(231937) 2001 FO32
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Jun 2026	23.3	2.823 AU	3.618 AU	07h11m	-04°57'	33.2°	11.4°

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 2001 FO32 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.8258288
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.6991127
            i (Inclination)                 : 39.00949
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 181.70508
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 123.36224
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 20.13201
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 131.98166
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 31.71689
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.21            
        

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
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   07 11 27.5   -04 57 38     3.618    2.823   33.2   11.4   150   23.3 
2026-06-22 10:55 UT   07 12 03.9   -04 57 35     3.622    2.825   33.0   11.3   150   23.3 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   07 12 47.4   -04 57 34     3.627    2.827   32.8   11.2   151   23.3 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   07 14 07.2   -04 57 36     3.635    2.831   32.5   11.1   152   23.3 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   07 15 26.8   -04 57 45     3.644    2.835   32.1   11.0   153   23.3 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   07 16 46.4   -04 58 01     3.652    2.839   31.8   10.9   154   23.3 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   07 18 05.9   -04 58 23     3.659    2.842   31.5   10.8   155   23.3 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   07 19 25.2   -04 58 52     3.667    2.846   31.1   10.6   156   23.3 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   07 20 44.4   -04 59 27     3.675    2.850   30.8   10.5   157   23.3 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   07 22 03.6   -05 00 09     3.682    2.854   30.5   10.4   158   23.3 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   07 23 22.5   -05 00 57     3.690    2.857   30.2   10.3   159   23.3 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   07 24 41.4   -05 01 52     3.697    2.861   29.9   10.2   160   23.3 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   07 26 00.2   -05 02 53     3.704    2.865   29.6   10.1   161   23.3 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   07 27 18.8   -05 03 60     3.710    2.868   29.4   10.0   163   23.3 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   07 28 37.3   -05 05 13     3.717    2.872   29.1    9.9   164   23.3 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   07 29 55.7   -05 06 33     3.723    2.875   28.9    9.8   165   23.3 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   07 31 13.9   -05 07 58     3.730    2.879   28.6    9.7   166   23.3 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   07 32 32.0   -05 09 30     3.736    2.882   28.4    9.6   168   23.3 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   07 33 50.0   -05 11 08     3.742    2.886   28.1    9.6   169   23.3 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   07 35 07.8   -05 12 52     3.748    2.889   27.9    9.5   170   23.3 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   07 36 25.5   -05 14 42     3.753    2.892   27.7    9.4   172   23.3 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   07 37 43.0   -05 16 39     3.759    2.896   27.5    9.3   173   23.3 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   07 39 00.4   -05 18 41     3.764    2.899   27.4    9.3   174   23.3 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   07 40 17.6   -05 20 49     3.769    2.902   27.2    9.2   176   23.3 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   07 41 34.7   -05 23 03     3.774    2.906   27.0    9.1   177   23.3 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   07 42 51.5   -05 25 23     3.779    2.909   26.9    9.1   178   23.3 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   07 44 08.3   -05 27 49     3.784    2.912   26.8    9.0   180   23.3 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   07 45 24.8   -05 30 21     3.788    2.915   26.6    9.0   181   23.3 

    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.