(393) Lampetia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Jun 2026	15.0	3.585 AU	4.138 AU	08h46m	+05°42'	50.9°	12.7°
Opposition	27 Mar 2027	12.4	2.922 AU	1.934 AU	12h09m	-11°40'	170.2°	3.3°

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)                : 0.3339475
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7783174
            i (Inclination)                 : 14.83204
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 211.87273
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 91.71309
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 217.96235
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 123.64483
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 14.82526
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.63            
        

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
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   08 46 44.6   +05 42 09     4.138    3.585   50.9   12.7   115   15.0 
2026-06-14 15:03 UT   08 47 22.5   +05 41 11     4.144    3.584   50.5   12.6   116   15.0 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   08 47 45.1   +05 40 36     4.147    3.584   50.2   12.6   116   15.0 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   08 48 46.1   +05 38 59     4.157    3.583   49.6   12.5   116   15.0 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   08 49 47.4   +05 37 17     4.167    3.581   48.9   12.3   116   15.0 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   08 50 49.0   +05 35 30     4.176    3.580   48.2   12.2   117   15.0 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   08 51 50.9   +05 33 39     4.185    3.579   47.5   12.1   117   15.0 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   08 52 53.2   +05 31 44     4.194    3.577   46.9   12.0   117   15.0 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   08 53 55.8   +05 29 44     4.203    3.576   46.2   11.8   117   15.0 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   08 54 58.7   +05 27 39     4.212    3.574   45.5   11.7   118   15.0 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   08 56 02.0   +05 25 30     4.221    3.573   44.8   11.6   118   15.0 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   08 57 05.5   +05 23 17     4.230    3.572   44.2   11.4   118   15.0 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   08 58 09.3   +05 20 59     4.238    3.570   43.5   11.3   119   15.0 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   08 59 13.4   +05 18 37     4.246    3.569   42.9   11.2   119   15.0 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   09 00 17.7   +05 16 10     4.255    3.567   42.2   11.0   119   15.0 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   09 01 22.4   +05 13 40     4.263    3.566   41.5   10.9   120   15.0 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   09 02 27.3   +05 11 05     4.271    3.565   40.9   10.8   120   14.9 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   09 03 32.5   +05 08 25     4.278    3.563   40.2   10.6   120   14.9 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   09 04 37.9   +05 05 42     4.286    3.562   39.6   10.5   121   14.9 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   09 05 43.6   +05 02 54     4.293    3.560   38.9   10.3   121   14.9 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   09 06 49.5   +05 00 03     4.301    3.559   38.3   10.2   121   14.9 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   09 07 55.7   +04 57 07     4.308    3.557   37.6   10.0   122   14.9 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   09 09 02.1   +04 54 07     4.315    3.556   37.0    9.9   122   14.9 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   09 10 08.7   +04 51 02     4.322    3.554   36.3    9.8   123   14.9 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   09 11 15.6   +04 47 54     4.329    3.553   35.7    9.6   123   14.9 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   09 12 22.6   +04 44 42     4.335    3.551   35.1    9.5   123   14.9 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   09 13 29.9   +04 41 25     4.342    3.550   34.4    9.3   124   14.9 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   09 14 37.5   +04 38 05     4.348    3.548   33.8    9.2   124   14.9 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   09 15 45.2   +04 34 41     4.354    3.547   33.2    9.0   125   14.9 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   09 16 53.1   +04 31 12     4.360    3.545   32.5    8.9   125   14.9 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   09 18 01.2   +04 27 40     4.366    3.544   31.9    8.7   126   14.9 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   09 19 09.6   +04 24 03     4.372    3.542   31.3    8.6   126   14.9 

    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.