(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	31 Jan 2026	10.0	2.902 AU	1.924 AU	08h28m	+11°14'	171.3°	2.9°

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
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   08 28 19.2   +11 14 02     1.924    2.902  171.3    2.9    43   10.0 
2026-01-31 13:45 UT   08 27 49.7   +11 17 39     1.925    2.903  171.0    3.0    47   10.0 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   08 27 27.8   +11 20 21     1.926    2.903  170.7    3.1    49   10.0 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   08 26 36.8   +11 26 41     1.929    2.904  170.0    3.4    55   10.0 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   08 25 46.2   +11 33 03     1.931    2.905  169.2    3.6    61   10.1 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   08 24 56.0   +11 39 26     1.934    2.906  168.3    3.9    65   10.1 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   08 24 06.4   +11 45 50     1.937    2.907  167.3    4.3    69   10.1 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   08 23 17.2   +11 52 15     1.941    2.908  166.4    4.6    72   10.1 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   08 22 28.7   +11 58 40     1.944    2.909  165.3    4.9    75   10.1 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   08 21 40.9   +12 05 06     1.948    2.910  164.3    5.3    77   10.2 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   08 20 53.7   +12 11 31     1.953    2.911  163.2    5.6    79   10.2 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   08 20 07.4   +12 17 55     1.957    2.912  162.1    6.0    81   10.2 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   08 19 21.8   +12 24 19     1.962    2.913  161.0    6.3    82   10.2 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   08 18 37.1   +12 30 42     1.967    2.914  159.9    6.7    84   10.3 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   08 17 53.3   +12 37 04     1.973    2.915  158.8    7.0    85   10.3 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   08 17 10.5   +12 43 24     1.978    2.916  157.7    7.4    86   10.3 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   08 16 28.6   +12 49 42     1.984    2.917  156.5    7.7    87   10.3 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   08 15 47.8   +12 55 58     1.991    2.918  155.4    8.1    88   10.4 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   08 15 08.1   +13 02 11     1.997    2.919  154.3    8.4    89   10.4 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   08 14 29.5   +13 08 22     2.004    2.920  153.1    8.8    90   10.4 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   08 13 52.1   +13 14 31     2.011    2.921  152.0    9.1    90   10.4 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   08 13 15.9   +13 20 36     2.018    2.922  150.9    9.5    91   10.4 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   08 12 40.9   +13 26 38     2.026    2.923  149.8    9.8    92   10.5 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   08 12 07.1   +13 32 36     2.034    2.924  148.6   10.1    92   10.5 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   08 11 34.7   +13 38 31     2.042    2.925  147.5   10.5    93   10.5 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   08 11 03.6   +13 44 21     2.050    2.926  146.4   10.8    93   10.5 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   08 10 33.8   +13 50 08     2.058    2.927  145.3   11.1    94   10.6 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   08 10 05.4   +13 55 51     2.067    2.928  144.2   11.4    94   10.6 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   08 09 38.4   +14 01 29     2.076    2.929  143.1   11.7    94   10.6 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   08 09 12.7   +14 07 03     2.085    2.930  142.0   12.0    95   10.6 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   08 08 48.5   +14 12 32     2.095    2.931  140.9   12.3    95   10.6 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   08 08 25.7   +14 17 56     2.104    2.932  139.8   12.6    95   10.7 

    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.