(126) Velleda
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 May 2026	14.7	2.665 AU	2.872 AU	08h30m	+21°17'	68.1°	20.6°
Opposition	30 Apr 2027	12.4	2.597 AU	1.590 AU	14h28m	-16°08'	178.5°	0.6°

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)                : 0.1055589
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4404658
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.92182
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 23.19161
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 328.72057
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 101.62036
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -8.05476
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.51656
            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.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   08 30 47.5   +21 17 56     2.872    2.665   68.1   20.6   103   14.7 
2026-05-18 12:02 UT   08 31 26.4   +21 15 11     2.879    2.665   67.7   20.6   103   14.7 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   08 32 05.2   +21 12 26     2.885    2.665   67.4   20.5   103   14.7 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   08 33 23.4   +21 06 52     2.898    2.666   66.8   20.4   103   14.7 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   08 34 42.1   +21 01 15     2.910    2.666   66.1   20.3   103   14.7 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   08 36 01.2   +20 55 35     2.923    2.667   65.5   20.2   103   14.7 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   08 37 20.8   +20 49 51     2.935    2.667   64.8   20.1   104   14.7 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   08 38 40.8   +20 44 04     2.948    2.668   64.2   20.0   104   14.7 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   08 40 01.1   +20 38 13     2.960    2.668   63.6   19.9   104   14.7 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   08 41 21.9   +20 32 19     2.973    2.669   63.0   19.8   104   14.7 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   08 42 43.1   +20 26 21     2.985    2.669   62.3   19.6   104   14.7 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   08 44 04.6   +20 20 20     2.997    2.670   61.7   19.5   104   14.7 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   08 45 26.5   +20 14 16     3.009    2.670   61.1   19.4   104   14.7 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   08 46 48.8   +20 08 08     3.021    2.671   60.5   19.3   104   14.8 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   08 48 11.4   +20 01 57     3.033    2.671   59.8   19.2   104   14.8 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   08 49 34.4   +19 55 43     3.045    2.672   59.2   19.0   104   14.8 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   08 50 57.6   +19 49 25     3.057    2.672   58.6   18.9   104   14.8 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   08 52 21.2   +19 43 04     3.068    2.673   58.0   18.8   104   14.8 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   08 53 45.1   +19 36 39     3.080    2.673   57.4   18.6   105   14.8 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   08 55 09.4   +19 30 11     3.091    2.674   56.8   18.5   105   14.8 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   08 56 33.9   +19 23 39     3.103    2.674   56.2   18.4   105   14.8 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   08 57 58.7   +19 17 05     3.114    2.675   55.6   18.2   105   14.8 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   08 59 23.7   +19 10 27     3.126    2.675   54.9   18.1   105   14.8 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   09 00 49.1   +19 03 45     3.137    2.675   54.3   18.0   105   14.8 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   09 02 14.7   +18 57 00     3.148    2.676   53.7   17.8   105   14.8 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   09 03 40.6   +18 50 12     3.159    2.676   53.1   17.7   105   14.8 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   09 05 06.7   +18 43 20     3.170    2.677   52.6   17.5   105   14.8 

    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.