(38) Leda
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Oct 2026	13.9	3.004 AU	2.563 AU	20h48m	-13°04'	106.6°	18.5°
Opposition	20 Nov 2027	11.6	2.434 AU	1.455 AU	03h31m	+29°15'	170.1°	4.0°

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)                : 0.1508913
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7426246
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.95159
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 295.49317
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 169.82713
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 209.10244
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 285.39354
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.22486
            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
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   20 48 29.4   -13 04 36     2.563    3.004  106.6   18.5    76   13.9 
2026-10-18 00:06 UT   20 48 29.5   -13 04 36     2.563    3.004  106.6   18.5    76   13.9 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   20 48 50.3   -13 03 23     2.576    3.003  105.7   18.6    76   13.9 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   20 49 12.5   -13 02 05     2.588    3.002  104.8   18.7    76   13.9 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   20 49 36.0   -13 00 42     2.601    3.001  103.9   18.8    76   13.9 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   20 50 00.6   -12 59 14     2.614    3.000  103.1   18.9    75   13.9 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   20 50 26.5   -12 57 42     2.626    2.998  102.2   18.9    75   13.9 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   20 50 53.5   -12 56 05     2.639    2.997  101.3   19.0    75   13.9 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   20 51 21.8   -12 54 22     2.652    2.996  100.4   19.1    75   14.0 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   20 51 51.2   -12 52 35     2.665    2.995   99.6   19.1    75   14.0 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   20 52 21.7   -12 50 44     2.678    2.994   98.7   19.2    75   14.0 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   20 52 53.4   -12 48 47     2.691    2.993   97.8   19.2    75   14.0 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   20 53 26.2   -12 46 45     2.704    2.992   97.0   19.2    75   14.0 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   20 54 00.1   -12 44 39     2.717    2.990   96.1   19.3    75   14.0 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   20 54 35.1   -12 42 28     2.730    2.989   95.3   19.3    74   14.0 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   20 55 11.1   -12 40 12     2.743    2.988   94.4   19.3    74   14.0 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   20 55 48.3   -12 37 52     2.756    2.987   93.6   19.4    74   14.0 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   20 56 26.4   -12 35 26     2.769    2.986   92.7   19.4    74   14.1 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   20 57 05.7   -12 32 56     2.782    2.985   91.9   19.4    74   14.1 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   20 57 45.9   -12 30 20     2.795    2.983   91.1   19.4    74   14.1 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   20 58 27.2   -12 27 40     2.808    2.982   90.3   19.4    74   14.1 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   20 59 09.4   -12 24 55     2.821    2.981   89.4   19.4    74   14.1 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   20 59 52.7   -12 22 05     2.835    2.980   88.6   19.4    74   14.1 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   21 00 36.9   -12 19 11     2.848    2.979   87.8   19.4    73   14.1 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   21 01 22.1   -12 16 11     2.861    2.978   87.0   19.4    73   14.1 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   21 02 08.2   -12 13 07     2.874    2.976   86.2   19.4    73   14.1 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   21 02 55.2   -12 09 57     2.887    2.975   85.4   19.4    73   14.1 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   21 03 43.2   -12 06 43     2.900    2.974   84.6   19.3    73   14.1 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   21 04 32.0   -12 03 24     2.913    2.973   83.8   19.3    73   14.2 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   21 05 21.7   -11 59 60     2.926    2.972   83.0   19.3    73   14.2 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   21 06 12.3   -11 56 31     2.939    2.970   82.2   19.3    73   14.2 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   21 07 03.8   -11 52 58     2.951    2.969   81.4   19.2    72   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.