(393) Lampetia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Nov 2025	14.8	3.702 AU	3.570 AU	08h54m	+01°25'	89.8°	15.5°
Opposition	29 Jan 2026	13.9	3.698 AU	2.757 AU	08h25m	-01°18'	160.1°	5.2°

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
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   08 54 28.7   +01 25 22     3.570    3.702   89.8   15.5   286   14.8 
2025-11-08 14:16 UT   08 54 40.7   +01 21 60     3.562    3.702   90.3   15.5   287   14.8 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   08 54 48.7   +01 19 42     3.556    3.702   90.7   15.5   287   14.8 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   08 55 07.8   +01 14 04     3.541    3.703   91.5   15.5   287   14.8 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   08 55 26.0   +01 08 29     3.527    3.703   92.4   15.5   287   14.8 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   08 55 43.2   +01 02 56     3.512    3.703   93.3   15.5   288   14.8 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   08 55 59.4   +00 57 25     3.498    3.703   94.2   15.5   288   14.8 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   08 56 14.7   +00 51 57     3.483    3.704   95.0   15.4   288   14.8 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   08 56 28.9   +00 46 31     3.469    3.704   95.9   15.4   288   14.8 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   08 56 42.2   +00 41 09     3.454    3.704   96.8   15.4   289   14.8 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   08 56 54.5   +00 35 49     3.440    3.704   97.7   15.3   289   14.8 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   08 57 05.7   +00 30 32     3.425    3.704   98.6   15.3   289   14.7 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   08 57 15.9   +00 25 19     3.411    3.705   99.5   15.3   290   14.7 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   08 57 25.1   +00 20 09     3.396    3.705  100.4   15.2   290   14.7 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   08 57 33.2   +00 15 03     3.382    3.705  101.3   15.2   290   14.7 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   08 57 40.3   +00 09 60     3.368    3.705  102.2   15.1   291   14.7 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   08 57 46.3   +00 05 00     3.354    3.705  103.1   15.0   291   14.7 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   08 57 51.2   +00 00 05     3.340    3.705  104.1   15.0   291   14.7 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   08 57 55.1   +00 04 46     3.325    3.705  105.0   14.9   291   14.7 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   08 57 57.9   +00 09 33     3.311    3.705  105.9   14.8   292   14.7 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   08 57 59.6   +00 14 16     3.297    3.706  106.8   14.8   292   14.6 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   08 58 00.2   +00 18 55     3.284    3.706  107.8   14.7   292   14.6 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   08 57 59.7   +00 23 29     3.270    3.706  108.7   14.6   293   14.6 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   08 57 58.1   +00 27 58     3.256    3.706  109.6   14.5   293   14.6 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   08 57 55.4   +00 32 23     3.242    3.706  110.6   14.4   294   14.6 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   08 57 51.6   +00 36 43     3.229    3.706  111.5   14.3   294   14.6 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   08 57 46.7   +00 40 58     3.215    3.706  112.5   14.2   294   14.6 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   08 57 40.7   +00 45 07     3.202    3.706  113.4   14.1   295   14.6 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   08 57 33.6   +00 49 12     3.189    3.706  114.4   14.0   295   14.5 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   08 57 25.3   +00 53 10     3.176    3.706  115.4   13.9   295   14.5 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   08 57 15.9   +00 57 04     3.163    3.706  116.3   13.8   296   14.5 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   08 57 05.4   -01 00 52     3.150    3.706  117.3   13.7   296   14.5 

    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.