(126) Velleda
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Jul 2025	14.4	2.367 AU	3.224 AU	05h26m	+24°48'	27.2°	11.3°
Opposition	19 Jan 2026	12.6	2.577 AU	1.595 AU	08h08m	+24°57'	175.3°	1.8°

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 Velleda are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1051995
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4392431
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.92293
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 23.23046
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 328.44528
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 50.16850
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -8.29101
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.52912
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.81            
        

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
2025-07-12 00:00 UT   05 26 25.1   +24 48 25     3.224    2.367   27.2   11.3   270   14.4 
2025-07-12 06:01 UT   05 26 55.5   +24 48 58     3.223    2.367   27.4   11.4   270   14.4 
2025-07-13 00:00 UT   05 28 26.2   +24 50 33     3.220    2.368   27.7   11.5   270   14.4 
2025-07-14 00:00 UT   05 30 27.2   +24 52 36     3.215    2.369   28.2   11.7   270   14.4 
2025-07-15 00:00 UT   05 32 28.0   +24 54 33     3.211    2.370   28.7   11.9   270   14.4 
2025-07-16 00:00 UT   05 34 28.6   +24 56 25     3.206    2.371   29.2   12.1   270   14.4 
2025-07-17 00:00 UT   05 36 29.0   +24 58 11     3.201    2.372   29.7   12.3   271   14.4 
2025-07-18 00:00 UT   05 38 29.3   +24 59 51     3.196    2.373   30.2   12.4   271   14.4 
2025-07-19 00:00 UT   05 40 29.3   +25 01 25     3.191    2.375   30.7   12.6   271   14.4 
2025-07-20 00:00 UT   05 42 29.2   +25 02 54     3.186    2.376   31.2   12.8   271   14.4 
2025-07-21 00:00 UT   05 44 28.8   +25 04 18     3.180    2.377   31.7   13.0   271   14.4 
2025-07-22 00:00 UT   05 46 28.3   +25 05 35     3.175    2.378   32.2   13.2   271   14.4 
2025-07-23 00:00 UT   05 48 27.5   +25 06 48     3.170    2.379   32.7   13.3   272   14.4 
2025-07-24 00:00 UT   05 50 26.4   +25 07 55     3.164    2.380   33.2   13.5   272   14.4 
2025-07-25 00:00 UT   05 52 25.1   +25 08 56     3.158    2.382   33.7   13.7   272   14.4 
2025-07-26 00:00 UT   05 54 23.6   +25 09 52     3.153    2.383   34.2   13.9   272   14.4 
2025-07-27 00:00 UT   05 56 21.8   +25 10 43     3.147    2.384   34.7   14.1   272   14.4 
2025-07-28 00:00 UT   05 58 19.8   +25 11 28     3.141    2.385   35.3   14.2   272   14.4 
2025-07-29 00:00 UT   06 00 17.4   +25 12 08     3.135    2.386   35.8   14.4   272   14.4 
2025-07-30 00:00 UT   06 02 14.8   +25 12 43     3.129    2.387   36.3   14.6   273   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.