(563) Suleika
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	4 Nov 2025	14.4	3.203 AU	4.172 AU	14h11m	-06°24'	10.7°	3.3°
Opposition	19 May 2026	13.1	3.351 AU	2.344 AU	15h52m	-13°29'	173.4°	2.0°

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 Suleika are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2363577
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7117273
            i (Inclination)                 : 10.24744
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 85.15088
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 336.59597
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 135.05378
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 62.08085
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.05212
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.47            
        

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
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   14 11 42.3   -06 24 59     4.172    3.203   10.7    3.3   326   14.4 
2025-11-04 12:14 UT   14 12 22.7   -06 28 49     4.171    3.203   11.0    3.4   325   14.4 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   14 13 01.5   -06 32 29     4.171    3.204   11.2    3.4   324   14.4 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   14 14 20.8   -06 39 55     4.170    3.205   11.7    3.6   322   14.4 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   14 15 40.0   -06 47 19     4.168    3.207   12.3    3.8   321   14.4 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   14 16 59.1   -06 54 40     4.167    3.208   12.8    3.9   319   14.4 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   14 18 18.3   -07 01 58     4.165    3.209   13.4    4.1   317   14.4 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   14 19 37.4   -07 09 14     4.163    3.211   14.0    4.3   316   14.4 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   14 20 56.5   -07 16 26     4.161    3.212   14.6    4.4   315   14.4 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   14 22 15.5   -07 23 36     4.158    3.213   15.1    4.6   313   14.4 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   14 23 34.5   -07 30 42     4.156    3.215   15.7    4.8   312   14.4 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   14 24 53.4   -07 37 46     4.153    3.216   16.3    5.0   311   14.5 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   14 26 12.3   -07 44 46     4.151    3.217   16.9    5.1   310   14.5 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   14 27 31.1   -07 51 44     4.148    3.218   17.6    5.3   309   14.5 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   14 28 49.8   -07 58 38     4.144    3.220   18.2    5.5   308   14.5 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   14 30 08.5   -08 05 30     4.141    3.221   18.8    5.7   308   14.5 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   14 31 27.1   -08 12 18     4.138    3.222   19.4    5.9   307   14.5 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   14 32 45.6   -08 19 03     4.134    3.224   20.0    6.0   306   14.5 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   14 34 04.0   -08 25 44     4.130    3.225   20.7    6.2   305   14.5 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   14 35 22.4   -08 32 23     4.126    3.226   21.3    6.4   305   14.5 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   14 36 40.6   -08 38 58     4.122    3.227   21.9    6.6   304   14.5 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   14 37 58.7   -08 45 30     4.118    3.228   22.6    6.7   303   14.5 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   14 39 16.7   -08 51 58     4.113    3.230   23.2    6.9   303   14.5 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   14 40 34.6   -08 58 23     4.109    3.231   23.9    7.1   302   14.5 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   14 41 52.4   -09 04 45     4.104    3.232   24.5    7.3   302   14.6 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   14 43 10.0   -09 11 04     4.099    3.233   25.2    7.5   301   14.6 

    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.