(231937) 2001 FO32
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Nov 2026	23.4	3.102 AU	3.189 AU	09h33m	-18°20'	76.0°	18.1°

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)                : 0.8257849
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.6992091
            i (Inclination)                 : 39.01303
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 181.67697
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 123.38896
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 109.12755
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 131.98365
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 31.70872
            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
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   09 33 29.8   -18 20 29     3.189    3.102   76.0   18.1   283   23.4 
2026-11-09 20:19 UT   09 33 48.3   -18 28 28     3.178    3.102   76.6   18.1   284   23.4 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   09 33 51.5   -18 29 55     3.176    3.102   76.7   18.1   284   23.4 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   09 34 12.2   -18 39 21     3.163    3.102   77.4   18.2   284   23.4 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   09 34 31.7   -18 48 47     3.150    3.102   78.2   18.2   285   23.4 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   09 34 50.2   -18 58 13     3.136    3.102   78.9   18.2   285   23.4 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   09 35 07.6   -19 07 38     3.123    3.102   79.7   18.3   286   23.4 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   09 35 23.9   -19 17 03     3.110    3.102   80.4   18.3   286   23.4 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   09 35 39.0   -19 26 28     3.096    3.102   81.2   18.4   287   23.4 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   09 35 53.0   -19 35 51     3.083    3.102   81.9   18.4   287   23.4 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   09 36 05.8   -19 45 14     3.069    3.102   82.7   18.4   288   23.4 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   09 36 17.4   -19 54 36     3.056    3.102   83.4   18.5   288   23.3 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   09 36 27.8   -20 03 56     3.042    3.102   84.2   18.5   289   23.3 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   09 36 37.0   -20 13 16     3.028    3.102   85.0   18.5   289   23.3 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   09 36 45.0   -20 22 33     3.015    3.102   85.7   18.5   290   23.3 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   09 36 51.7   -20 31 49     3.001    3.102   86.5   18.5   290   23.3 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   09 36 57.2   -20 41 03     2.987    3.101   87.3   18.5   291   23.3 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   09 37 01.3   -20 50 15     2.973    3.101   88.1   18.6   291   23.3 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   09 37 04.2   -20 59 24     2.959    3.101   88.9   18.6   292   23.3 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   09 37 05.7   -21 08 32     2.946    3.101   89.6   18.6   292   23.3 
2026-11-28 00:00 UT   09 37 05.9   -21 17 36     2.932    3.100   90.4   18.6   293   23.3 
2026-11-29 00:00 UT   09 37 04.7   -21 26 38     2.918    3.100   91.2   18.6   294   23.2 
2026-11-30 00:00 UT   09 37 02.2   -21 35 36     2.904    3.100   92.0   18.5   294   23.2 
2026-12-01 00:00 UT   09 36 58.2   -21 44 31     2.890    3.099   92.8   18.5   295   23.2 
2026-12-02 00:00 UT   09 36 52.8   -21 53 23     2.877    3.099   93.6   18.5   295   23.2 
2026-12-03 00:00 UT   09 36 46.0   -22 02 10     2.863    3.098   94.4   18.5   296   23.2 
2026-12-04 00:00 UT   09 36 37.7   -22 10 54     2.849    3.098   95.2   18.5   296   23.2 
2026-12-05 00:00 UT   09 36 27.9   -22 19 33     2.835    3.097   96.0   18.4   297   23.2 
2026-12-06 00:00 UT   09 36 16.6   -22 28 07     2.821    3.097   96.8   18.4   298   23.2 
2026-12-07 00:00 UT   09 36 03.8   -22 36 36     2.808    3.096   97.6   18.4   298   23.2 
2026-12-08 00:00 UT   09 35 49.5   -22 45 00     2.794    3.096   98.4   18.3   299   23.1 
2026-12-09 00:00 UT   09 35 33.6   -22 53 18     2.780    3.095   99.2   18.3   300   23.1 

    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.