(118) Peitho
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Aug 2026	12.8	2.437 AU	1.606 AU	00h11m	-10°31'	135.7°	16.9°
Opposition	14 Sep 2026	11.9	2.369 AU	1.374 AU	23h47m	-13°28'	168.8°	4.7°

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 Peitho are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1633440
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4377478
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.74630
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 47.62668
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 33.13910
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 263.94901
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 80.52579
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 4.22564
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.81            
        

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
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   00 11 25.4   -10 31 22     1.606    2.437  135.7   16.9   257   12.8 
2026-08-08 18:34 UT   00 11 18.2   -10 34 05     1.598    2.435  136.4   16.7   258   12.8 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   00 11 15.9   -10 34 54     1.596    2.435  136.6   16.6   258   12.7 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   00 11 04.6   -10 38 33     1.586    2.433  137.6   16.3   258   12.7 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   00 10 51.7   -10 42 20     1.577    2.431  138.6   16.0   259   12.7 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   00 10 37.0   -10 46 14     1.567    2.430  139.6   15.7   259   12.7 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   00 10 20.6   -10 50 15     1.558    2.428  140.6   15.4   260   12.6 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   00 10 02.5   -10 54 24     1.549    2.426  141.6   15.0   260   12.6 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   00 09 42.7   -10 58 38     1.540    2.424  142.6   14.7   261   12.6 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   00 09 21.1   -11 02 59     1.532    2.422  143.6   14.4   261   12.6 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   00 08 57.9   -11 07 26     1.523    2.421  144.6   14.0   262   12.5 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   00 08 33.0   -11 11 59     1.515    2.419  145.6   13.7   263   12.5 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   00 08 06.4   -11 16 37     1.507    2.417  146.7   13.3   264   12.5 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   00 07 38.2   -11 21 20     1.499    2.415  147.7   12.9   264   12.5 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   00 07 08.3   -11 26 07     1.491    2.413  148.7   12.6   265   12.4 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   00 06 36.7   -11 30 59     1.483    2.412  149.7   12.2   266   12.4 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   00 06 03.6   -11 35 55     1.476    2.410  150.8   11.8   267   12.4 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   00 05 28.9   -11 40 54     1.469    2.408  151.8   11.5   268   12.4 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   00 04 52.7   -11 45 57     1.462    2.406  152.8   11.1   269   12.3 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   00 04 14.9   -11 51 02     1.456    2.404  153.8   10.7   270   12.3 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   00 03 35.6   -11 56 10     1.449    2.402  154.9   10.3   271   12.3 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   00 02 54.8   -12 01 19     1.443    2.401  155.9    9.9   273   12.3 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   00 02 12.6   -12 06 31     1.437    2.399  156.9    9.5   274   12.2 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   00 01 29.0   -12 11 43     1.431    2.397  157.9    9.1   276   12.2 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   00 00 44.1   -12 16 56     1.426    2.395  158.9    8.7   277   12.2 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   23 59 57.8   -12 22 09     1.420    2.393  159.8    8.4   279   12.1 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   23 59 10.2   -12 27 22     1.415    2.392  160.8    8.0   281   12.1 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   23 58 21.4   -12 32 34     1.411    2.390  161.7    7.6   283   12.1 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   23 57 31.4   -12 37 45     1.406    2.388  162.7    7.2   286   12.1 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   23 56 40.3   -12 42 54     1.402    2.386  163.5    6.9   289   12.0 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   23 55 48.0   -12 48 01     1.398    2.384  164.4    6.5   292   12.0 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   23 54 54.8   -12 53 05     1.394    2.382  165.2    6.2   295   12.0 

    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.