(68) Leto
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 Nov 2026	12.8	3.138 AU	3.150 AU	10h12m	+19°32'	80.2°	18.1°
Opposition	13 Feb 2027	11.6	3.234 AU	2.260 AU	10h06m	+23°36'	168.7°	3.4°

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 Leto are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1844380
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7845545
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.95721
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 44.02621
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 305.10708
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 92.90623
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -10.60548
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -6.50267
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.65            
        

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   10 12 39.0   +19 32 02     3.150    3.138   80.2   18.1   292   12.8 
2026-11-11 00:17 UT   10 12 39.6   +19 32 01     3.150    3.138   80.2   18.1   292   12.8 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   10 13 29.2   +19 29 56     3.137    3.139   81.0   18.2   292   12.8 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   10 14 18.5   +19 27 55     3.124    3.140   81.8   18.2   292   12.8 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   10 15 07.0   +19 25 59     3.111    3.141   82.6   18.2   292   12.8 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   10 15 54.6   +19 24 09     3.098    3.143   83.4   18.2   292   12.8 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   10 16 41.2   +19 22 24     3.085    3.144   84.3   18.2   292   12.8 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   10 17 27.0   +19 20 46     3.071    3.145   85.1   18.3   292   12.8 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   10 18 11.9   +19 19 13     3.058    3.146   85.9   18.3   292   12.8 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   10 18 55.8   +19 17 46     3.045    3.147   86.7   18.3   292   12.8 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   10 19 38.9   +19 16 24     3.032    3.149   87.6   18.3   292   12.7 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   10 20 20.9   +19 15 09     3.018    3.150   88.4   18.3   292   12.7 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   10 21 02.0   +19 14 00     3.005    3.151   89.2   18.3   292   12.7 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   10 21 42.2   +19 12 57     2.992    3.152   90.1   18.3   291   12.7 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   10 22 21.3   +19 12 01     2.979    3.153   90.9   18.2   291   12.7 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   10 22 59.5   +19 11 11     2.965    3.155   91.8   18.2   291   12.7 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   10 23 36.7   +19 10 27     2.952    3.156   92.7   18.2   291   12.7 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   10 24 12.8   +19 09 50     2.939    3.157   93.5   18.2   291   12.7 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   10 24 47.9   +19 09 19     2.925    3.158   94.4   18.2   291   12.7 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   10 25 22.0   +19 08 56     2.912    3.159   95.3   18.1   291   12.7 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   10 25 55.0   +19 08 39     2.899    3.160   96.1   18.1   291   12.6 
2026-12-01 00:00 UT   10 26 26.9   +19 08 29     2.885    3.161   97.0   18.0   291   12.6 
2026-12-02 00:00 UT   10 26 57.7   +19 08 26     2.872    3.163   97.9   18.0   290   12.6 
2026-12-03 00:00 UT   10 27 27.4   +19 08 30     2.859    3.164   98.8   17.9   290   12.6 
2026-12-04 00:00 UT   10 27 56.0   +19 08 41     2.846    3.165   99.7   17.9   290   12.6 
2026-12-05 00:00 UT   10 28 23.5   +19 08 59     2.833    3.166  100.6   17.8   290   12.6 
2026-12-06 00:00 UT   10 28 49.8   +19 09 25     2.820    3.167  101.5   17.8   290   12.6 
2026-12-07 00:00 UT   10 29 14.9   +19 09 58     2.807    3.168  102.4   17.7   290   12.6 
2026-12-08 00:00 UT   10 29 38.8   +19 10 38     2.793    3.169  103.3   17.6   290   12.6 
2026-12-09 00:00 UT   10 30 01.5   +19 11 26     2.781    3.170  104.3   17.5   290   12.5 
2026-12-10 00:00 UT   10 30 23.1   +19 12 21     2.768    3.171  105.2   17.4   289   12.5 
2026-12-11 00:00 UT   10 30 43.4   +19 13 24     2.755    3.173  106.1   17.3   289   12.5 

    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.