(126) Velleda
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	19 Jan 2026	12.5	2.577 AU	1.596 AU	08h08m	+24°57'	175.3°	1.8°
Today	22 Jan 2026	12.6	2.580 AU	1.599 AU	08h06m	+25°04'	174.3°	2.2°

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)                : 0.1055589
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4404658
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.92182
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 23.19159
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 328.72059
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 101.62036
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -8.05476
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.51656
            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
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   08 06 09.0   +25 04 33     1.599    2.580  174.3    2.2   158   12.6 
2026-01-22 02:46 UT   08 06 01.4   +25 04 53     1.599    2.580  174.2    2.2   156   12.6 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   08 05 03.0   +25 07 23     1.600    2.581  173.5    2.5   148   12.6 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   08 03 57.4   +25 10 07     1.602    2.582  172.6    2.8   141   12.6 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   08 02 52.1   +25 12 46     1.605    2.583  171.6    3.2   135   12.7 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   08 01 47.2   +25 15 17     1.607    2.583  170.5    3.6   131   12.7 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   08 00 42.9   +25 17 43     1.610    2.584  169.4    4.0   127   12.7 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   07 59 39.2   +25 20 02     1.613    2.585  168.2    4.5   124   12.7 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   07 58 36.1   +25 22 15     1.617    2.586  167.1    4.9   122   12.8 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   07 57 33.9   +25 24 21     1.621    2.587  165.9    5.3   120   12.8 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   07 56 32.5   +25 26 20     1.625    2.588  164.7    5.8   118   12.8 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   07 55 31.9   +25 28 13     1.629    2.589  163.5    6.2   117   12.9 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   07 54 32.4   +25 29 58     1.633    2.590  162.4    6.6   116   12.9 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   07 53 33.9   +25 31 37     1.638    2.591  161.2    7.1   114   12.9 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   07 52 36.5   +25 33 09     1.643    2.592  160.0    7.5   113   12.9 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   07 51 40.3   +25 34 35     1.649    2.592  158.8    7.9   113   13.0 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   07 50 45.3   +25 35 53     1.654    2.593  157.6    8.3   112   13.0 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   07 49 51.6   +25 37 05     1.660    2.594  156.4    8.8   111   13.0 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   07 48 59.2   +25 38 10     1.666    2.595  155.2    9.2   110   13.0 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   07 48 08.2   +25 39 08     1.673    2.596  154.0    9.6   110   13.1 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   07 47 18.7   +25 39 59     1.679    2.597  152.9   10.0   109   13.1 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   07 46 30.7   +25 40 44     1.686    2.598  151.7   10.4   109   13.1 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   07 45 44.2   +25 41 23     1.693    2.599  150.5   10.8   108   13.1 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   07 44 59.3   +25 41 54     1.701    2.599  149.4   11.2   108   13.2 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   07 44 16.0   +25 42 20     1.708    2.600  148.2   11.5   107   13.2 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   07 43 34.4   +25 42 39     1.716    2.601  147.0   11.9   107   13.2 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   07 42 54.5   +25 42 52     1.724    2.602  145.9   12.3   106   13.2 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   07 42 16.3   +25 42 58     1.733    2.603  144.8   12.7   106   13.3 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   07 41 39.9   +25 42 59     1.741    2.604  143.6   13.0   106   13.3 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   07 41 05.3   +25 42 53     1.750    2.605  142.5   13.4   105   13.3 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   07 40 32.5   +25 42 42     1.759    2.605  141.4   13.7   105   13.3 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   07 40 01.5   +25 42 25     1.768    2.606  140.3   14.0   105   13.4 

    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.