(85275) 1994 LY
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	23 Oct 2026	21.9	2.553 AU	3.053 AU	10h37m	+08°22'	51.4°	17.7°

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)                : 0.4419112
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8912679
            i (Inclination)                 : 17.71289
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 141.12807
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 202.88395
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 75.35040
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 163.03198
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -6.79466
            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
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   10 37 38.8   +08 22 36     3.053    2.553   51.4   17.7   292   21.9 
2026-10-23 11:16 UT   10 38 15.1   +08 20 24     3.049    2.554   51.7   17.8   292   21.9 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   10 38 56.0   +08 17 56     3.044    2.556   52.1   17.9   292   21.9 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   10 40 12.7   +08 13 20     3.035    2.558   52.7   18.0   292   21.9 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   10 41 28.9   +08 08 46     3.025    2.560   53.4   18.2   292   21.9 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   10 42 44.6   +08 04 15     3.016    2.563   54.1   18.3   292   21.9 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   10 43 59.7   +07 59 48     3.007    2.565   54.8   18.4   292   21.9 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   10 45 14.3   +07 55 24     2.997    2.568   55.5   18.6   292   21.9 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   10 46 28.4   +07 51 04     2.987    2.570   56.1   18.7   292   21.9 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   10 47 41.9   +07 46 47     2.978    2.572   56.8   18.9   292   21.9 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   10 48 54.9   +07 42 34     2.968    2.575   57.5   19.0   292   21.9 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   10 50 07.3   +07 38 25     2.958    2.577   58.2   19.1   292   21.9 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   10 51 19.1   +07 34 19     2.948    2.579   58.9   19.2   292   21.9 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   10 52 30.4   +07 30 18     2.937    2.582   59.6   19.4   293   21.9 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   10 53 41.0   +07 26 21     2.927    2.584   60.3   19.5   293   21.9 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   10 54 51.1   +07 22 28     2.916    2.586   61.0   19.6   293   21.9 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   10 56 00.6   +07 18 40     2.906    2.588   61.8   19.7   293   21.9 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   10 57 09.4   +07 14 56     2.895    2.591   62.5   19.8   293   21.9 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   10 58 17.6   +07 11 17     2.884    2.593   63.2   19.9   293   21.9 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   10 59 25.2   +07 07 43     2.873    2.595   63.9   20.0   293   21.9 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   11 00 32.1   +07 04 13     2.862    2.597   64.6   20.2   293   21.9 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   11 01 38.4   +07 00 49     2.851    2.599   65.4   20.3   293   21.8 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   11 02 44.0   +06 57 30     2.840    2.602   66.1   20.4   293   21.8 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   11 03 48.9   +06 54 17     2.828    2.604   66.9   20.5   293   21.8 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   11 04 53.2   +06 51 09     2.817    2.606   67.6   20.5   293   21.8 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   11 05 56.8   +06 48 06     2.805    2.608   68.3   20.6   293   21.8 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   11 06 59.6   +06 45 09     2.794    2.610   69.1   20.7   293   21.8 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   11 08 01.8   +06 42 18     2.782    2.612   69.8   20.8   293   21.8 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   11 09 03.2   +06 39 33     2.770    2.614   70.6   20.9   293   21.8 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   11 10 03.9   +06 36 54     2.758    2.616   71.4   21.0   293   21.8 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   11 11 03.8   +06 34 21     2.746    2.618   72.1   21.1   293   21.8 

    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.