(393) Lampetia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	29 Jan 2026	13.8	3.698 AU	2.757 AU	08h25m	-01°18'	160.1°	5.2°
Today	14 Feb 2026	13.9	3.692 AU	2.785 AU	08h14m	-00°13'	152.9°	7.0°

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 Lampetia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3329062
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7806911
            i (Inclination)                 : 14.82555
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 212.02309
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 91.49271
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 175.53241
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 123.56718
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 14.82040
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.64            
        

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
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   08 14 00.8   +00 13 22     2.785    3.692  152.9    7.0    59   13.9 
2026-02-14 01:26 UT   08 13 58.3   +00 13 04     2.785    3.692  152.9    7.0    59   13.9 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   08 13 18.8   +00 08 25     2.789    3.691  152.1    7.2    61   14.0 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   08 12 37.5   +00 03 23     2.794    3.691  151.3    7.4    63   14.0 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   08 11 57.0   +00 01 42     2.798    3.690  150.4    7.6    65   14.0 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   08 11 17.3   +00 06 51     2.804    3.690  149.6    7.8    66   14.0 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   08 10 38.4   +00 12 03     2.809    3.689  148.7    8.0    68   14.0 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   08 10 00.3   +00 17 19     2.814    3.689  147.8    8.2    69   14.0 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   08 09 23.1   +00 22 37     2.820    3.688  146.9    8.4    71   14.0 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   08 08 46.9   +00 27 57     2.826    3.688  146.0    8.6    72   14.1 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   08 08 11.6   +00 33 20     2.833    3.687  145.0    8.8    73   14.1 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   08 07 37.2   +00 38 45     2.839    3.687  144.1    9.1    74   14.1 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   08 07 03.8   +00 44 12     2.846    3.686  143.1    9.3    75   14.1 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   08 06 31.4   +00 49 40     2.853    3.686  142.2    9.5    76   14.1 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   08 06 00.1   +00 55 10     2.861    3.685  141.2    9.7    77   14.1 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   08 05 29.7   +01 00 40     2.868    3.685  140.2    9.9    78   14.1 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   08 05 00.4   +01 06 12     2.876    3.684  139.3   10.1    79   14.1 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   08 04 32.2   +01 11 44     2.884    3.683  138.3   10.3    80   14.2 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   08 04 05.0   +01 17 17     2.892    3.683  137.3   10.5    81   14.2 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   08 03 38.9   +01 22 50     2.901    3.682  136.3   10.7    82   14.2 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   08 03 14.0   +01 28 24     2.910    3.682  135.4   10.9    83   14.2 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   08 02 50.1   +01 33 57     2.918    3.681  134.4   11.1    83   14.2 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   08 02 27.4   +01 39 29     2.928    3.681  133.4   11.3    84   14.2 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   08 02 05.8   +01 45 02     2.937    3.680  132.4   11.5    85   14.2 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   08 01 45.3   +01 50 33     2.946    3.679  131.4   11.7    85   14.3 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   08 01 26.0   +01 56 04     2.956    3.679  130.4   11.9    86   14.3 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   08 01 07.8   +02 01 33     2.966    3.678  129.5   12.0    87   14.3 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   08 00 50.8   +02 07 02     2.976    3.677  128.5   12.2    87   14.3 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   08 00 35.0   +02 12 29     2.986    3.677  127.5   12.4    88   14.3 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   08 00 20.3   +02 17 54     2.997    3.676  126.5   12.6    88   14.3 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   08 00 06.8   +02 23 18     3.007    3.675  125.5   12.7    89   14.3 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   07 59 54.5   +02 28 39     3.018    3.675  124.6   12.9    89   14.4 

    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.