(126) Velleda
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	20 Apr 2024	14.1	2.284 AU	2.392 AU	21h27m	-17°57'	71.7°	24.7°
Opposition	25 Aug 2024	11.6	2.194 AU	1.184 AU	22h27m	-14°08'	175.7°	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 Velleda are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1051826
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4391662
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.92322
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 23.23537
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 328.29217
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 306.80158
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -8.43911
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.53593
            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
2024-04-20 00:00 UT   21 27 05.7   -17 57 25     2.392    2.284   71.7   24.7   251   14.1 
2024-04-20 12:44 UT   21 27 56.9   -17 53 49     2.385    2.284   72.0   24.7   251   14.1 
2024-04-21 00:00 UT   21 28 42.2   -17 50 39     2.379    2.283   72.2   24.8   251   14.1 
2024-04-22 00:00 UT   21 30 18.1   -17 43 53     2.367    2.282   72.8   24.9   251   14.1 
2024-04-23 00:00 UT   21 31 53.4   -17 37 07     2.355    2.281   73.4   25.0   251   14.1 
2024-04-24 00:00 UT   21 33 28.1   -17 30 22     2.343    2.280   74.0   25.1   251   14.1 
2024-04-25 00:00 UT   21 35 02.2   -17 23 37     2.331    2.279   74.6   25.2   250   14.1 
2024-04-26 00:00 UT   21 36 35.7   -17 16 53     2.318    2.278   75.1   25.3   250   14.1 
2024-04-27 00:00 UT   21 38 08.5   -17 10 09     2.306    2.277   75.7   25.4   250   14.1 
2024-04-28 00:00 UT   21 39 40.7   -17 03 27     2.294    2.276   76.3   25.4   250   14.0 
2024-04-29 00:00 UT   21 41 12.3   -16 56 45     2.281    2.275   76.9   25.5   250   14.0 
2024-04-30 00:00 UT   21 42 43.2   -16 50 04     2.269    2.274   77.5   25.6   250   14.0 
2024-05-01 00:00 UT   21 44 13.5   -16 43 24     2.257    2.273   78.1   25.7   250   14.0 
2024-05-02 00:00 UT   21 45 43.0   -16 36 46     2.244    2.273   78.7   25.8   250   14.0 
2024-05-03 00:00 UT   21 47 11.9   -16 30 09     2.232    2.272   79.3   25.9   250   14.0 
2024-05-04 00:00 UT   21 48 40.1   -16 23 34     2.219    2.271   79.9   25.9   250   14.0 
2024-05-05 00:00 UT   21 50 07.6   -16 16 60     2.207    2.270   80.5   26.0   250   14.0 
2024-05-06 00:00 UT   21 51 34.4   -16 10 28     2.194    2.269   81.1   26.1   250   14.0 
2024-05-07 00:00 UT   21 53 00.5   -16 03 58     2.182    2.268   81.7   26.1   250   13.9 
2024-05-08 00:00 UT   21 54 25.8   -15 57 30     2.170    2.267   82.3   26.2   250   13.9 
2024-05-09 00:00 UT   21 55 50.4   -15 51 04     2.157    2.266   82.9   26.2   250   13.9 
2024-05-10 00:00 UT   21 57 14.2   -15 44 40     2.145    2.265   83.5   26.3   250   13.9 
2024-05-11 00:00 UT   21 58 37.2   -15 38 19     2.132    2.264   84.1   26.3   250   13.9 
2024-05-12 00:00 UT   21 59 59.5   -15 32 01     2.120    2.263   84.8   26.4   250   13.9 

    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.