(39) Laetitia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Apr 2026	11.4	2.966 AU	2.580 AU	08h11m	+16°34'	102.7°	19.2°
Opposition	15 Apr 2027	10.3	3.064 AU	2.075 AU	13h49m	+01°02'	168.5°	3.7°

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
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   08 11 52.5   +16 34 03     2.580    2.966  102.7   19.2   102   11.4 
2026-04-09 15:18 UT   08 12 12.4   +16 35 07     2.590    2.966  102.1   19.3   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 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   08 14 41.7   +16 41 19     2.653    2.970   98.4   19.5   102   11.4 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   08 15 18.9   +16 42 29     2.667    2.971   97.6   19.6   102   11.5 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   08 15 57.2   +16 43 32     2.682    2.972   96.8   19.6   103   11.5 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   08 16 36.5   +16 44 30     2.696    2.973   95.9   19.6   103   11.5 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   08 17 16.8   +16 45 23     2.711    2.973   95.1   19.7   103   11.5 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   08 17 58.2   +16 46 09     2.726    2.974   94.3   19.7   103   11.5 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   08 18 40.6   +16 46 50     2.740    2.975   93.5   19.7   103   11.5 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   08 19 24.0   +16 47 24     2.755    2.976   92.7   19.7   103   11.5 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   08 20 08.4   +16 47 54     2.770    2.977   91.9   19.7   103   11.5 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   08 20 53.7   +16 48 17     2.784    2.978   91.1   19.7   103   11.6 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   08 21 40.0   +16 48 35     2.799    2.978   90.3   19.7   103   11.6 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   08 22 27.1   +16 48 47     2.814    2.979   89.5   19.7   103   11.6 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   08 23 15.2   +16 48 54     2.828    2.980   88.7   19.7   104   11.6 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   08 24 04.2   +16 48 55     2.843    2.981   87.9   19.7   104   11.6 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   08 24 54.0   +16 48 50     2.858    2.982   87.1   19.7   104   11.6 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   08 25 44.7   +16 48 40     2.872    2.982   86.3   19.7   104   11.6 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   08 26 36.2   +16 48 25     2.887    2.983   85.6   19.7   104   11.6 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   08 27 28.5   +16 48 04     2.901    2.984   84.8   19.6   104   11.6 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   08 28 21.6   +16 47 38     2.916    2.985   84.0   19.6   104   11.7 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   08 29 15.5   +16 47 07     2.931    2.986   83.3   19.6   104   11.7 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   08 30 10.2   +16 46 30     2.945    2.986   82.5   19.6   104   11.7 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   08 31 05.6   +16 45 48     2.960    2.987   81.8   19.5   104   11.7 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   08 32 01.7   +16 45 01     2.974    2.988   81.0   19.5   105   11.7 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   08 32 58.6   +16 44 08     2.989    2.989   80.3   19.4   105   11.7 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   08 33 56.3   +16 43 10     3.003    2.990   79.6   19.4   105   11.7 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   08 34 54.6   +16 42 07     3.017    2.990   78.8   19.3   105   11.7 

    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.