(39) Laetitia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Aug 2025	11.6	2.704 AU	3.498 AU	06h54m	+15°31'	32.9°	11.8°
Opposition	27 Jan 2026	10.0	2.898 AU	1.919 AU	08h31m	+10°51'	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)                : 0.1124359
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7699264
            i (Inclination)                 : 10.36979
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 156.90359
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 210.11594
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 51.11973
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 186.61169
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -5.18176
            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
2025-08-08 00:00 UT   06 54 15.6   +15 31 53     3.498    2.704   32.9   11.8   264   11.6 
2025-08-08 08:47 UT   06 54 51.7   +15 30 60     3.496    2.704   33.1   11.8   264   11.6 
2025-08-09 00:00 UT   06 55 54.0   +15 29 27     3.492    2.705   33.5   11.9   264   11.6 
2025-08-10 00:00 UT   06 57 32.1   +15 26 57     3.486    2.706   34.0   12.1   265   11.6 
2025-08-11 00:00 UT   06 59 09.9   +15 24 24     3.480    2.707   34.6   12.3   265   11.6 
2025-08-12 00:00 UT   07 00 47.4   +15 21 46     3.474    2.708   35.1   12.4   266   11.6 
2025-08-13 00:00 UT   07 02 24.5   +15 19 04     3.468    2.710   35.7   12.6   266   11.6 
2025-08-14 00:00 UT   07 04 01.3   +15 16 19     3.461    2.711   36.2   12.8   266   11.6 
2025-08-15 00:00 UT   07 05 37.8   +15 13 29     3.455    2.712   36.8   12.9   267   11.6 
2025-08-16 00:00 UT   07 07 13.9   +15 10 36     3.448    2.713   37.3   13.1   267   11.6 
2025-08-17 00:00 UT   07 08 49.7   +15 07 39     3.441    2.714   37.9   13.2   267   11.6 
2025-08-18 00:00 UT   07 10 25.1   +15 04 38     3.434    2.715   38.4   13.4   268   11.6 
2025-08-19 00:00 UT   07 12 00.2   +15 01 34     3.427    2.717   39.0   13.6   268   11.6 
2025-08-20 00:00 UT   07 13 34.8   +14 58 26     3.420    2.718   39.6   13.7   268   11.6 
2025-08-21 00:00 UT   07 15 09.2   +14 55 14     3.413    2.719   40.1   13.9   269   11.6 
2025-08-22 00:00 UT   07 16 43.1   +14 51 59     3.406    2.720   40.7   14.0   269   11.6 
2025-08-23 00:00 UT   07 18 16.6   +14 48 41     3.398    2.721   41.3   14.2   269   11.6 
2025-08-24 00:00 UT   07 19 49.7   +14 45 19     3.391    2.722   41.8   14.3   270   11.6 
2025-08-25 00:00 UT   07 21 22.5   +14 41 53     3.383    2.724   42.4   14.5   270   11.6 
2025-08-26 00:00 UT   07 22 54.8   +14 38 25     3.375    2.725   43.0   14.7   270   11.6 
2025-08-27 00:00 UT   07 24 26.7   +14 34 53     3.368    2.726   43.6   14.8   271   11.6 
2025-08-28 00:00 UT   07 25 58.1   +14 31 19     3.360    2.727   44.1   15.0   271   11.6 
2025-08-29 00:00 UT   07 27 29.2   +14 27 41     3.352    2.728   44.7   15.1   271   11.6 
2025-08-30 00:00 UT   07 28 59.8   +14 24 00     3.343    2.729   45.3   15.2   271   11.6 

    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.