(231937) 2001 FO32
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 May 2026	23.1	2.701 AU	3.320 AU	06h33m	-05°48'	45.1°	15.4°

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
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   06 33 46.0   -05 48 34     3.320    2.701   45.1   15.4   127   23.1 
2026-05-25 09:57 UT   06 34 19.6   -05 47 05     3.325    2.703   44.9   15.3   128   23.1 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   06 35 07.1   -05 45 01     3.332    2.706   44.6   15.2   128   23.1 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   06 36 28.3   -05 41 37     3.345    2.711   44.1   15.1   129   23.1 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   06 37 49.4   -05 38 20     3.357    2.716   43.7   14.9   129   23.1 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   06 39 10.6   -05 35 12     3.369    2.720   43.2   14.8   130   23.1 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   06 40 31.7   -05 32 12     3.381    2.725   42.7   14.6   131   23.2 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   06 41 52.8   -05 29 19     3.393    2.729   42.3   14.5   131   23.2 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   06 43 13.9   -05 26 34     3.405    2.734   41.8   14.3   132   23.2 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   06 44 35.0   -05 23 57     3.416    2.739   41.4   14.2   133   23.2 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   06 45 56.0   -05 21 28     3.428    2.743   40.9   14.0   133   23.2 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   06 47 17.1   -05 19 06     3.439    2.748   40.5   13.9   134   23.2 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   06 48 38.1   -05 16 52     3.450    2.752   40.0   13.7   135   23.2 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   06 49 59.0   -05 14 46     3.461    2.757   39.6   13.6   136   23.2 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   06 51 20.0   -05 12 47     3.472    2.761   39.2   13.4   136   23.2 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   06 52 40.9   -05 10 55     3.483    2.765   38.7   13.3   137   23.2 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   06 54 01.7   -05 09 11     3.494    2.770   38.3   13.1   138   23.2 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   06 55 22.5   -05 07 35     3.504    2.774   37.9   13.0   139   23.2 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   06 56 43.3   -05 06 06     3.514    2.778   37.5   12.8   140   23.2 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   06 58 04.0   -05 04 44     3.525    2.782   37.1   12.7   140   23.2 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   06 59 24.7   -05 03 29     3.535    2.787   36.6   12.6   141   23.2 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   07 00 45.3   -05 02 22     3.545    2.791   36.2   12.4   142   23.2 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   07 02 05.8   -05 01 22     3.554    2.795   35.8   12.3   143   23.2 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   07 03 26.3   -05 00 29     3.564    2.799   35.4   12.1   144   23.2 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   07 04 46.7   -04 59 43     3.573    2.803   35.1   12.0   145   23.2 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   07 06 07.0   -04 59 04     3.583    2.807   34.7   11.9   146   23.2 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   07 07 27.3   -04 58 32     3.592    2.811   34.3   11.7   147   23.2 

    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.