(126) Velleda
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	24 Oct 2025	14.1	2.487 AU	2.301 AU	08h18m	+22°44'	88.7°	23.6°
Opposition	19 Jan 2026	12.5	2.577 AU	1.596 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)                : 0.1055589
            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
2025-10-24 00:00 UT   08 18 51.9   +22 44 48     2.301    2.487   88.7   23.6   283   14.1 
2025-10-24 07:44 UT   08 19 11.5   +22 44 09     2.297    2.487   89.0   23.6   283   14.1 
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   08 19 52.5   +22 42 49     2.289    2.488   89.5   23.6   283   14.1 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   08 20 51.9   +22 40 54     2.277    2.489   90.3   23.5   283   14.1 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   08 21 50.2   +22 39 01     2.265    2.490   91.0   23.5   283   14.1 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   08 22 47.2   +22 37 12     2.253    2.491   91.8   23.5   283   14.1 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   08 23 43.0   +22 35 27     2.241    2.492   92.6   23.5   283   14.1 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   08 24 37.5   +22 33 45     2.229    2.493   93.4   23.4   283   14.1 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   08 25 30.8   +22 32 08     2.217    2.494   94.2   23.4   283   14.1 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   08 26 22.8   +22 30 34     2.205    2.496   95.0   23.3   283   14.1 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   08 27 13.5   +22 29 04     2.193    2.497   95.8   23.3   283   14.0 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   08 28 02.8   +22 27 38     2.181    2.498   96.6   23.2   283   14.0 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   08 28 50.9   +22 26 17     2.169    2.499   97.4   23.2   284   14.0 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   08 29 37.6   +22 25 00     2.157    2.500   98.2   23.1   284   14.0 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   08 30 22.9   +22 23 48     2.146    2.501   99.1   23.0   284   14.0 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   08 31 06.9   +22 22 40     2.134    2.502   99.9   23.0   284   14.0 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   08 31 49.4   +22 21 37     2.122    2.503  100.7   22.9   284   14.0 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   08 32 30.5   +22 20 40     2.110    2.504  101.6   22.8   284   14.0 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   08 33 10.2   +22 19 47     2.098    2.506  102.4   22.7   284   13.9 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   08 33 48.4   +22 18 59     2.087    2.507  103.3   22.6   284   13.9 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   08 34 25.1   +22 18 17     2.075    2.508  104.1   22.5   284   13.9 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   08 35 00.2   +22 17 40     2.063    2.509  105.0   22.4   284   13.9 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   08 35 33.9   +22 17 09     2.052    2.510  105.9   22.3   283   13.9 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   08 36 06.0   +22 16 43     2.040    2.511  106.8   22.2   283   13.9 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   08 36 36.5   +22 16 23     2.029    2.512  107.7   22.0   283   13.8 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   08 37 05.4   +22 16 10     2.017    2.513  108.5   21.9   283   13.8 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   08 37 32.6   +22 16 02     2.006    2.514  109.5   21.8   283   13.8 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   08 37 58.2   +22 15 60     1.994    2.515  110.4   21.6   283   13.8 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   08 38 22.2   +22 16 04     1.983    2.516  111.3   21.5   283   13.8 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   08 38 44.5   +22 16 15     1.972    2.517  112.2   21.3   283   13.8 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   08 39 05.1   +22 16 32     1.961    2.519  113.1   21.1   283   13.8 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   08 39 23.9   +22 16 56     1.950    2.520  114.1   21.0   283   13.7 

    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.