(231937) 2001 FO32
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	20 Jul 2026	23.3	2.922 AU	3.796 AU	07h47m	-05°35'	26.4°	8.9°

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
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   07 47 57.4   -05 35 42     3.796    2.922   26.4    8.9   184   23.3 
2026-07-20 12:30 UT   07 48 37.0   -05 37 09     3.798    2.923   26.4    8.9   185   23.3 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   07 49 13.4   -05 38 30     3.800    2.925   26.4    8.9   186   23.3 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   07 50 29.2   -05 41 25     3.804    2.928   26.3    8.8   187   23.3 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   07 51 44.8   -05 44 25     3.807    2.931   26.2    8.8   189   23.3 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   07 53 00.2   -05 47 30     3.811    2.934   26.2    8.8   190   23.3 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   07 54 15.5   -05 50 41     3.814    2.937   26.2    8.8   192   23.4 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   07 55 30.5   -05 53 57     3.817    2.940   26.2    8.8   193   23.4 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   07 56 45.3   -05 57 19     3.820    2.943   26.2    8.7   195   23.4 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   07 57 59.9   -06 00 46     3.823    2.946   26.2    8.7   196   23.4 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   07 59 14.3   -06 04 19     3.825    2.948   26.2    8.7   198   23.4 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   08 00 28.5   -06 07 57     3.827    2.951   26.2    8.7   199   23.4 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   08 01 42.5   -06 11 40     3.830    2.954   26.3    8.8   201   23.4 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   08 02 56.3   -06 15 28     3.832    2.957   26.4    8.8   202   23.4 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   08 04 09.8   -06 19 22     3.833    2.960   26.5    8.8   204   23.4 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   08 05 23.2   -06 23 20     3.835    2.962   26.6    8.8   205   23.4 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   08 06 36.3   -06 27 24     3.837    2.965   26.7    8.8   206   23.4 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   08 07 49.1   -06 31 33     3.838    2.968   26.8    8.9   208   23.4 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   08 09 01.8   -06 35 48     3.839    2.970   26.9    8.9   209   23.4 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   08 10 14.2   -06 40 07     3.840    2.973   27.1    8.9   211   23.4 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   08 11 26.4   -06 44 31     3.841    2.976   27.3    9.0   212   23.4 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   08 12 38.4   -06 49 01     3.841    2.978   27.4    9.0   214   23.4 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   08 13 50.1   -06 53 35     3.842    2.981   27.6    9.1   215   23.4 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   08 15 01.5   -06 58 14     3.842    2.983   27.8    9.1   216   23.4 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   08 16 12.7   -07 02 59     3.842    2.986   28.1    9.2   218   23.4 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   08 17 23.6   -07 07 48     3.842    2.988   28.3    9.2   219   23.4 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   08 18 34.3   -07 12 42     3.841    2.991   28.5    9.3   220   23.4 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   08 19 44.7   -07 17 41     3.841    2.993   28.8    9.4   222   23.4 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   08 20 54.8   -07 22 45     3.840    2.995   29.1    9.5   223   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.