(126) Velleda
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	19 Jan 2026	12.5	2.577 AU	1.596 AU	08h08m	+24°57'	175.3°	1.8°
Today	14 Mar 2026	13.8	2.623 AU	1.998 AU	07h36m	+25°17'	118.6°	19.4°

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) : 23.19160
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 328.72058
            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
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   07 36 23.5   +25 17 31     1.998    2.623  118.6   19.4   101   13.8 
2026-03-14 08:22 UT   07 36 26.7   +25 16 51     2.002    2.623  118.3   19.5   101   13.8 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   07 36 33.1   +25 15 34     2.010    2.624  117.6   19.6   101   13.8 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   07 36 44.5   +25 13 34     2.023    2.624  116.7   19.8   101   13.9 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   07 36 57.6   +25 11 30     2.035    2.625  115.8   20.0   101   13.9 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   07 37 12.4   +25 09 22     2.048    2.626  114.8   20.1   101   13.9 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   07 37 28.8   +25 07 11     2.061    2.627  113.9   20.3   101   13.9 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   07 37 46.9   +25 04 56     2.074    2.627  113.0   20.4   101   13.9 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   07 38 06.7   +25 02 38     2.086    2.628  112.1   20.6   101   14.0 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   07 38 28.0   +25 00 17     2.100    2.629  111.2   20.7   101   14.0 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   07 38 51.0   +24 57 52     2.113    2.630  110.3   20.8   101   14.0 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   07 39 15.5   +24 55 24     2.126    2.630  109.4   20.9   101   14.0 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   07 39 41.5   +24 52 53     2.139    2.631  108.5   21.1   101   14.0 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   07 40 09.1   +24 50 18     2.152    2.632  107.6   21.2   101   14.0 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   07 40 38.1   +24 47 41     2.166    2.633  106.7   21.3   101   14.1 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   07 41 08.6   +24 44 60     2.179    2.633  105.9   21.4   101   14.1 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   07 41 40.5   +24 42 16     2.193    2.634  105.0   21.5   101   14.1 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   07 42 13.9   +24 39 28     2.206    2.635  104.2   21.6   101   14.1 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   07 42 48.6   +24 36 38     2.220    2.635  103.3   21.6   101   14.1 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   07 43 24.7   +24 33 45     2.233    2.636  102.5   21.7   101   14.1 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   07 44 02.1   +24 30 48     2.247    2.637  101.6   21.8   101   14.2 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   07 44 40.8   +24 27 48     2.261    2.638  100.8   21.9   101   14.2 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   07 45 20.8   +24 24 46     2.274    2.638  100.0   21.9   101   14.2 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   07 46 02.1   +24 21 40     2.288    2.639   99.2   22.0   101   14.2 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   07 46 44.7   +24 18 31     2.302    2.640   98.3   22.0   101   14.2 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   07 47 28.4   +24 15 19     2.315    2.640   97.5   22.1   101   14.2 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   07 48 13.3   +24 12 04     2.329    2.641   96.7   22.1   101   14.3 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   07 48 59.5   +24 08 46     2.343    2.642   95.9   22.2   101   14.3 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   07 49 46.8   +24 05 25     2.357    2.642   95.1   22.2   101   14.3 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   07 50 35.2   +24 02 00     2.371    2.643   94.4   22.2   101   14.3 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   07 51 24.7   +23 58 33     2.385    2.644   93.6   22.2   101   14.3 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   07 52 15.4   +23 55 02     2.399    2.644   92.8   22.3   101   14.3 

    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.