(165) Loreley
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Aug 2026	12.8	3.028 AU	2.276 AU	00h29m	+16°49'	130.1°	14.8°
Opposition	29 Sep 2026	12.2	3.062 AU	2.083 AU	00h01m	+16°34'	165.0°	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)                : 0.0834760
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 3.1263686
            i (Inclination)                 : 11.23379
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 302.42658
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 344.36383
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 51.00567
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 287.07573
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -3.00984
            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
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   00 29 20.4   +16 49 11     2.276    3.028  130.1   14.8   235   12.8 
2026-08-18 11:30 UT   00 29 11.0   +16 50 45     2.271    3.029  130.5   14.7   235   12.8 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   00 29 00.6   +16 52 25     2.267    3.029  131.0   14.6   235   12.8 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   00 28 39.6   +16 55 30     2.258    3.030  132.0   14.4   234   12.8 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   00 28 17.3   +16 58 25     2.249    3.031  133.0   14.1   234   12.8 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   00 27 53.8   +17 01 11     2.241    3.031  133.9   13.9   233   12.8 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   00 27 29.1   +17 03 46     2.233    3.032  134.9   13.7   233   12.7 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   00 27 03.2   +17 06 12     2.224    3.033  135.9   13.4   232   12.7 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   00 26 36.1   +17 08 27     2.217    3.034  136.8   13.2   232   12.7 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   00 26 07.9   +17 10 32     2.209    3.035  137.8   12.9   231   12.7 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   00 25 38.4   +17 12 27     2.201    3.035  138.8   12.7   230   12.7 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   00 25 07.9   +17 14 11     2.194    3.036  139.8   12.4   230   12.7 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   00 24 36.2   +17 15 45     2.187    3.037  140.7   12.1   229   12.6 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   00 24 03.5   +17 17 08     2.180    3.038  141.7   11.9   228   12.6 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   00 23 29.6   +17 18 20     2.173    3.038  142.7   11.6   228   12.6 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   00 22 54.8   +17 19 22     2.167    3.039  143.7   11.3   227   12.6 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   00 22 18.9   +17 20 13     2.160    3.040  144.7   11.1   226   12.6 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   00 21 42.0   +17 20 52     2.154    3.041  145.6   10.8   225   12.6 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   00 21 04.1   +17 21 21     2.148    3.042  146.6   10.5   224   12.5 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   00 20 25.4   +17 21 39     2.143    3.042  147.6   10.2   223   12.5 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   00 19 45.7   +17 21 46     2.137    3.043  148.6   10.0   222   12.5 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   00 19 05.1   +17 21 41     2.132    3.044  149.5    9.7   221   12.5 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   00 18 23.7   +17 21 26     2.127    3.045  150.5    9.4   220   12.5 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   00 17 41.5   +17 20 60     2.122    3.046  151.4    9.1   218   12.5 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   00 16 58.6   +17 20 22     2.118    3.046  152.4    8.8   217   12.4 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   00 16 14.9   +17 19 34     2.114    3.047  153.3    8.5   215   12.4 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   00 15 30.6   +17 18 34     2.110    3.048  154.2    8.3   214   12.4 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   00 14 45.7   +17 17 24     2.106    3.049  155.1    8.0   212   12.4 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   00 14 00.2   +17 16 03     2.103    3.050  156.0    7.7   210   12.4 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   00 13 14.1   +17 14 31     2.100    3.050  156.9    7.4   209   12.4 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   00 12 27.6   +17 12 49     2.097    3.051  157.7    7.2   206   12.4 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   00 11 40.7   +17 10 57     2.094    3.052  158.6    6.9   204   12.3 

    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.