(165) Loreley
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Apr 2026	13.7	2.939 AU	3.682 AU	22h59m	-01°24'	36.6°	11.7°
Opposition	29 Sep 2026	12.2	3.062 AU	2.083 AU	00h01m	+16°34'	164.9°	4.9°

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 Loreley are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.0835185
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.1267942
            i (Inclination)                 : 11.23383
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 302.42697
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 344.47441
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 15.25042
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 287.18488
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.98907
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 5.53            
        

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
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   22 59 03.7   -01 24 48     3.682    2.939   36.6   11.7   254   13.7 
2026-04-12 03:47 UT   22 59 16.2   -01 23 07     3.681    2.939   36.7   11.8   254   13.7 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   23 00 22.5   -01 14 10     3.675    2.939   37.2   11.9   254   13.7 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   23 01 40.9   -01 03 32     3.667    2.940   37.8   12.1   253   13.7 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   23 02 59.1   +00 52 54     3.660    2.940   38.4   12.2   253   13.7 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   23 04 16.9   +00 42 17     3.652    2.941   39.0   12.4   253   13.7 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   23 05 34.4   +00 31 39     3.644    2.942   39.6   12.6   253   13.7 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   23 06 51.6   +00 21 02     3.636    2.942   40.2   12.7   253   13.7 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   23 08 08.4   +00 10 24     3.628    2.943   40.8   12.9   253   13.7 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   23 09 24.9   +00 00 12     3.620    2.943   41.4   13.1   253   13.7 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   23 10 41.1   +00 10 49     3.612    2.944   42.1   13.2   253   13.7 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   23 11 56.9   +00 21 25     3.604    2.945   42.7   13.4   253   13.7 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   23 13 12.4   +00 32 01     3.595    2.945   43.3   13.5   252   13.7 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   23 14 27.6   +00 42 37     3.587    2.946   43.9   13.7   252   13.7 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   23 15 42.4   +00 53 12     3.578    2.947   44.5   13.8   252   13.7 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   23 16 56.8   +01 03 46     3.569    2.947   45.1   14.0   252   13.7 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   23 18 10.9   +01 14 20     3.560    2.948   45.8   14.2   252   13.7 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   23 19 24.6   +01 24 53     3.551    2.948   46.4   14.3   252   13.7 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   23 20 38.0   +01 35 26     3.542    2.949   47.0   14.5   252   13.7 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   23 21 50.9   +01 45 58     3.533    2.950   47.6   14.6   252   13.7 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   23 23 03.6   +01 56 30     3.524    2.950   48.2   14.8   252   13.7 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   23 24 15.8   +02 07 01     3.515    2.951   48.9   14.9   252   13.7 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   23 25 27.7   +02 17 31     3.505    2.952   49.5   15.0   251   13.7 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   23 26 39.2   +02 27 60     3.496    2.952   50.1   15.2   251   13.7 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   23 27 50.3   +02 38 28     3.486    2.953   50.7   15.3   251   13.7 

    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.