(39) Laetitia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Nov 2025	11.3	2.811 AU	2.574 AU	08h49m	+09°20'	93.3°	20.6°
Opposition	27 Jan 2026	10.0	2.899 AU	1.920 AU	08h31m	+10°52'	172.2°	2.6°

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) : 156.84322
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 210.27868
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 93.69776
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 186.71229
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -5.20990
            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
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   08 49 07.8   +09 20 33     2.574    2.811   93.3   20.6   286   11.3 
2025-11-08 22:40 UT   08 49 44.1   +09 17 10     2.562    2.812   94.1   20.6   286   11.3 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   08 49 46.2   +09 16 58     2.561    2.812   94.2   20.6   286   11.3 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   08 50 23.6   +09 13 27     2.549    2.813   95.0   20.5   286   11.3 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   08 50 59.7   +09 09 59     2.536    2.814   95.8   20.5   287   11.3 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   08 51 34.7   +09 06 37     2.524    2.816   96.7   20.4   287   11.2 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   08 52 08.5   +09 03 19     2.511    2.817   97.5   20.4   287   11.2 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   08 52 41.1   +09 00 05     2.498    2.818   98.4   20.3   287   11.2 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   08 53 12.5   +08 56 57     2.486    2.819   99.2   20.3   287   11.2 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   08 53 42.7   +08 53 54     2.474    2.820  100.1   20.2   288   11.2 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   08 54 11.6   +08 50 55     2.461    2.821  100.9   20.1   288   11.2 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   08 54 39.2   +08 48 03     2.449    2.822  101.8   20.1   288   11.2 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   08 55 05.6   +08 45 15     2.436    2.824  102.7   20.0   288   11.2 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   08 55 30.7   +08 42 34     2.424    2.825  103.6   19.9   288   11.1 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   08 55 54.5   +08 39 58     2.412    2.826  104.5   19.8   288   11.1 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   08 56 17.0   +08 37 28     2.400    2.827  105.4   19.7   289   11.1 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   08 56 38.1   +08 35 04     2.388    2.828  106.3   19.6   289   11.1 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   08 56 57.9   +08 32 47     2.375    2.829  107.2   19.5   289   11.1 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   08 57 16.3   +08 30 36     2.363    2.830  108.1   19.4   289   11.1 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   08 57 33.4   +08 28 32     2.351    2.831  109.0   19.2   289   11.1 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   08 57 49.1   +08 26 34     2.340    2.833  110.0   19.1   289   11.0 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   08 58 03.5   +08 24 43     2.328    2.834  110.9   19.0   290   11.0 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   08 58 16.4   +08 22 60     2.316    2.835  111.8   18.8   290   11.0 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   08 58 27.9   +08 21 23     2.304    2.836  112.8   18.7   290   11.0 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   08 58 38.1   +08 19 53     2.293    2.837  113.7   18.6   290   11.0 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   08 58 46.8   +08 18 31     2.281    2.838  114.7   18.4   290   11.0 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   08 58 54.1   +08 17 17     2.270    2.839  115.7   18.2   291   11.0 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   08 58 60.0   +08 16 10     2.259    2.840  116.6   18.1   291   10.9 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   08 59 04.4   +08 15 10     2.247    2.841  117.6   17.9   291   10.9 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   08 59 07.3   +08 14 19     2.236    2.843  118.6   17.7   291   10.9 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   08 59 08.9   +08 13 35     2.225    2.844  119.6   17.5   291   10.9 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   08 59 08.9   +08 13 00     2.214    2.845  120.6   17.3   292   10.9 

    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.