(39) Laetitia |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 9 May 2025 | 11.3 | 2.602 AU | 3.548 AU | 04h13m | +13°29' | 17.4° | 6.7° |
Opposition | 27 Jan 2026 | 10.0 | 2.898 AU | 1.919 AU | 08h31m | +10°51' | 172.2° | 2.6° |
(39) Laetitia - 2025-05-09
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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
2025-05-09 00:00 UT 04 13 40.0 +13 29 36 3.548 2.602 17.4 6.7 105 11.3
2025-05-09 19:45 UT 04 15 07.9 +13 33 54 3.552 2.603 17.0 6.5 106 11.3
2025-05-10 00:00 UT 04 15 26.8 +13 34 49 3.553 2.603 16.9 6.5 106 11.3
2025-05-11 00:00 UT 04 17 13.7 +13 39 58 3.557 2.604 16.4 6.3 107 11.3
2025-05-12 00:00 UT 04 19 00.7 +13 45 02 3.561 2.605 16.0 6.1 108 11.3
2025-05-13 00:00 UT 04 20 47.8 +13 50 00 3.566 2.606 15.5 6.0 109 11.3
2025-05-14 00:00 UT 04 22 35.0 +13 54 54 3.570 2.607 15.1 5.8 110 11.3
2025-05-15 00:00 UT 04 24 22.2 +13 59 43 3.574 2.608 14.6 5.6 111 11.3
2025-05-16 00:00 UT 04 26 09.6 +14 04 27 3.578 2.609 14.2 5.4 112 11.3
2025-05-17 00:00 UT 04 27 57.0 +14 09 06 3.582 2.611 13.7 5.3 114 11.3
2025-05-18 00:00 UT 04 29 44.6 +14 13 40 3.586 2.612 13.3 5.1 115 11.3
2025-05-19 00:00 UT 04 31 32.2 +14 18 09 3.589 2.613 12.9 4.9 116 11.2
2025-05-20 00:00 UT 04 33 19.9 +14 22 32 3.593 2.614 12.4 4.8 118 11.2
2025-05-21 00:00 UT 04 35 07.6 +14 26 51 3.596 2.615 12.0 4.6 120 11.2
2025-05-22 00:00 UT 04 36 55.5 +14 31 04 3.599 2.616 11.6 4.5 121 11.2
2025-05-23 00:00 UT 04 38 43.4 +14 35 13 3.603 2.617 11.2 4.3 123 11.2
2025-05-24 00:00 UT 04 40 31.3 +14 39 16 3.606 2.618 10.8 4.2 125 11.2
2025-05-25 00:00 UT 04 42 19.3 +14 43 14 3.609 2.619 10.5 4.0 127 11.2
2025-05-26 00:00 UT 04 44 07.4 +14 47 06 3.611 2.620 10.1 3.9 130 11.2
2025-05-27 00:00 UT 04 45 55.5 +14 50 54 3.614 2.621 9.8 3.8 132 11.2
2025-05-28 00:00 UT 04 47 43.7 +14 54 36 3.617 2.622 9.4 3.6 135 11.2
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.