(85275) 1994 LY
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Sep 2026	21.8	2.476 AU	3.247 AU	09h58m	+10°46'	33.7°	13.0°

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
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   09 58 25.8   +10 46 57     3.247    2.476   33.7   13.0   288   21.8 
2026-09-25 09:14 UT   09 59 00.4   +10 44 52     3.245    2.477   33.9   13.0   288   21.8 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   09 59 55.6   +10 41 32     3.242    2.479   34.3   13.2   288   21.8 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   10 01 25.1   +10 36 07     3.237    2.482   34.9   13.3   288   21.8 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   10 02 54.1   +10 30 43     3.232    2.485   35.5   13.5   288   21.8 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   10 04 22.8   +10 25 19     3.226    2.488   36.1   13.7   289   21.8 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   10 05 51.0   +10 19 57     3.221    2.491   36.7   13.9   289   21.8 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   10 07 18.8   +10 14 34     3.215    2.494   37.3   14.1   289   21.8 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   10 08 46.2   +10 09 13     3.209    2.496   37.9   14.3   289   21.8 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   10 10 13.2   +10 03 52     3.203    2.499   38.5   14.4   289   21.8 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   10 11 39.8   +09 58 33     3.197    2.502   39.1   14.6   289   21.8 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   10 13 06.0   +09 53 14     3.191    2.505   39.8   14.8   290   21.8 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   10 14 31.7   +09 47 57     3.184    2.508   40.4   15.0   290   21.8 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   10 15 57.0   +09 42 41     3.178    2.511   41.0   15.1   290   21.8 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   10 17 21.8   +09 37 26     3.171    2.513   41.6   15.3   290   21.8 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   10 18 46.2   +09 32 13     3.164    2.516   42.3   15.5   290   21.8 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   10 20 10.2   +09 27 01     3.157    2.519   42.9   15.7   290   21.8 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   10 21 33.7   +09 21 51     3.150    2.522   43.5   15.8   290   21.9 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   10 22 56.7   +09 16 43     3.142    2.524   44.2   16.0   290   21.9 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   10 24 19.3   +09 11 37     3.135    2.527   44.8   16.2   291   21.9 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   10 25 41.4   +09 06 32     3.127    2.530   45.5   16.3   291   21.9 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   10 27 03.1   +09 01 30     3.120    2.532   46.1   16.5   291   21.9 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   10 28 24.3   +08 56 30     3.112    2.535   46.8   16.7   291   21.9 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   10 29 45.0   +08 51 32     3.104    2.538   47.4   16.8   291   21.9 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   10 31 05.2   +08 46 36     3.095    2.540   48.1   17.0   291   21.9 

    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.