(393) Lampetia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 Nov 2026	14.7	3.307 AU	3.851 AU	11h39m	-08°00'	50.3°	13.3°
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
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   11 39 45.5   -08 00 48     3.851    3.307   50.3   13.3   286   14.7 
2026-11-11 17:33 UT   11 40 31.9   -08 06 06     3.841    3.306   50.8   13.4   286   14.7 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   11 40 48.8   -08 08 02     3.837    3.305   51.0   13.5   286   14.7 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   11 41 51.8   -08 15 16     3.823    3.303   51.7   13.6   286   14.7 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   11 42 54.5   -08 22 28     3.809    3.300   52.4   13.7   286   14.6 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   11 43 56.8   -08 29 39     3.795    3.298   53.1   13.9   287   14.6 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   11 44 58.8   -08 36 50     3.781    3.295   53.8   14.0   287   14.6 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   11 46 00.5   -08 43 59     3.767    3.293   54.5   14.2   287   14.6 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   11 47 01.9   -08 51 06     3.752    3.291   55.2   14.3   287   14.6 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   11 48 02.9   -08 58 13     3.738    3.288   56.0   14.4   287   14.6 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   11 49 03.5   -09 05 18     3.723    3.286   56.7   14.6   287   14.6 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   11 50 03.8   -09 12 22     3.708    3.283   57.4   14.7   288   14.6 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   11 51 03.7   -09 19 25     3.694    3.281   58.1   14.8   288   14.6 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   11 52 03.2   -09 26 26     3.679    3.278   58.8   14.9   288   14.6 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   11 53 02.3   -09 33 25     3.664    3.276   59.6   15.1   288   14.6 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   11 54 01.1   -09 40 23     3.649    3.273   60.3   15.2   288   14.6 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   11 54 59.5   -09 47 19     3.633    3.271   61.0   15.3   288   14.6 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   11 55 57.4   -09 54 13     3.618    3.268   61.7   15.4   289   14.6 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   11 56 55.0   -10 01 06     3.603    3.266   62.5   15.5   289   14.6 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   11 57 52.1   -10 07 57     3.587    3.263   63.2   15.7   289   14.6 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   11 58 48.8   -10 14 45     3.571    3.261   64.0   15.8   289   14.6 
2026-12-01 00:00 UT   11 59 45.0   -10 21 32     3.556    3.258   64.7   15.9   289   14.5 
2026-12-02 00:00 UT   12 00 40.8   -10 28 17     3.540    3.256   65.4   16.0   289   14.5 
2026-12-03 00:00 UT   12 01 36.1   -10 34 60     3.524    3.253   66.2   16.1   290   14.5 
2026-12-04 00:00 UT   12 02 31.0   -10 41 40     3.508    3.251   66.9   16.2   290   14.5 
2026-12-05 00:00 UT   12 03 25.3   -10 48 18     3.492    3.248   67.7   16.3   290   14.5 
2026-12-06 00:00 UT   12 04 19.2   -10 54 53     3.476    3.246   68.4   16.4   290   14.5 
2026-12-07 00:00 UT   12 05 12.5   -11 01 26     3.460    3.243   69.2   16.5   290   14.5 
2026-12-08 00:00 UT   12 06 05.4   -11 07 57     3.443    3.241   70.0   16.6   290   14.5 
2026-12-09 00:00 UT   12 06 57.7   -11 14 24     3.427    3.238   70.7   16.7   290   14.5 
2026-12-10 00:00 UT   12 07 49.4   -11 20 49     3.411    3.236   71.5   16.8   291   14.5 
2026-12-11 00:00 UT   12 08 40.6   -11 27 11     3.394    3.233   72.2   16.9   291   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.