(563) Suleika
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 Nov 2026	14.6	3.282 AU	4.132 AU	16h56m	-22°22'	27.2°	7.9°
Opposition	29 Jul 2027	12.3	2.849 AU	1.845 AU	20h45m	-28°51'	169.6°	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 Suleika are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2361504
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7122091
            i (Inclination)                 : 10.24689
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 85.15316
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 336.60873
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 179.17664
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 62.09571
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.04982
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.47            
        

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
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   16 56 43.6   -22 22 38     4.132    3.282   27.2    7.9    96   14.6 
2026-11-11 16:29 UT   16 57 41.3   -22 24 57     4.135    3.281   26.7    7.8    96   14.6 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   16 58 07.7   -22 25 60     4.137    3.281   26.5    7.7    96   14.6 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   16 59 32.1   -22 29 19     4.143    3.280   25.8    7.6    96   14.6 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   17 00 56.7   -22 32 36     4.148    3.279   25.1    7.4    95   14.6 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   17 02 21.7   -22 35 50     4.153    3.278   24.5    7.2    95   14.5 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   17 03 47.0   -22 39 02     4.158    3.277   23.8    7.0    95   14.5 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   17 05 12.5   -22 42 10     4.163    3.276   23.1    6.8    95   14.5 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   17 06 38.4   -22 45 16     4.167    3.275   22.4    6.6    95   14.5 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   17 08 04.5   -22 48 19     4.172    3.274   21.8    6.4    95   14.5 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   17 09 30.9   -22 51 19     4.176    3.273   21.1    6.2    95   14.5 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   17 10 57.5   -22 54 17     4.180    3.272   20.4    6.0    95   14.5 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   17 12 24.4   -22 57 11     4.184    3.271   19.7    5.9    95   14.5 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   17 13 51.5   -23 00 03     4.188    3.270   19.1    5.7    95   14.5 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   17 15 18.9   -23 02 52     4.191    3.269   18.4    5.5    94   14.5 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   17 16 46.6   -23 05 37     4.195    3.268   17.7    5.3    94   14.5 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   17 18 14.4   -23 08 20     4.198    3.267   17.1    5.1    94   14.5 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   17 19 42.5   -23 11 00     4.201    3.266   16.4    4.9    94   14.5 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   17 21 10.9   -23 13 37     4.204    3.265   15.7    4.7    94   14.4 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   17 22 39.4   -23 16 11     4.207    3.264   15.0    4.5    94   14.4 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   17 24 08.2   -23 18 42     4.209    3.263   14.4    4.3    94   14.4 
2026-12-01 00:00 UT   17 25 37.2   -23 21 09     4.212    3.262   13.7    4.1    94   14.4 
2026-12-02 00:00 UT   17 27 06.4   -23 23 34     4.214    3.261   13.0    3.9    94   14.4 
2026-12-03 00:00 UT   17 28 35.8   -23 25 56     4.216    3.260   12.4    3.7    94   14.4 
2026-12-04 00:00 UT   17 30 05.4   -23 28 14     4.218    3.259   11.7    3.5    94   14.4 
2026-12-05 00:00 UT   17 31 35.2   -23 30 30     4.220    3.258   11.0    3.3    94   14.4 
2026-12-06 00:00 UT   17 33 05.2   -23 32 42     4.221    3.257   10.3    3.1    94   14.4 

    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.