(231937) 2001 FO32
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 Jul 2026	23.3	2.875 AU	3.723 AU	07h29m	-05°06'	28.9°	9.8°

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
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   07 29 55.7   -05 06 33     3.723    2.875   28.9    9.8   165   23.3 
2026-07-06 11:09 UT   07 30 32.0   -05 07 12     3.726    2.877   28.7    9.8   166   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 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   07 46 41.2   -05 32 58     3.792    2.919   26.5    8.9   183   23.3 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   07 47 57.4   -05 35 42     3.796    2.922   26.4    8.9   184   23.3 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   07 49 13.4   -05 38 30     3.800    2.925   26.4    8.9   186   23.3 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   07 50 29.2   -05 41 25     3.804    2.928   26.3    8.8   187   23.3 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   07 51 44.8   -05 44 25     3.807    2.931   26.2    8.8   189   23.3 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   07 53 00.2   -05 47 30     3.811    2.934   26.2    8.8   190   23.3 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   07 54 15.5   -05 50 41     3.814    2.937   26.2    8.8   192   23.4 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   07 55 30.5   -05 53 57     3.817    2.940   26.2    8.8   193   23.4 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   07 56 45.3   -05 57 19     3.820    2.943   26.2    8.7   195   23.4 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   07 57 59.9   -06 00 46     3.823    2.946   26.2    8.7   196   23.4 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   07 59 14.3   -06 04 19     3.825    2.948   26.2    8.7   198   23.4 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   08 00 28.5   -06 07 57     3.827    2.951   26.2    8.7   199   23.4 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   08 01 42.5   -06 11 40     3.830    2.954   26.3    8.8   201   23.4 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   08 02 56.3   -06 15 28     3.832    2.957   26.4    8.8   202   23.4 

    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.