(39) Laetitia |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 29 Mar 2024 | 11.3 | 2.527 AU | 3.314 AU | 22h29m | -07°33' | 32.2° | 12.2° |
Opposition | 7 Oct 2024 | 9.1 | 2.461 AU | 1.472 AU | 01h10m | -04°05' | 169.3° | 4.3° |
(39) Laetitia - 2024-03-29
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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) : 0.1119827
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.7687689
i (Inclination) : 10.37052
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 156.93080
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 209.81255
M (Mean anomaly) : 283.01826
Epoch : 2023 Sep 13
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 186.33797
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -5.13461
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.
A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.
Ephemerides:
Date Time RA (2000) DEC (2000) delta radius elong phase PA magn
2024-03-29 00:00 UT 22 29 31.2 -07 33 45 3.314 2.527 32.2 12.2 251 11.3
2024-03-29 06:09 UT 22 29 57.5 -07 31 41 3.313 2.526 32.4 12.2 251 11.3
2024-03-30 00:00 UT 22 31 13.9 -07 25 40 3.307 2.526 32.8 12.4 251 11.3
2024-03-31 00:00 UT 22 32 56.4 -07 17 34 3.300 2.525 33.3 12.5 251 11.3
2024-04-01 00:00 UT 22 34 38.8 -07 09 28 3.292 2.524 33.9 12.7 251 11.3
2024-04-02 00:00 UT 22 36 21.0 -07 01 21 3.284 2.523 34.4 12.9 251 11.3
2024-04-03 00:00 UT 22 38 02.9 -06 53 14 3.276 2.523 34.9 13.1 250 11.3
2024-04-04 00:00 UT 22 39 44.7 -06 45 06 3.269 2.522 35.5 13.3 250 11.3
2024-04-05 00:00 UT 22 41 26.3 -06 36 58 3.261 2.521 36.0 13.5 250 11.3
2024-04-06 00:00 UT 22 43 07.6 -06 28 50 3.253 2.520 36.6 13.7 250 11.3
2024-04-07 00:00 UT 22 44 48.8 -06 20 42 3.244 2.520 37.1 13.9 250 11.3
2024-04-08 00:00 UT 22 46 29.7 -06 12 33 3.236 2.519 37.7 14.1 250 11.3
2024-04-09 00:00 UT 22 48 10.4 -06 04 25 3.228 2.518 38.2 14.2 250 11.3
2024-04-10 00:00 UT 22 49 50.9 -05 56 17 3.219 2.517 38.7 14.4 249 11.3
2024-04-11 00:00 UT 22 51 31.2 -05 48 09 3.211 2.517 39.3 14.6 249 11.3
2024-04-12 00:00 UT 22 53 11.2 -05 40 02 3.202 2.516 39.8 14.8 249 11.3
2024-04-13 00:00 UT 22 54 51.0 -05 31 55 3.194 2.515 40.4 15.0 249 11.3
2024-04-14 00:00 UT 22 56 30.6 -05 23 48 3.185 2.514 40.9 15.1 249 11.3
2024-04-15 00:00 UT 22 58 10.0 -05 15 42 3.176 2.514 41.5 15.3 249 11.3
2024-04-16 00:00 UT 22 59 49.1 -05 07 36 3.167 2.513 42.0 15.5 249 11.3
2024-04-17 00:00 UT 23 01 28.0 -04 59 31 3.158 2.512 42.6 15.7 249 11.3
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.