(126) Velleda
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Dec 2025	13.3	2.542 AU	1.744 AU	08h38m	+22°50'	135.5°	15.8°
Opposition	19 Jan 2026	12.5	2.577 AU	1.596 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)                : 0.1055589
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4404658
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.92182
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 23.19159
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 328.72059
            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
2025-12-14 00:00 UT   08 38 59.8   +22 50 14     1.744    2.542  135.5   15.8   280   13.3 
2025-12-14 07:35 UT   08 38 53.1   +22 51 06     1.742    2.542  135.8   15.7   280   13.3 
2025-12-15 00:00 UT   08 38 37.9   +22 52 59     1.736    2.543  136.6   15.4   280   13.3 
2025-12-16 00:00 UT   08 38 14.0   +22 55 48     1.728    2.544  137.7   15.1   280   13.3 
2025-12-17 00:00 UT   08 37 48.2   +22 58 44     1.720    2.545  138.8   14.8   280   13.3 
2025-12-18 00:00 UT   08 37 20.6   +23 01 44     1.712    2.546  139.9   14.4   279   13.3 
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   08 36 51.0   +23 04 49     1.705    2.547  141.1   14.0   279   13.2 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   08 36 19.6   +23 07 60     1.698    2.548  142.2   13.7   279   13.2 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   08 35 46.4   +23 11 14     1.691    2.549  143.4   13.3   279   13.2 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   08 35 11.3   +23 14 33     1.684    2.550  144.5   12.9   278   13.2 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   08 34 34.4   +23 17 56     1.677    2.551  145.7   12.6   278   13.2 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   08 33 55.8   +23 21 23     1.671    2.552  146.8   12.2   278   13.1 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   08 33 15.5   +23 24 54     1.665    2.553  148.0   11.8   277   13.1 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   08 32 33.4   +23 28 27     1.659    2.554  149.2   11.4   277   13.1 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   08 31 49.7   +23 32 03     1.653    2.555  150.3   11.0   276   13.1 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   08 31 04.4   +23 35 42     1.648    2.556  151.5   10.6   276   13.0 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   08 30 17.5   +23 39 23     1.643    2.557  152.7   10.2   275   13.0 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   08 29 29.1   +23 43 06     1.638    2.558  153.9    9.7   275   13.0 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   08 28 39.2   +23 46 51     1.633    2.559  155.1    9.3   274   13.0 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   08 27 47.9   +23 50 37     1.629    2.560  156.3    8.9   273   13.0 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   08 26 55.2   +23 54 23     1.624    2.561  157.5    8.4   273   12.9 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   08 26 01.1   +23 58 11     1.620    2.562  158.7    8.0   272   12.9 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   08 25 05.8   +24 01 58     1.617    2.563  159.9    7.6   271   12.9 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   08 24 09.3   +24 05 46     1.613    2.564  161.1    7.1   270   12.9 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   08 23 11.6   +24 09 33     1.610    2.565  162.3    6.7   269   12.8 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   08 22 12.8   +24 13 19     1.607    2.566  163.5    6.2   267   12.8 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   08 21 12.9   +24 17 04     1.605    2.567  164.7    5.8   266   12.8 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   08 20 12.1   +24 20 47     1.603    2.568  165.9    5.4   264   12.8 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   08 19 10.5   +24 24 29     1.600    2.568  167.1    4.9   262   12.7 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   08 18 07.9   +24 28 09     1.599    2.569  168.3    4.5   260   12.7 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   08 17 04.7   +24 31 46     1.597    2.570  169.4    4.0   257   12.7 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   08 16 00.7   +24 35 21     1.596    2.571  170.5    3.6   253   12.7 

    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.