(39) Laetitia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 Oct 2025	11.6	2.768 AU	3.021 AU	08h14m	+12°02'	65.9°	19.3°
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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-10-02 00:00 UT   08 14 02.9   +12 02 10     3.021    2.768   65.9   19.3   279   11.6 
2025-10-02 20:35 UT   08 15 04.4   +11 58 10     3.012    2.769   66.5   19.4   280   11.6 
2025-10-03 00:00 UT   08 15 14.6   +11 57 30     3.010    2.769   66.6   19.4   280   11.6 
2025-10-04 00:00 UT   08 16 25.6   +11 52 50     2.999    2.771   67.3   19.5   280   11.5 
2025-10-05 00:00 UT   08 17 35.9   +11 48 10     2.988    2.772   68.0   19.5   280   11.5 
2025-10-06 00:00 UT   08 18 45.4   +11 43 30     2.976    2.773   68.6   19.6   280   11.5 
2025-10-07 00:00 UT   08 19 54.3   +11 38 50     2.965    2.774   69.3   19.7   280   11.5 
2025-10-08 00:00 UT   08 21 02.4   +11 34 10     2.953    2.775   70.0   19.8   281   11.5 
2025-10-09 00:00 UT   08 22 09.8   +11 29 30     2.942    2.776   70.7   19.9   281   11.5 
2025-10-10 00:00 UT   08 23 16.4   +11 24 50     2.930    2.778   71.4   19.9   281   11.5 
2025-10-11 00:00 UT   08 24 22.3   +11 20 11     2.918    2.779   72.1   20.0   281   11.5 
2025-10-12 00:00 UT   08 25 27.4   +11 15 32     2.906    2.780   72.8   20.1   281   11.5 
2025-10-13 00:00 UT   08 26 31.7   +11 10 54     2.895    2.781   73.5   20.1   282   11.5 
2025-10-14 00:00 UT   08 27 35.2   +11 06 17     2.883    2.782   74.2   20.2   282   11.5 
2025-10-15 00:00 UT   08 28 38.0   +11 01 40     2.871    2.783   74.9   20.2   282   11.5 
2025-10-16 00:00 UT   08 29 39.8   +10 57 05     2.859    2.785   75.6   20.3   282   11.5 
2025-10-17 00:00 UT   08 30 40.9   +10 52 30     2.847    2.786   76.4   20.3   282   11.5 
2025-10-18 00:00 UT   08 31 41.1   +10 47 57     2.835    2.787   77.1   20.4   282   11.5 
2025-10-19 00:00 UT   08 32 40.5   +10 43 25     2.823    2.788   77.8   20.4   283   11.5 
2025-10-20 00:00 UT   08 33 38.9   +10 38 54     2.810    2.789   78.6   20.5   283   11.5 
2025-10-21 00:00 UT   08 34 36.5   +10 34 25     2.798    2.790   79.3   20.5   283   11.4 
2025-10-22 00:00 UT   08 35 33.2   +10 29 58     2.786    2.791   80.0   20.6   283   11.4 
2025-10-23 00:00 UT   08 36 29.0   +10 25 32     2.774    2.793   80.8   20.6   283   11.4 
2025-10-24 00:00 UT   08 37 23.8   +10 21 09     2.761    2.794   81.5   20.6   284   11.4 
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   08 38 17.7   +10 16 47     2.749    2.795   82.3   20.6   284   11.4 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   08 39 10.7   +10 12 28     2.736    2.796   83.0   20.7   284   11.4 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   08 40 02.7   +10 08 11     2.724    2.797   83.8   20.7   284   11.4 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   08 40 53.8   +10 03 56     2.712    2.798   84.6   20.7   284   11.4 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   08 41 43.8   +09 59 44     2.699    2.800   85.4   20.7   284   11.4 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   08 42 32.9   +09 55 35     2.687    2.801   86.1   20.7   285   11.4 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   08 43 21.0   +09 51 29     2.674    2.802   86.9   20.7   285   11.4 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   08 44 08.0   +09 47 25     2.662    2.803   87.7   20.7   285   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.