(162082) 1998 HL1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Aug 2026	19.8	1.034 AU	0.389 AU	02h19m	+71°01'	82.1°	76.0°

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 1998 HL1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1870537
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.2463126
            i (Inclination)                 : 20.05270
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 213.52468
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 148.66800
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 151.55596
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 183.76076
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 10.27067
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.39            
        

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   02 19 14.1   +71 01 31     0.389    1.034   82.1   76.0   248   19.8 
2026-08-14 14:10 UT   02 24 52.9   +70 58 52     0.388    1.033   82.0   76.1   249   19.8 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   02 28 47.9   +70 56 38     0.387    1.033   82.0   76.2   249   19.8 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   02 38 20.1   +70 49 47     0.385    1.031   81.9   76.4   251   19.8 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   02 47 49.1   +70 40 58     0.383    1.030   81.8   76.6   252   19.8 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   02 57 13.4   +70 30 10     0.381    1.029   81.7   76.8   254   19.8 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   03 06 31.5   +70 17 24     0.379    1.027   81.6   77.0   255   19.8 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   03 15 41.9   +70 02 39     0.377    1.026   81.5   77.2   256   19.8 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   03 24 43.6   +69 45 58     0.375    1.025   81.4   77.4   258   19.7 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   03 33 35.3   +69 27 20     0.373    1.024   81.3   77.6   259   19.7 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   03 42 16.2   +69 06 48     0.371    1.023   81.3   77.7   260   19.7 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   03 50 45.4   +68 44 23     0.369    1.022   81.2   77.9   261   19.7 

    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.