5   298   12.0 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   12 20 13.8   +00 42 27     3.920    3.077   28.0    8.7   298   12.0 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   12 21 34.2   +00 35 36     3.913    3.077   28.6    8.9   298   12.0 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   12 22 54.3   +00 28 47     3.906    3.078   29.3    9.1   298   12.0 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   12 24 14.4   +00 21 60     3.899    3.078   29.9    9.3   298   12.0 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   12 25 34.3   +00 15 14     3.892    3.078   30.6    9.4   298   12.0 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   12 26 54.0   +00 08 31     3.884    3.078   31.2    9.6   298   12.0 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   12 28 13.6   +00 01 50     3.877    3.078   31.8    9.8   298   12.0 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   12 29 33.0   +00 04 49     3.869    3.079   32.5   10.0   298   12.0 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   12 30 52.2   +00 11 25     3.861    3.079   33.2   10.2   298   12.0 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   12 32 11.3   +00 17 59     3.853    3.079   33.8   10.3   298   12.0 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   12 33 30.2   +00 24 31     3.845    3.079   34.5   10.5   297   12.0 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   12 34 48.9   +00 31 00     3.837    3.079   35.1   10.7   297   12.0 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   12 36 07.4   +00 37 27     3.829    3.080   35.8   10.8   297   12.0 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   12 37 25.7   +00 43 51     3.820    3.080   36.4   11.0   297   12.0 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   12 38 43.8   +00 50 13     3.812    3.080   37.1   11.2   297   12.0 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   12 40 01.7   +00 56 32     3.803    3.080   37.8   11.4   297   12.0 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   12 41 19.4   -01 02 48     3.794    3.080   38.4   11.5   297   12.0 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   12 42 36.9   -01 09 01     3.785    3.080   39.1   11.7   297   12.0 

    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.