(39) Laetitia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Oct 2025	11.4	2.791 AU	2.786 AU	08h35m	+10°29'	80.0°	20.6°
Opposition	27 Jan 2026	10.0	2.899 AU	1.920 AU	08h31m	+10°52'	172.2°	2.6°

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 Laetitia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1130636
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7709859
            i (Inclination)                 : 10.37524
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 156.84322
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 210.27868
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 93.69776
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 186.71229
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -5.20990
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.61            
        

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
2025-10-22 00:00 UT   08 35 33.2   +10 29 58     2.786    2.791   80.0   20.6   283   11.4 
2025-10-22 20:49 UT   08 36 21.6   +10 26 07     2.775    2.792   80.7   20.6   283   11.4 
2025-10-23 00:00 UT   08 36 29.0   +10 25 32     2.774    2.793   80.8   20.6   283   11.4 
2025-10-24 00:00 UT   08 37 23.8   +10 21 09     2.761    2.794   81.5   20.6   284   11.4 
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   08 38 17.7   +10 16 47     2.749    2.795   82.3   20.6   284   11.4 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   08 39 10.7   +10 12 28     2.736    2.796   83.0   20.7   284   11.4 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   08 40 02.7   +10 08 11     2.724    2.797   83.8   20.7   284   11.4 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   08 40 53.8   +10 03 56     2.712    2.798   84.6   20.7   284   11.4 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   08 41 43.8   +09 59 44     2.699    2.800   85.4   20.7   284   11.4 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   08 42 32.9   +09 55 35     2.687    2.801   86.1   20.7   285   11.4 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   08 43 21.0   +09 51 29     2.674    2.802   86.9   20.7   285   11.4 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   08 44 08.0   +09 47 25     2.662    2.803   87.7   20.7   285   11.4 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   08 44 54.0   +09 43 25     2.649    2.804   88.5   20.7   285   11.3 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   08 45 39.0   +09 39 27     2.637    2.805   89.3   20.7   285   11.3 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   08 46 22.9   +09 35 34     2.624    2.806   90.1   20.7   285   11.3 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   08 47 05.8   +09 31 43     2.611    2.808   90.9   20.7   286   11.3 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   08 47 47.5   +09 27 56     2.599    2.809   91.7   20.7   286   11.3 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   08 48 28.2   +09 24 13     2.586    2.810   92.5   20.6   286   11.3 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   08 49 07.8   +09 20 33     2.574    2.811   93.3   20.6   286   11.3 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   08 49 46.2   +09 16 58     2.561    2.812   94.2   20.6   286   11.3 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   08 50 23.6   +09 13 27     2.549    2.813   95.0   20.5   286   11.3 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   08 50 59.7   +09 09 59     2.536    2.814   95.8   20.5   287   11.3 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   08 51 34.7   +09 06 37     2.524    2.816   96.7   20.4   287   11.2 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   08 52 08.5   +09 03 19     2.511    2.817   97.5   20.4   287   11.2 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   08 52 41.1   +09 00 05     2.498    2.818   98.4   20.3   287   11.2 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   08 53 12.5   +08 56 57     2.486    2.819   99.2   20.3   287   11.2 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   08 53 42.7   +08 53 54     2.474    2.820  100.1   20.2   288   11.2 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   08 54 11.6   +08 50 55     2.461    2.821  100.9   20.1   288   11.2 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   08 54 39.2   +08 48 03     2.449    2.822  101.8   20.1   288   11.2 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   08 55 05.6   +08 45 15     2.436    2.824  102.7   20.0   288   11.2 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   08 55 30.7   +08 42 34     2.424    2.825  103.6   19.9   288   11.1 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   08 55 54.5   +08 39 58     2.412    2.826  104.5   19.8   288   11.1 

    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.