(39) Laetitia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	27 Jan 2026	10.0	2.899 AU	1.920 AU	08h31m	+10°52'	172.2°	2.6°
Today	20 Feb 2026	10.4	2.922 AU	2.018 AU	08h13m	+13°20'	150.9°	9.5°

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) : 156.84323
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 210.27867
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 93.69776
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 186.71229
            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
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   08 13 15.9   +13 20 36     2.018    2.922  150.9    9.5    91   10.4 
2026-02-20 16:26 UT   08 12 51.8   +13 24 44     2.023    2.923  150.1    9.7    91   10.5 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   08 12 40.9   +13 26 38     2.026    2.923  149.8    9.8    92   10.5 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   08 12 07.1   +13 32 36     2.034    2.924  148.6   10.1    92   10.5 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   08 11 34.7   +13 38 31     2.042    2.925  147.5   10.5    93   10.5 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   08 11 03.6   +13 44 21     2.050    2.926  146.4   10.8    93   10.5 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   08 10 33.8   +13 50 08     2.058    2.927  145.3   11.1    94   10.6 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   08 10 05.4   +13 55 51     2.067    2.928  144.2   11.4    94   10.6 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   08 09 38.4   +14 01 29     2.076    2.929  143.1   11.7    94   10.6 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   08 09 12.7   +14 07 03     2.085    2.930  142.0   12.0    95   10.6 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   08 08 48.5   +14 12 32     2.095    2.931  140.9   12.3    95   10.6 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   08 08 25.7   +14 17 56     2.104    2.932  139.8   12.6    95   10.7 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   08 08 04.4   +14 23 16     2.114    2.933  138.7   12.9    96   10.7 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   08 07 44.5   +14 28 31     2.124    2.933  137.6   13.2    96   10.7 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   08 07 26.0   +14 33 40     2.134    2.934  136.5   13.4    96   10.7 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   08 07 09.0   +14 38 45     2.145    2.935  135.5   13.7    97   10.8 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   08 06 53.5   +14 43 44     2.155    2.936  134.4   14.0    97   10.8 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   08 06 39.4   +14 48 38     2.166    2.937  133.4   14.2    97   10.8 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   08 06 26.9   +14 53 26     2.177    2.938  132.3   14.5    97   10.8 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   08 06 15.8   +14 58 09     2.188    2.939  131.3   14.7    98   10.8 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   08 06 06.2   +15 02 47     2.199    2.940  130.2   15.0    98   10.9 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   08 05 58.1   +15 07 19     2.211    2.941  129.2   15.2    98   10.9 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   08 05 51.5   +15 11 45     2.222    2.942  128.2   15.4    98   10.9 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   08 05 46.4   +15 16 06     2.234    2.943  127.1   15.6    98   10.9 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   08 05 42.8   +15 20 21     2.246    2.944  126.1   15.8    98   10.9 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   08 05 40.7   +15 24 30     2.258    2.945  125.1   16.0    99   11.0 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   08 05 40.1   +15 28 33     2.270    2.946  124.1   16.2    99   11.0 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   08 05 40.9   +15 32 30     2.283    2.946  123.1   16.4    99   11.0 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   08 05 43.2   +15 36 22     2.295    2.947  122.1   16.6    99   11.0 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   08 05 47.0   +15 40 07     2.308    2.948  121.1   16.8    99   11.0 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   08 05 52.3   +15 43 46     2.320    2.949  120.1   17.0    99   11.0 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   08 05 59.0   +15 47 20     2.333    2.950  119.2   17.2   100   11.1 

    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.