(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	14 Mar 2026	10.9	2.943 AU	2.234 AU	08h05m	+15°16'	127.1°	15.6°

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
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   08 05 46.4   +15 16 06     2.234    2.943  127.1   15.6    98   10.9 
2026-03-14 09:43 UT   08 05 44.8   +15 17 50     2.239    2.943  126.7   15.7    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 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   08 06 07.1   +15 50 47     2.346    2.951  118.2   17.3   100   11.1 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   08 06 16.7   +15 54 08     2.359    2.952  117.2   17.5   100   11.1 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   08 06 27.7   +15 57 23     2.373    2.953  116.3   17.6   100   11.1 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   08 06 40.1   +16 00 32     2.386    2.954  115.3   17.8   100   11.1 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   08 06 53.9   +16 03 35     2.399    2.955  114.4   17.9   100   11.2 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   08 07 09.1   +16 06 31     2.413    2.955  113.5   18.0   100   11.2 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   08 07 25.6   +16 09 22     2.426    2.956  112.5   18.2   100   11.2 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   08 07 43.5   +16 12 07     2.440    2.957  111.6   18.3   101   11.2 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   08 08 02.7   +16 14 45     2.454    2.958  110.7   18.4   101   11.2 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   08 08 23.2   +16 17 18     2.468    2.959  109.8   18.5   101   11.2 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   08 08 45.0   +16 19 44     2.481    2.960  108.9   18.6   101   11.3 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   08 09 08.1   +16 22 05     2.495    2.961  108.0   18.7   101   11.3 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   08 09 32.4   +16 24 20     2.509    2.962  107.1   18.8   101   11.3 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   08 09 58.0   +16 26 28     2.523    2.962  106.2   18.9   101   11.3 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   08 10 24.8   +16 28 31     2.538    2.963  105.3   19.0   101   11.3 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   08 10 52.8   +16 30 28     2.552    2.964  104.4   19.1   102   11.3 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   08 11 22.0   +16 32 18     2.566    2.965  103.6   19.2   102   11.3 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   08 11 52.5   +16 34 03     2.580    2.966  102.7   19.2   102   11.4 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   08 12 24.0   +16 35 42     2.595    2.967  101.8   19.3   102   11.4 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   08 12 56.8   +16 37 15     2.609    2.968  101.0   19.4   102   11.4 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   08 13 30.6   +16 38 42     2.624    2.968  100.1   19.4   102   11.4 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   08 14 05.6   +16 40 04     2.638    2.969   99.3   19.5   102   11.4 

    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.