|
(38) Leda |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 6 Dec 2025 | 14.5 | 3.151 AU | 4.073 AU | 18h07m | -25°07' | 18.0° | 5.5° |
| Opposition | 10 Aug 2026 | 12.7 | 3.071 AU | 2.059 AU | 21h15m | -11°48' | 176.1° | 1.3° |
(38) Leda - 2025-12-06
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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 Leda are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.1509283
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.7425763
i (Inclination) : 6.95165
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 295.49341
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 169.78348
M (Mean anomaly) : 165.76116
Epoch : 2025 Nov 21
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 285.35043
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 1.23008
P (Orbital period in years) : 4.54
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
2025-12-06 00:00 UT 18 07 21.8 -25 07 25 4.073 3.151 18.0 5.5 95 14.5
2025-12-06 20:25 UT 18 08 42.7 -25 06 20 4.077 3.151 17.4 5.4 95 14.5
2025-12-07 00:00 UT 18 08 56.9 -25 06 09 4.078 3.151 17.3 5.3 95 14.5
2025-12-08 00:00 UT 18 10 32.1 -25 04 49 4.082 3.151 16.7 5.2 95 14.5
2025-12-09 00:00 UT 18 12 07.4 -25 03 26 4.086 3.151 16.0 5.0 95 14.5
2025-12-10 00:00 UT 18 13 42.7 -25 01 59 4.090 3.152 15.4 4.8 95 14.4
2025-12-11 00:00 UT 18 15 18.1 -25 00 29 4.094 3.152 14.7 4.6 95 14.4
2025-12-12 00:00 UT 18 16 53.6 -24 58 56 4.098 3.152 14.1 4.4 95 14.4
2025-12-13 00:00 UT 18 18 29.1 -24 57 20 4.102 3.152 13.4 4.2 95 14.4
2025-12-14 00:00 UT 18 20 04.7 -24 55 40 4.105 3.152 12.8 4.0 95 14.4
2025-12-15 00:00 UT 18 21 40.3 -24 53 57 4.108 3.153 12.1 3.8 95 14.4
2025-12-16 00:00 UT 18 23 16.0 -24 52 10 4.111 3.153 11.5 3.6 95 14.4
2025-12-17 00:00 UT 18 24 51.7 -24 50 20 4.114 3.153 10.8 3.4 96 14.4
2025-12-18 00:00 UT 18 26 27.5 -24 48 27 4.117 3.153 10.2 3.2 96 14.4
2025-12-19 00:00 UT 18 28 03.2 -24 46 30 4.120 3.153 9.5 3.0 96 14.4
2025-12-20 00:00 UT 18 29 39.0 -24 44 30 4.122 3.154 8.9 2.8 97 14.3
2025-12-21 00:00 UT 18 31 14.8 -24 42 26 4.124 3.154 8.2 2.6 97 14.3
2025-12-22 00:00 UT 18 32 50.5 -24 40 19 4.126 3.154 7.6 2.4 98 14.3
2025-12-23 00:00 UT 18 34 26.3 -24 38 09 4.128 3.154 6.9 2.2 98 14.3
2025-12-24 00:00 UT 18 36 02.1 -24 35 55 4.130 3.154 6.3 2.0 99 14.3
2025-12-25 00:00 UT 18 37 37.8 -24 33 38 4.132 3.154 5.7 1.8 101 14.3
2025-12-26 00:00 UT 18 39 13.5 -24 31 18 4.133 3.154 5.0 1.6 102 14.3
2025-12-27 00:00 UT 18 40 49.2 -24 28 54 4.134 3.155 4.4 1.4 104 14.3
2025-12-28 00:00 UT 18 42 24.8 -24 26 26 4.135 3.155 3.8 1.2 107 14.2
2025-12-29 00:00 UT 18 44 00.4 -24 23 55 4.136 3.155 3.2 1.0 111 14.2
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.
