(110) Lydia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 May 2025	13.0	2.553 AU	2.477 AU	21h59m	-18°14'	82.7°	23.1°
Opposition	21 Aug 2025	11.1	2.519 AU	1.517 AU	22h21m	-20°54'	170.0°	4.0°

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 Lydia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.0792773
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7332330
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.95939
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 56.76763
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 282.23394
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 327.84122
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -20.93397
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -5.82358
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.52            
        

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   21 59 33.8   -18 14 16     2.477    2.553   82.7   23.1   249   13.0 
2025-05-09 06:02 UT   21 59 52.3   -18 13 16     2.474    2.553   82.8   23.1   249   12.9 
2025-05-10 00:00 UT   22 00 47.1   -18 10 21     2.465    2.553   83.3   23.1   249   12.9 
2025-05-11 00:00 UT   22 01 59.7   -18 06 30     2.452    2.552   84.0   23.2   249   12.9 
2025-05-12 00:00 UT   22 03 11.4   -18 02 43     2.439    2.552   84.7   23.2   249   12.9 
2025-05-13 00:00 UT   22 04 22.4   -17 59 00     2.426    2.551   85.4   23.2   249   12.9 
2025-05-14 00:00 UT   22 05 32.6   -17 55 21     2.413    2.551   86.0   23.3   249   12.9 
2025-05-15 00:00 UT   22 06 42.0   -17 51 47     2.400    2.550   86.7   23.3   249   12.9 
2025-05-16 00:00 UT   22 07 50.6   -17 48 17     2.387    2.550   87.4   23.3   249   12.9 
2025-05-17 00:00 UT   22 08 58.3   -17 44 52     2.374    2.549   88.1   23.4   249   12.9 
2025-05-18 00:00 UT   22 10 05.2   -17 41 32     2.361    2.549   88.8   23.4   249   12.9 
2025-05-19 00:00 UT   22 11 11.3   -17 38 16     2.348    2.548   89.5   23.4   249   12.8 
2025-05-20 00:00 UT   22 12 16.4   -17 35 06     2.335    2.548   90.2   23.4   249   12.8 
2025-05-21 00:00 UT   22 13 20.7   -17 32 00     2.323    2.548   90.9   23.4   249   12.8 
2025-05-22 00:00 UT   22 14 24.1   -17 29 00     2.310    2.547   91.6   23.4   249   12.8 
2025-05-23 00:00 UT   22 15 26.6   -17 26 06     2.297    2.547   92.3   23.4   249   12.8 
2025-05-24 00:00 UT   22 16 28.1   -17 23 16     2.284    2.546   93.0   23.4   249   12.8 
2025-05-25 00:00 UT   22 17 28.7   -17 20 33     2.271    2.546   93.7   23.4   249   12.8 
2025-05-26 00:00 UT   22 18 28.4   -17 17 55     2.258    2.545   94.4   23.4   249   12.8 
2025-05-27 00:00 UT   22 19 27.0   -17 15 24     2.245    2.545   95.1   23.4   249   12.7 
2025-05-28 00:00 UT   22 20 24.7   -17 12 58     2.233    2.544   95.9   23.3   249   12.7 
2025-05-29 00:00 UT   22 21 21.4   -17 10 38     2.220    2.544   96.6   23.3   249   12.7 
2025-05-30 00:00 UT   22 22 17.1   -17 08 25     2.207    2.544   97.3   23.3   249   12.7 
2025-05-31 00:00 UT   22 23 11.7   -17 06 18     2.194    2.543   98.1   23.2   250   12.7 
2025-06-01 00:00 UT   22 24 05.3   -17 04 18     2.182    2.543   98.8   23.2   250   12.7 
2025-06-02 00:00 UT   22 24 57.8   -17 02 24     2.169    2.542   99.6   23.2   250   12.7 
2025-06-03 00:00 UT   22 25 49.3   -17 00 37     2.156    2.542  100.3   23.1   250   12.6 
2025-06-04 00:00 UT   22 26 39.7   -16 58 56     2.144    2.541  101.1   23.1   250   12.6 
2025-06-05 00:00 UT   22 27 29.1   -16 57 23     2.131    2.541  101.8   23.0   250   12.6 
2025-06-06 00:00 UT   22 28 17.3   -16 55 56     2.119    2.541  102.6   22.9   250   12.6 
2025-06-07 00:00 UT   22 29 04.4   -16 54 37     2.106    2.540  103.3   22.9   250   12.6 
2025-06-08 00:00 UT   22 29 50.4   -16 53 24     2.094    2.540  104.1   22.8   250   12.6 

    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.