|
(85275) 1994 LY |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 14 Aug 2026 | 21.3 | 2.332 AU | 3.321 AU | 08h49m | +14°23' | 10.5° | 4.5° |
(85275) 1994 LY - 2026-08-14
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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 1994 LY are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.4418928
a (Semimajor axis) : 1.8909892
i (Inclination) : 17.71214
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 141.13092
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 202.86321
M (Mean anomaly) : 359.56815
Epoch : 2025 Nov 21
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 163.01487
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -6.78853
P (Orbital period in years) : 2.60
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
2026-08-14 00:00 UT 08 49 42.8 +14 23 40 3.321 2.332 10.5 4.5 268 21.3
2026-08-14 07:16 UT 08 50 14.9 +14 22 18 3.322 2.334 10.6 4.6 268 21.3
2026-08-15 00:00 UT 08 51 28.6 +14 19 07 3.322 2.336 11.0 4.7 269 21.3
2026-08-16 00:00 UT 08 53 14.1 +14 14 31 3.324 2.340 11.5 4.9 270 21.4
2026-08-17 00:00 UT 08 54 59.1 +14 09 52 3.325 2.344 12.0 5.1 271 21.4
2026-08-18 00:00 UT 08 56 43.8 +14 05 11 3.326 2.347 12.5 5.4 272 21.4
2026-08-19 00:00 UT 08 58 28.2 +14 00 27 3.326 2.351 13.0 5.6 273 21.4
2026-08-20 00:00 UT 09 00 12.1 +13 55 40 3.327 2.355 13.5 5.8 274 21.4
2026-08-21 00:00 UT 09 01 55.7 +13 50 52 3.327 2.359 14.0 6.0 275 21.4
2026-08-22 00:00 UT 09 03 38.9 +13 46 01 3.328 2.362 14.5 6.2 275 21.4
2026-08-23 00:00 UT 09 05 21.8 +13 41 07 3.328 2.366 15.1 6.4 276 21.5
2026-08-24 00:00 UT 09 07 04.2 +13 36 12 3.328 2.370 15.6 6.6 277 21.5
2026-08-25 00:00 UT 09 08 46.3 +13 31 15 3.327 2.373 16.1 6.8 277 21.5
2026-08-26 00:00 UT 09 10 28.1 +13 26 15 3.327 2.377 16.7 7.0 278 21.5
2026-08-27 00:00 UT 09 12 09.4 +13 21 14 3.327 2.380 17.2 7.2 279 21.5
2026-08-28 00:00 UT 09 13 50.4 +13 16 11 3.326 2.384 17.7 7.4 279 21.5
2026-08-29 00:00 UT 09 15 31.0 +13 11 06 3.325 2.387 18.3 7.6 280 21.5
2026-08-30 00:00 UT 09 17 11.3 +13 05 59 3.324 2.391 18.8 7.8 280 21.5
2026-08-31 00:00 UT 09 18 51.2 +13 00 50 3.323 2.394 19.3 8.0 280 21.6
2026-09-01 00:00 UT 09 20 30.7 +12 55 40 3.322 2.398 19.9 8.2 281 21.6
2026-09-02 00:00 UT 09 22 09.8 +12 50 29 3.321 2.401 20.4 8.4 281 21.6
2026-09-03 00:00 UT 09 23 48.6 +12 45 15 3.319 2.405 21.0 8.6 282 21.6
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.
