(39) Laetitia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 Jun 2026	11.9	3.014 AU	3.461 AU	09h12m	+15°21'	56.1°	16.2°
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) : 156.84324
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 210.27867
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 93.69776
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 186.71230
            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
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   09 12 12.5   +15 21 49     3.461    3.014   56.1   16.2   108   11.9 
2026-06-11 11:42 UT   09 12 49.1   +15 20 01     3.466    3.015   55.8   16.2   108   11.9 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   09 13 27.6   +15 18 06     3.473    3.015   55.4   16.1   108   11.9 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   09 14 43.1   +15 14 19     3.485    3.016   54.8   16.0   108   11.9 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   09 15 58.8   +15 10 28     3.497    3.016   54.1   15.8   108   11.9 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   09 17 14.9   +15 06 33     3.509    3.017   53.5   15.7   108   12.0 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   09 18 31.3   +15 02 34     3.520    3.018   52.9   15.6   108   12.0 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   09 19 47.9   +14 58 31     3.532    3.018   52.2   15.4   108   12.0 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   09 21 04.9   +14 54 24     3.544    3.019   51.6   15.3   108   12.0 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   09 22 22.1   +14 50 12     3.555    3.020   50.9   15.1   108   12.0 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   09 23 39.6   +14 45 57     3.566    3.020   50.3   15.0   108   12.0 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   09 24 57.4   +14 41 38     3.578    3.021   49.7   14.9   108   12.0 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   09 26 15.4   +14 37 16     3.589    3.022   49.0   14.7   109   12.0 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   09 27 33.6   +14 32 49     3.600    3.022   48.4   14.6   109   12.0 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   09 28 52.1   +14 28 19     3.611    3.023   47.8   14.4   109   12.0 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   09 30 10.8   +14 23 45     3.621    3.023   47.1   14.3   109   12.0 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   09 31 29.7   +14 19 08     3.632    3.024   46.5   14.1   109   12.0 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   09 32 48.8   +14 14 26     3.643    3.025   45.9   14.0   109   12.0 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   09 34 08.2   +14 09 42     3.653    3.025   45.3   13.8   109   12.0 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   09 35 27.8   +14 04 53     3.664    3.026   44.6   13.7   109   12.0 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   09 36 47.5   +14 00 01     3.674    3.027   44.0   13.5   109   12.0 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   09 38 07.5   +13 55 06     3.684    3.027   43.4   13.3   109   12.0 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   09 39 27.6   +13 50 07     3.694    3.028   42.8   13.2   109   12.0 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   09 40 47.9   +13 45 05     3.704    3.028   42.2   13.0   109   12.0 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   09 42 08.4   +13 39 60     3.714    3.029   41.5   12.9   109   12.0 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   09 43 29.1   +13 34 51     3.724    3.030   40.9   12.7   109   12.0 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   09 44 49.9   +13 29 39     3.733    3.030   40.3   12.5   109   12.0 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   09 46 11.0   +13 24 23     3.743    3.031   39.7   12.4   109   12.0 

    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.