(39) Laetitia |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 27 Jul 2024 | 10.5 | 2.463 AU | 1.990 AU | 01h14m | +03°32' | 105.4° | 23.4° |
Opposition | 7 Oct 2024 | 9.1 | 2.461 AU | 1.472 AU | 01h10m | -04°05' | 169.3° | 4.3° |
(39) Laetitia - 2024-07-27
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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) : 0.1119366
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.7682724
i (Inclination) : 10.37120
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 156.92736
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 209.90500
M (Mean anomaly) : 325.72517
Epoch : 2024 Mar 31
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 186.42616
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -5.14944
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
2024-07-27 00:00 UT 01 14 58.7 +03 32 30 1.990 2.463 105.4 23.4 249 10.5
2024-07-27 04:05 UT 01 15 06.4 +03 32 24 1.988 2.463 105.6 23.4 249 10.5
2024-07-28 00:00 UT 01 15 43.7 +03 31 49 1.978 2.463 106.2 23.3 249 10.5
2024-07-29 00:00 UT 01 16 27.5 +03 30 57 1.966 2.463 107.0 23.2 249 10.5
2024-07-30 00:00 UT 01 17 10.2 +03 29 55 1.954 2.463 107.8 23.1 249 10.5
2024-07-31 00:00 UT 01 17 51.7 +03 28 43 1.943 2.462 108.6 23.0 249 10.5
2024-08-01 00:00 UT 01 18 32.0 +03 27 20 1.931 2.462 109.4 22.9 250 10.4
2024-08-02 00:00 UT 01 19 11.1 +03 25 46 1.920 2.462 110.2 22.8 250 10.4
2024-08-03 00:00 UT 01 19 48.9 +03 24 01 1.908 2.462 111.0 22.6 250 10.4
2024-08-04 00:00 UT 01 20 25.5 +03 22 06 1.897 2.462 111.9 22.5 250 10.4
2024-08-05 00:00 UT 01 21 00.9 +03 19 60 1.885 2.461 112.7 22.3 250 10.4
2024-08-06 00:00 UT 01 21 34.9 +03 17 43 1.874 2.461 113.5 22.2 250 10.4
2024-08-07 00:00 UT 01 22 07.6 +03 15 15 1.863 2.461 114.4 22.0 250 10.3
2024-08-08 00:00 UT 01 22 39.0 +03 12 35 1.852 2.461 115.2 21.9 250 10.3
2024-08-09 00:00 UT 01 23 09.1 +03 09 45 1.841 2.461 116.1 21.7 251 10.3
2024-08-10 00:00 UT 01 23 37.8 +03 06 44 1.830 2.461 116.9 21.6 251 10.3
2024-08-11 00:00 UT 01 24 05.2 +03 03 31 1.819 2.460 117.8 21.4 251 10.3
2024-08-12 00:00 UT 01 24 31.2 +03 00 08 1.808 2.460 118.7 21.2 251 10.2
2024-08-13 00:00 UT 01 24 55.7 +02 56 33 1.797 2.460 119.5 21.0 251 10.2
2024-08-14 00:00 UT 01 25 18.9 +02 52 47 1.787 2.460 120.4 20.8 251 10.2
2024-08-15 00:00 UT 01 25 40.7 +02 48 50 1.776 2.460 121.3 20.6 252 10.2
2024-08-16 00:00 UT 01 26 01.0 +02 44 42 1.766 2.460 122.2 20.4 252 10.2
2024-08-17 00:00 UT 01 26 19.8 +02 40 23 1.756 2.460 123.1 20.2 252 10.2
2024-08-18 00:00 UT 01 26 37.2 +02 35 52 1.746 2.460 124.0 19.9 252 10.1
2024-08-19 00:00 UT 01 26 53.2 +02 31 11 1.736 2.459 124.9 19.7 252 10.1
2024-08-20 00:00 UT 01 27 07.6 +02 26 18 1.726 2.459 125.8 19.5 253 10.1
2024-08-21 00:00 UT 01 27 20.6 +02 21 14 1.716 2.459 126.8 19.2 253 10.1
2024-08-22 00:00 UT 01 27 32.0 +02 15 60 1.707 2.459 127.7 19.0 253 10.1
2024-08-23 00:00 UT 01 27 42.0 +02 10 34 1.697 2.459 128.6 18.7 253 10.0
2024-08-24 00:00 UT 01 27 50.4 +02 04 57 1.688 2.459 129.6 18.5 254 10.0
2024-08-25 00:00 UT 01 27 57.2 +01 59 09 1.679 2.459 130.5 18.2 254 10.0
2024-08-26 00:00 UT 01 28 02.5 +01 53 11 1.670 2.459 131.5 17.9 254 10.0
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.