(126) Velleda
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Sep 2025	14.4	2.443 AU	2.730 AU	07h28m	+24°17'	63.0°	21.5°
Opposition	19 Jan 2026	12.6	2.577 AU	1.595 AU	08h08m	+24°57'	175.3°	1.8°

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 Velleda are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1051995
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4392431
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.92292
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 23.23047
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 328.44526
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 50.16851
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -8.29102
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.52912
            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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-09-16 00:00 UT   07 28 23.1   +24 17 24     2.730    2.443   63.0   21.5   280   14.4 
2025-09-16 23:08 UT   07 29 54.5   +24 15 06     2.720    2.444   63.6   21.6   280   14.4 
2025-09-17 00:00 UT   07 29 57.9   +24 15 01     2.719    2.444   63.6   21.6   280   14.4 
2025-09-18 00:00 UT   07 31 32.0   +24 12 36     2.709    2.445   64.2   21.7   280   14.4 
2025-09-19 00:00 UT   07 33 05.4   +24 10 10     2.698    2.447   64.8   21.8   280   14.4 
2025-09-20 00:00 UT   07 34 38.1   +24 07 43     2.688    2.448   65.5   21.9   280   14.4 
2025-09-21 00:00 UT   07 36 10.0   +24 05 14     2.677    2.449   66.1   22.0   280   14.4 
2025-09-22 00:00 UT   07 37 41.3   +24 02 44     2.667    2.450   66.7   22.1   281   14.4 
2025-09-23 00:00 UT   07 39 11.8   +24 00 13     2.656    2.451   67.3   22.2   281   14.4 
2025-09-24 00:00 UT   07 40 41.6   +23 57 42     2.645    2.452   68.0   22.3   281   14.4 
2025-09-25 00:00 UT   07 42 10.6   +23 55 09     2.634    2.453   68.6   22.4   281   14.4 
2025-09-26 00:00 UT   07 43 38.9   +23 52 36     2.624    2.455   69.3   22.5   281   14.4 
2025-09-27 00:00 UT   07 45 06.4   +23 50 03     2.613    2.456   69.9   22.5   281   14.4 
2025-09-28 00:00 UT   07 46 33.0   +23 47 29     2.602    2.457   70.6   22.6   281   14.4 
2025-09-29 00:00 UT   07 47 58.9   +23 44 55     2.591    2.458   71.2   22.7   281   14.4 
2025-09-30 00:00 UT   07 49 24.0   +23 42 20     2.579    2.459   71.9   22.8   281   14.4 
2025-10-01 00:00 UT   07 50 48.3   +23 39 46     2.568    2.460   72.5   22.8   281   14.4 
2025-10-02 00:00 UT   07 52 11.7   +23 37 11     2.557    2.462   73.2   22.9   282   14.3 
2025-10-03 00:00 UT   07 53 34.3   +23 34 37     2.546    2.463   73.8   23.0   282   14.3 
2025-10-04 00:00 UT   07 54 56.0   +23 32 03     2.535    2.464   74.5   23.0   282   14.3 
2025-10-05 00:00 UT   07 56 16.9   +23 29 29     2.523    2.465   75.2   23.1   282   14.3 
2025-10-06 00:00 UT   07 57 36.9   +23 26 56     2.512    2.466   75.9   23.1   282   14.3 
2025-10-07 00:00 UT   07 58 56.1   +23 24 23     2.500    2.467   76.5   23.2   282   14.3 
2025-10-08 00:00 UT   08 00 14.3   +23 21 51     2.489    2.468   77.2   23.3   282   14.3 
2025-10-09 00:00 UT   08 01 31.6   +23 19 20     2.477    2.470   77.9   23.3   282   14.3 
2025-10-10 00:00 UT   08 02 48.0   +23 16 50     2.466    2.471   78.6   23.3   282   14.3 
2025-10-11 00:00 UT   08 04 03.5   +23 14 22     2.454    2.472   79.3   23.4   282   14.3 

    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.