(231937) 2001 FO32
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Jun 2026	23.2	2.765 AU	3.483 AU	06h52m	-05°10'	38.7°	13.3°

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
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   06 52 40.9   -05 10 55     3.483    2.765   38.7   13.3   137   23.2 
2026-06-08 11:05 UT   06 53 18.2   -05 10 06     3.488    2.767   38.5   13.2   138   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 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   07 08 47.5   -04 58 07     3.601    2.815   33.9   11.6   148   23.3 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   07 10 07.5   -04 57 49     3.610    2.819   33.5   11.5   149   23.3 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   07 11 27.5   -04 57 38     3.618    2.823   33.2   11.4   150   23.3 
2026-06-23 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 

    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.