(675) Ludmilla
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Feb 2026	13.6	3.161 AU	2.623 AU	13h52m	-23°03'	114.3°	16.6°
Opposition	16 Apr 2026	12.8	3.229 AU	2.241 AU	13h21m	-21°22'	168.1°	3.7°

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 Ludmilla are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2049900
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7670382
            i (Inclination)                 : 9.81098
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 262.98651
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 152.33979
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 106.42210
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 235.67192
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 4.53704
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.60            
        

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
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   13 52 14.1   -23 03 28     2.623    3.161  114.3   16.6   296   13.6 
2026-02-18 19:20 UT   13 52 14.8   -23 05 36     2.614    3.162  115.0   16.5   296   13.6 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   13 52 14.8   -23 06 06     2.612    3.162  115.2   16.4   296   13.6 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   13 52 14.2   -23 08 37     2.600    3.163  116.2   16.3   296   13.6 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   13 52 12.1   -23 10 60     2.588    3.165  117.2   16.1   297   13.6 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   13 52 08.7   -23 13 14     2.577    3.166  118.1   16.0   297   13.5 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   13 52 03.9   -23 15 20     2.565    3.167  119.1   15.8   297   13.5 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   13 51 57.7   -23 17 18     2.554    3.169  120.1   15.7   297   13.5 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   13 51 50.1   -23 19 07     2.543    3.170  121.1   15.5   298   13.5 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   13 51 41.2   -23 20 48     2.532    3.171  122.1   15.3   298   13.5 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   13 51 30.9   -23 22 20     2.521    3.172  123.1   15.2   298   13.5 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   13 51 19.2   -23 23 44     2.510    3.174  124.1   15.0   299   13.5 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   13 51 06.2   -23 24 58     2.500    3.175  125.1   14.8   299   13.4 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   13 50 51.8   -23 26 04     2.489    3.176  126.1   14.6   299   13.4 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   13 50 36.0   -23 27 00     2.479    3.178  127.2   14.4   300   13.4 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   13 50 18.9   -23 27 47     2.469    3.179  128.2   14.2   300   13.4 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   13 50 00.4   -23 28 25     2.459    3.180  129.2   14.0   301   13.4 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   13 49 40.6   -23 28 54     2.449    3.181  130.2   13.8   301   13.4 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   13 49 19.5   -23 29 12     2.440    3.183  131.3   13.6   301   13.4 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   13 48 57.0   -23 29 21     2.430    3.184  132.3   13.3   302   13.3 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   13 48 33.3   -23 29 21     2.421    3.185  133.3   13.1   302   13.3 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   13 48 08.2   -23 29 10     2.412    3.186  134.4   12.9   303   13.3 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   13 47 41.8   -23 28 49     2.403    3.188  135.4   12.6   303   13.3 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   13 47 14.2   -23 28 19     2.394    3.189  136.5   12.4   304   13.3 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   13 46 45.4   -23 27 38     2.386    3.190  137.5   12.1   304   13.3 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   13 46 15.3   -23 26 46     2.377    3.191  138.6   11.9   305   13.2 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   13 45 44.0   -23 25 45     2.369    3.193  139.6   11.6   305   13.2 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   13 45 11.5   -23 24 33     2.361    3.194  140.7   11.4   306   13.2 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   13 44 37.8   -23 23 11     2.354    3.195  141.8   11.1   307   13.2 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   13 44 03.1   -23 21 38     2.346    3.196  142.8   10.8   307   13.2 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   13 43 27.2   -23 19 54     2.339    3.197  143.9   10.6   308   13.2 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   13 42 50.2   -23 18 00     2.332    3.199  144.9   10.3   309   13.1 

    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.