(231937) 2001 FO32
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Aug 2026	23.4	2.998 AU	3.839 AU	08h22m	-07°27'	29.3°	9.5°

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
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   08 22 04.6   -07 27 54     3.839    2.998   29.3    9.5   224   23.4 
2026-08-17 07:32 UT   08 22 26.5   -07 29 31     3.839    2.999   29.4    9.5   225   23.4 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   08 23 14.2   -07 33 07     3.838    3.000   29.6    9.6   225   23.4 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   08 24 23.5   -07 38 25     3.837    3.002   29.9    9.7   227   23.5 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   08 25 32.4   -07 43 47     3.835    3.005   30.2    9.8   228   23.5 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   08 26 41.1   -07 49 14     3.834    3.007   30.6    9.8   229   23.5 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   08 27 49.5   -07 54 46     3.832    3.009   30.9    9.9   230   23.5 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   08 28 57.5   -08 00 22     3.830    3.011   31.2   10.0   231   23.5 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   08 30 05.3   -08 06 03     3.828    3.014   31.6   10.1   232   23.5 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   08 31 12.8   -08 11 48     3.826    3.016   31.9   10.2   234   23.5 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   08 32 19.9   -08 17 37     3.823    3.018   32.3   10.3   235   23.5 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   08 33 26.7   -08 23 31     3.821    3.020   32.7   10.4   236   23.5 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   08 34 33.2   -08 29 29     3.818    3.022   33.1   10.5   237   23.5 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   08 35 39.4   -08 35 32     3.815    3.024   33.5   10.6   238   23.5 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   08 36 45.2   -08 41 39     3.812    3.026   33.9   10.7   239   23.5 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   08 37 50.7   -08 47 50     3.808    3.028   34.3   10.8   240   23.5 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   08 38 55.9   -08 54 05     3.805    3.030   34.7   10.9   241   23.5 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   08 40 00.7   -09 00 25     3.801    3.032   35.1   11.0   242   23.5 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   08 41 05.2   -09 06 49     3.797    3.034   35.6   11.1   243   23.5 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   08 42 09.3   -09 13 17     3.793    3.036   36.0   11.3   244   23.5 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   08 43 13.1   -09 19 49     3.789    3.037   36.4   11.4   244   23.5 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   08 44 16.5   -09 26 26     3.785    3.039   36.9   11.5   245   23.5 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   08 45 19.5   -09 33 06     3.780    3.041   37.4   11.6   246   23.5 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   08 46 22.2   -09 39 51     3.775    3.043   37.8   11.7   247   23.5 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   08 47 24.4   -09 46 40     3.770    3.045   38.3   11.8   248   23.5 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   08 48 26.3   -09 53 32     3.765    3.046   38.8   12.0   249   23.5 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   08 49 27.8   -10 00 29     3.760    3.048   39.3   12.1   250   23.5 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   08 50 28.9   -10 07 30     3.755    3.050   39.8   12.2   250   23.5 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   08 51 29.6   -10 14 34     3.749    3.051   40.3   12.3   251   23.5 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   08 52 29.8   -10 21 42     3.743    3.053   40.8   12.4   252   23.5 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   08 53 29.6   -10 28 54     3.737    3.054   41.3   12.5   253   23.5 

    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.