(126) Velleda
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 Apr 2026	14.2	2.640 AU	2.302 AU	07h46m	+24°18'	98.3°	22.0°
Opposition	30 Apr 2027	12.4	2.597 AU	1.590 AU	14h28m	-16°08'	178.5°	0.6°

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) : 23.19161
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 328.72058
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 101.62036
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -8.05475
            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
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   07 46 44.7   +24 18 31     2.302    2.640   98.3   22.0   101   14.2 
2026-04-06 10:20 UT   07 47 03.3   +24 17 09     2.308    2.640   98.0   22.0   101   14.2 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   07 47 28.4   +24 15 19     2.315    2.640   97.5   22.1   101   14.2 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   07 48 13.3   +24 12 04     2.329    2.641   96.7   22.1   101   14.3 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   07 48 59.5   +24 08 46     2.343    2.642   95.9   22.2   101   14.3 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   07 49 46.8   +24 05 25     2.357    2.642   95.1   22.2   101   14.3 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   07 50 35.2   +24 02 00     2.371    2.643   94.4   22.2   101   14.3 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   07 51 24.7   +23 58 33     2.385    2.644   93.6   22.2   101   14.3 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   07 52 15.4   +23 55 02     2.399    2.644   92.8   22.3   101   14.3 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   07 53 07.1   +23 51 29     2.412    2.645   92.0   22.3   101   14.3 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   07 53 59.8   +23 47 52     2.426    2.646   91.2   22.3   101   14.3 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   07 54 53.6   +23 44 12     2.440    2.646   90.5   22.3   101   14.4 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   07 55 48.5   +23 40 28     2.454    2.647   89.7   22.3   101   14.4 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   07 56 44.3   +23 36 42     2.468    2.647   89.0   22.3   101   14.4 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   07 57 41.1   +23 32 52     2.482    2.648   88.2   22.3   101   14.4 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   07 58 38.9   +23 28 59     2.496    2.649   87.5   22.3   101   14.4 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   07 59 37.6   +23 25 03     2.510    2.649   86.7   22.2   101   14.4 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   08 00 37.2   +23 21 03     2.523    2.650   86.0   22.2   101   14.4 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   08 01 37.7   +23 17 00     2.537    2.651   85.2   22.2   101   14.4 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   08 02 39.1   +23 12 54     2.551    2.651   84.5   22.2   101   14.5 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   08 03 41.3   +23 08 45     2.565    2.652   83.8   22.2   102   14.5 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   08 04 44.4   +23 04 33     2.579    2.652   83.1   22.1   102   14.5 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   08 05 48.2   +23 00 17     2.592    2.653   82.4   22.1   102   14.5 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   08 06 52.9   +22 55 58     2.606    2.654   81.6   22.0   102   14.5 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   08 07 58.3   +22 51 36     2.620    2.654   80.9   22.0   102   14.5 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   08 09 04.5   +22 47 10     2.633    2.655   80.2   22.0   102   14.5 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   08 10 11.4   +22 42 41     2.647    2.655   79.5   21.9   102   14.5 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   08 11 19.1   +22 38 09     2.661    2.656   78.8   21.8   102   14.5 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   08 12 27.4   +22 33 34     2.674    2.657   78.1   21.8   102   14.6 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   08 13 36.4   +22 28 55     2.688    2.657   77.4   21.7   102   14.6 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   08 14 46.2   +22 24 13     2.701    2.658   76.7   21.7   102   14.6 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   08 15 56.5   +22 19 27     2.715    2.658   76.1   21.6   102   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.