(393) Lampetia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 May 2026	14.9	3.621 AU	3.794 AU	08h19m	+05°50'	72.6°	15.4°
Opposition	27 Mar 2027	12.4	2.923 AU	1.935 AU	12h09m	-11°44'	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)                : 0.3329061
            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
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   08 19 55.3   +05 50 44     3.794    3.621   72.6   15.4   108   14.9 
2026-05-15 09:48 UT   08 20 14.0   +05 51 07     3.799    3.621   72.2   15.4   108   14.9 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   08 20 41.3   +05 51 38     3.806    3.620   71.8   15.4   108   14.9 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   08 21 27.9   +05 52 27     3.819    3.619   71.0   15.3   108   14.9 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   08 22 15.1   +05 53 11     3.832    3.618   70.3   15.3   109   14.9 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   08 23 03.0   +05 53 50     3.844    3.617   69.5   15.2   109   14.9 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   08 23 51.4   +05 54 23     3.857    3.616   68.8   15.1   109   14.9 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   08 24 40.4   +05 54 51     3.869    3.615   68.0   15.0   109   14.9 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   08 25 30.0   +05 55 15     3.881    3.613   67.3   15.0   110   14.9 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   08 26 20.2   +05 55 33     3.894    3.612   66.6   14.9   110   14.9 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   08 27 10.9   +05 55 46     3.906    3.611   65.8   14.8   110   14.9 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   08 28 02.1   +05 55 54     3.918    3.610   65.1   14.7   110   14.9 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   08 28 53.9   +05 55 58     3.930    3.609   64.4   14.7   110   14.9 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   08 29 46.2   +05 55 56     3.942    3.608   63.6   14.6   111   14.9 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   08 30 39.0   +05 55 49     3.953    3.606   62.9   14.5   111   14.9 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   08 31 32.3   +05 55 38     3.965    3.605   62.2   14.4   111   14.9 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   08 32 26.1   +05 55 21     3.976    3.604   61.5   14.3   111   15.0 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   08 33 20.3   +05 54 60     3.988    3.603   60.7   14.2   112   15.0 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   08 34 15.1   +05 54 33     3.999    3.602   60.0   14.1   112   15.0 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   08 35 10.3   +05 54 02     4.011    3.600   59.3   14.0   112   15.0 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   08 36 06.0   +05 53 26     4.022    3.599   58.6   13.9   112   15.0 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   08 37 02.1   +05 52 45     4.033    3.598   57.9   13.8   113   15.0 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   08 37 58.6   +05 51 60     4.044    3.597   57.2   13.7   113   15.0 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   08 38 55.6   +05 51 09     4.055    3.595   56.5   13.6   113   15.0 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   08 39 53.0   +05 50 14     4.065    3.594   55.8   13.5   114   15.0 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   08 40 50.9   +05 49 14     4.076    3.593   55.1   13.4   114   15.0 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   08 41 49.1   +05 48 09     4.086    3.592   54.4   13.3   114   15.0 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   08 42 47.8   +05 46 60     4.097    3.590   53.7   13.2   114   15.0 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   08 43 46.8   +05 45 46     4.107    3.589   53.0   13.1   115   15.0 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   08 44 46.3   +05 44 27     4.117    3.588   52.3   12.9   115   15.0 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   08 45 46.1   +05 43 03     4.127    3.586   51.6   12.8   115   15.0 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   08 46 46.3   +05 41 35     4.137    3.585   50.9   12.7   115   15.0 

    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.