(68) Leto
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	20 Nov 2025	10.0	2.524 AU	1.537 AU	03h40m	+22°51'	176.8°	1.3°
Today	24 Nov 2025	10.1	2.530 AU	1.545 AU	03h36m	+22°50'	174.5°	2.1°

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 Leto are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1843409
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7827616
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.96052
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 44.04868
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 304.89422
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 50.65926
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -10.79635
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -6.52239
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.64            
        

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
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   03 36 46.1   +22 50 58     1.545    2.530  174.5    2.1   115   10.1 
2025-11-24 09:58 UT   03 36 20.4   +22 50 51     1.547    2.531  174.1    2.3   112   10.1 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   03 35 44.4   +22 50 41     1.549    2.532  173.5    2.5   108   10.1 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   03 34 43.2   +22 50 21     1.552    2.534  172.4    3.0   103   10.2 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   03 33 42.8   +22 49 59     1.556    2.536  171.2    3.4   100   10.2 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   03 32 43.0   +22 49 34     1.560    2.537  170.1    3.8    97   10.2 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   03 31 44.1   +22 49 08     1.564    2.539  168.9    4.3    95   10.3 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   03 30 46.1   +22 48 39     1.569    2.541  167.7    4.7    93   10.3 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   03 29 48.9   +22 48 09     1.573    2.543  166.5    5.2    92   10.3 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   03 28 52.8   +22 47 38     1.579    2.545  165.4    5.6    90   10.4 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   03 27 57.8   +22 47 06     1.584    2.547  164.2    6.1    89   10.4 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   03 27 03.9   +22 46 33     1.590    2.548  163.0    6.5    88   10.4 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   03 26 11.2   +22 45 60     1.595    2.550  161.8    6.9    88   10.5 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   03 25 19.7   +22 45 26     1.602    2.552  160.6    7.4    87   10.5 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   03 24 29.5   +22 44 52     1.608    2.554  159.4    7.8    86   10.5 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   03 23 40.6   +22 44 18     1.615    2.556  158.2    8.2    86   10.6 
2025-12-09 00:00 UT   03 22 53.1   +22 43 44     1.622    2.558  157.0    8.6    85   10.6 
2025-12-10 00:00 UT   03 22 07.0   +22 43 12     1.629    2.560  155.9    9.1    84   10.6 
2025-12-11 00:00 UT   03 21 22.4   +22 42 40     1.636    2.561  154.7    9.5    84   10.6 
2025-12-12 00:00 UT   03 20 39.3   +22 42 09     1.644    2.563  153.5    9.9    84   10.7 
2025-12-13 00:00 UT   03 19 57.8   +22 41 39     1.652    2.565  152.4   10.3    83   10.7 
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   03 19 17.9   +22 41 11     1.660    2.567  151.2   10.6    83   10.7 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   03 18 39.5   +22 40 45     1.669    2.569  150.0   11.0    82   10.7 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   03 18 02.9   +22 40 21     1.677    2.571  148.9   11.4    82   10.8 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   03 17 27.9   +22 39 59     1.686    2.573  147.8   11.8    82   10.8 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   03 16 54.6   +22 39 40     1.695    2.574  146.6   12.1    82   10.8 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   03 16 23.1   +22 39 23     1.704    2.576  145.5   12.5    81   10.9 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   03 15 53.3   +22 39 09     1.714    2.578  144.4   12.8    81   10.9 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   03 15 25.3   +22 38 58     1.724    2.580  143.3   13.2    81   10.9 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   03 14 59.1   +22 38 50     1.734    2.582  142.1   13.5    80   10.9 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   03 14 34.7   +22 38 46     1.744    2.584  141.0   13.9    80   11.0 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   03 14 12.1   +22 38 45     1.754    2.586  139.9   14.2    80   11.0 

    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.