|
(35) Leukothea |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Opposition | 28 Feb 2026 | 11.8 | 2.506 AU | 1.516 AU | 10h49m | +10°47' | 177.0° | 1.2° |
| Today | 17 Apr 2026 | 12.7 | 2.435 AU | 1.702 AU | 10h20m | +10°28' | 126.4° | 19.4° |
(35) Leukothea - 2026-04-17
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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 Leukothea are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.2172633
a (Semimajor axis) : 3.0056987
i (Inclination) : 7.86607
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 352.90956
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 215.43996
M (Mean anomaly) : 309.11721
Epoch : 2025 Nov 21
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 28.09403
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -4.55161
P (Orbital period in years) : 5.21
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
2026-04-17 00:00 UT 10 20 10.0 +10 28 03 1.702 2.435 126.4 19.4 111 12.7
2026-04-17 01:19 UT 10 20 09.9 +10 27 52 1.702 2.435 126.4 19.4 111 12.7
2026-04-18 00:00 UT 10 20 08.5 +10 24 38 1.710 2.434 125.5 19.6 111 12.8
2026-04-19 00:00 UT 10 20 08.8 +10 21 05 1.719 2.433 124.5 19.9 111 12.8
2026-04-20 00:00 UT 10 20 10.7 +10 17 24 1.728 2.431 123.6 20.1 111 12.8
2026-04-21 00:00 UT 10 20 14.4 +10 13 36 1.736 2.430 122.6 20.4 111 12.8
2026-04-22 00:00 UT 10 20 19.7 +10 09 40 1.745 2.429 121.7 20.6 111 12.8
2026-04-23 00:00 UT 10 20 26.7 +10 05 37 1.755 2.428 120.8 20.8 111 12.9
2026-04-24 00:00 UT 10 20 35.4 +10 01 27 1.764 2.426 119.9 21.1 111 12.9
2026-04-25 00:00 UT 10 20 45.7 +09 57 09 1.773 2.425 118.9 21.3 111 12.9
2026-04-26 00:00 UT 10 20 57.7 +09 52 45 1.783 2.424 118.0 21.5 111 12.9
2026-04-27 00:00 UT 10 21 11.2 +09 48 13 1.792 2.423 117.1 21.7 111 12.9
2026-04-28 00:00 UT 10 21 26.4 +09 43 34 1.802 2.422 116.3 21.9 111 12.9
2026-04-29 00:00 UT 10 21 43.1 +09 38 48 1.811 2.420 115.4 22.1 111 13.0
2026-04-30 00:00 UT 10 22 01.4 +09 33 55 1.821 2.419 114.5 22.3 111 13.0
2026-05-01 00:00 UT 10 22 21.2 +09 28 56 1.831 2.418 113.6 22.4 111 13.0
2026-05-02 00:00 UT 10 22 42.6 +09 23 49 1.841 2.417 112.8 22.6 111 13.0
2026-05-03 00:00 UT 10 23 05.4 +09 18 36 1.851 2.416 111.9 22.8 111 13.0
2026-05-04 00:00 UT 10 23 29.8 +09 13 17 1.861 2.415 111.1 22.9 111 13.0
2026-05-05 00:00 UT 10 23 55.6 +09 07 51 1.871 2.413 110.3 23.1 111 13.0
2026-05-06 00:00 UT 10 24 22.8 +09 02 18 1.881 2.412 109.4 23.2 111 13.1
2026-05-07 00:00 UT 10 24 51.5 +08 56 39 1.892 2.411 108.6 23.4 111 13.1
2026-05-08 00:00 UT 10 25 21.6 +08 50 54 1.902 2.410 107.8 23.5 111 13.1
2026-05-09 00:00 UT 10 25 53.0 +08 45 03 1.913 2.409 107.0 23.6 111 13.1
2026-05-10 00:00 UT 10 26 25.9 +08 39 05 1.923 2.408 106.2 23.7 111 13.1
2026-05-11 00:00 UT 10 27 00.1 +08 33 01 1.934 2.407 105.4 23.9 111 13.1
2026-05-12 00:00 UT 10 27 35.6 +08 26 51 1.944 2.406 104.6 24.0 111 13.2
2026-05-13 00:00 UT 10 28 12.5 +08 20 35 1.955 2.405 103.8 24.1 111 13.2
2026-05-14 00:00 UT 10 28 50.7 +08 14 12 1.965 2.404 103.0 24.2 111 13.2
2026-05-15 00:00 UT 10 29 30.1 +08 07 44 1.976 2.403 102.2 24.3 111 13.2
2026-05-16 00:00 UT 10 30 10.8 +08 01 09 1.987 2.402 101.5 24.4 111 13.2
2026-05-17 00:00 UT 10 30 52.8 +07 54 29 1.998 2.401 100.7 24.4 111 13.2
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.