(231937) 2001 FO32
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Mar 2026	22.4	2.351 AU	2.395 AU	05h15m	-14°13'	75.4°	24.2°

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
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   05 15 52.7   -14 13 31     2.395    2.351   75.4   24.2    96   22.4 
2026-03-26 16:34 UT   05 16 41.7   -14 03 52     2.407    2.355   75.0   24.2    96   22.4 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   05 17 03.8   -13 59 35     2.412    2.358   74.9   24.1    96   22.4 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   05 18 15.2   -13 45 52     2.429    2.364   74.4   24.0    97   22.4 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   05 19 27.0   -13 32 23     2.446    2.371   73.9   23.9    97   22.4 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   05 20 39.2   -13 19 07     2.463    2.378   73.3   23.7    98   22.5 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   05 21 51.7   -13 06 03     2.481    2.385   72.8   23.6    98   22.5 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   05 23 04.6   -12 53 12     2.498    2.392   72.3   23.5    99   22.5 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   05 24 17.8   -12 40 33     2.515    2.398   71.8   23.3    99   22.5 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   05 25 31.3   -12 28 07     2.532    2.405   71.3   23.2   100   22.5 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   05 26 45.2   -12 15 53     2.549    2.412   70.8   23.0   100   22.5 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   05 27 59.3   -12 03 51     2.566    2.418   70.2   22.9   101   22.6 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   05 29 13.7   -11 52 02     2.583    2.425   69.7   22.8   101   22.6 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   05 30 28.5   -11 40 24     2.599    2.431   69.2   22.6   102   22.6 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   05 31 43.5   -11 28 58     2.616    2.438   68.7   22.5   102   22.6 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   05 32 58.8   -11 17 44     2.633    2.444   68.2   22.4   103   22.6 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   05 34 14.3   -11 06 41     2.650    2.451   67.6   22.2   103   22.6 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   05 35 30.1   -10 55 50     2.666    2.457   67.1   22.1   104   22.7 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   05 36 46.2   -10 45 11     2.683    2.463   66.6   21.9   104   22.7 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   05 38 02.5   -10 34 43     2.700    2.470   66.1   21.8   105   22.7 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   05 39 19.1   -10 24 26     2.716    2.476   65.6   21.6   105   22.7 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   05 40 35.9   -10 14 20     2.732    2.482   65.1   21.5   106   22.7 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   05 41 53.0   -10 04 26     2.749    2.488   64.5   21.4   106   22.7 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   05 43 10.2   -09 54 42     2.765    2.494   64.0   21.2   107   22.7 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   05 44 27.7   -09 45 10     2.781    2.501   63.5   21.1   107   22.8 

    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.