(39) Laetitia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 Jul 2025	11.3	2.661 AU	3.635 AU	05h50m	+16°08'	14.3°	5.4°
Opposition	27 Jan 2026	10.0	2.898 AU	1.919 AU	08h31m	+10°51'	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)                : 0.1124359
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7699264
            i (Inclination)                 : 10.36979
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 156.90359
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 210.11594
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 51.11973
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 186.61169
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -5.18176
            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. 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
2025-07-02 00:00 UT   05 50 38.2   +16 08 09     3.635    2.661   14.3    5.4   239   11.3 
2025-07-02 03:12 UT   05 50 52.4   +16 08 14     3.634    2.661   14.3    5.4   239   11.3 
2025-07-03 00:00 UT   05 52 24.7   +16 08 40     3.633    2.662   14.7    5.6   240   11.3 
2025-07-04 00:00 UT   05 54 11.1   +16 09 05     3.631    2.663   15.2    5.7   241   11.4 
2025-07-05 00:00 UT   05 55 57.4   +16 09 24     3.629    2.665   15.6    5.9   242   11.4 
2025-07-06 00:00 UT   05 57 43.5   +16 09 39     3.627    2.666   16.1    6.1   244   11.4 
2025-07-07 00:00 UT   05 59 29.5   +16 09 48     3.625    2.667   16.6    6.2   245   11.4 
2025-07-08 00:00 UT   06 01 15.3   +16 09 53     3.623    2.668   17.0    6.4   246   11.4 
2025-07-09 00:00 UT   06 03 01.0   +16 09 52     3.621    2.669   17.5    6.6   246   11.4 
2025-07-10 00:00 UT   06 04 46.5   +16 09 46     3.619    2.670   18.0    6.8   247   11.4 
2025-07-11 00:00 UT   06 06 31.8   +16 09 35     3.616    2.671   18.5    6.9   248   11.4 
2025-07-12 00:00 UT   06 08 17.0   +16 09 19     3.613    2.673   19.0    7.1   249   11.4 
2025-07-13 00:00 UT   06 10 02.0   +16 08 58     3.611    2.674   19.5    7.3   250   11.4 
2025-07-14 00:00 UT   06 11 46.9   +16 08 32     3.608    2.675   19.9    7.4   251   11.4 
2025-07-15 00:00 UT   06 13 31.5   +16 08 01     3.605    2.676   20.4    7.6   251   11.4 
2025-07-16 00:00 UT   06 15 16.0   +16 07 25     3.602    2.677   20.9    7.8   252   11.4 
2025-07-17 00:00 UT   06 17 00.3   +16 06 44     3.598    2.678   21.4    8.0   253   11.5 
2025-07-18 00:00 UT   06 18 44.4   +16 05 58     3.595    2.679   21.9    8.1   253   11.5 
2025-07-19 00:00 UT   06 20 28.3   +16 05 07     3.592    2.681   22.4    8.3   254   11.5 
2025-07-20 00:00 UT   06 22 12.0   +16 04 12     3.588    2.682   22.9    8.5   255   11.5 
2025-07-21 00:00 UT   06 23 55.5   +16 03 11     3.584    2.683   23.5    8.7   255   11.5 
2025-07-22 00:00 UT   06 25 38.7   +16 02 06     3.581    2.684   24.0    8.8   256   11.5 

    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.