(231937) 2001 FO32
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Oct 2026	23.5	3.087 AU	3.518 AU	09h17m	-14°04'	56.9°	15.7°

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
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   09 17 19.8   -14 04 31     3.518    3.087   56.9   15.7   269   23.5 
2026-10-12 14:28 UT   09 17 47.0   -14 09 46     3.512    3.088   57.2   15.8   270   23.5 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   09 18 04.8   -14 13 14     3.508    3.088   57.5   15.8   270   23.5 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   09 18 49.1   -14 21 59     3.497    3.089   58.1   15.9   270   23.5 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   09 19 32.8   -14 30 46     3.487    3.090   58.8   16.0   271   23.5 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   09 20 15.7   -14 39 35     3.476    3.091   59.4   16.1   272   23.5 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   09 20 58.0   -14 48 27     3.466    3.092   60.1   16.2   272   23.5 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   09 21 39.6   -14 57 22     3.455    3.092   60.7   16.3   273   23.5 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   09 22 20.4   -15 06 18     3.444    3.093   61.4   16.4   273   23.5 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   09 23 00.5   -15 15 16     3.433    3.094   62.0   16.5   274   23.5 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   09 23 39.9   -15 24 17     3.421    3.094   62.7   16.6   274   23.5 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   09 24 18.5   -15 33 20     3.410    3.095   63.4   16.7   275   23.5 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   09 24 56.3   -15 42 24     3.399    3.096   64.1   16.8   275   23.5 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   09 25 33.4   -15 51 31     3.387    3.096   64.7   16.9   276   23.5 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   09 26 09.7   -16 00 39     3.376    3.097   65.4   17.0   276   23.5 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   09 26 45.1   -16 09 49     3.364    3.097   66.1   17.1   276   23.5 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   09 27 19.8   -16 19 01     3.352    3.098   66.8   17.1   277   23.5 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   09 27 53.6   -16 28 14     3.340    3.098   67.5   17.2   277   23.5 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   09 28 26.7   -16 37 29     3.328    3.099   68.1   17.3   278   23.5 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   09 28 58.8   -16 46 45     3.316    3.099   68.8   17.4   278   23.5 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   09 29 30.1   -16 56 03     3.304    3.099   69.5   17.5   279   23.5 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   09 30 00.5   -17 05 22     3.291    3.100   70.2   17.5   279   23.5 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   09 30 30.0   -17 14 42     3.279    3.100   70.9   17.6   280   23.5 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   09 30 58.6   -17 24 04     3.266    3.100   71.7   17.7   280   23.5 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   09 31 26.2   -17 33 26     3.254    3.101   72.4   17.8   281   23.5 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   09 31 52.9   -17 42 49     3.241    3.101   73.1   17.8   281   23.4 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   09 32 18.6   -17 52 13     3.228    3.101   73.8   17.9   282   23.4 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   09 32 43.4   -18 01 38     3.215    3.102   74.5   17.9   282   23.4 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   09 33 07.1   -18 11 03     3.202    3.102   75.3   18.0   283   23.4 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   09 33 29.8   -18 20 29     3.189    3.102   76.0   18.1   283   23.4 
2026-11-10 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 

    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.