(85275) 1994 LY
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 Nov 2026	21.9	2.586 AU	2.916 AU	10h54m	+07°22'	61.0°	19.6°

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
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   10 54 51.1   +07 22 28     2.916    2.586   61.0   19.6   293   21.9 
2026-11-06 13:12 UT   10 55 29.4   +07 20 22     2.911    2.587   61.4   19.7   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 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   11 12 03.0   +06 31 55     2.734    2.620   72.9   21.1   293   21.8 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   11 13 01.5   +06 29 35     2.722    2.622   73.7   21.2   293   21.8 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   11 13 59.2   +06 27 21     2.710    2.624   74.4   21.3   293   21.8 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   11 14 56.1   +06 25 15     2.698    2.626   75.2   21.3   293   21.8 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   11 15 52.2   +06 23 15     2.685    2.628   76.0   21.4   293   21.8 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   11 16 47.5   +06 21 22     2.673    2.629   76.8   21.4   293   21.8 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   11 17 41.9   +06 19 36     2.661    2.631   77.6   21.5   293   21.8 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   11 18 35.6   +06 17 58     2.648    2.633   78.4   21.5   293   21.8 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   11 19 28.4   +06 16 27     2.635    2.635   79.2   21.6   293   21.7 
2026-12-01 00:00 UT   11 20 20.3   +06 15 03     2.623    2.637   80.0   21.6   293   21.7 
2026-12-02 00:00 UT   11 21 11.4   +06 13 48     2.610    2.638   80.8   21.6   293   21.7 
2026-12-03 00:00 UT   11 22 01.5   +06 12 40     2.597    2.640   81.6   21.7   293   21.7 
2026-12-04 00:00 UT   11 22 50.8   +06 11 40     2.584    2.642   82.4   21.7   293   21.7 
2026-12-05 00:00 UT   11 23 39.1   +06 10 49     2.572    2.644   83.3   21.7   293   21.7 
2026-12-06 00:00 UT   11 24 26.5   +06 10 06     2.559    2.645   84.1   21.7   293   21.7 

    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.