(231937) 2001 FO32
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	4 May 2026	22.9	2.593 AU	3.030 AU	06h05m	-07°36'	55.3°	18.6°

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
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   06 05 30.4   -07 36 19     3.030    2.593   55.3   18.6   115   22.9 
2026-05-04 08:27 UT   06 05 58.5   -07 33 58     3.036    2.595   55.2   18.6   115   22.9 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   06 06 50.4   -07 29 41     3.045    2.599   54.8   18.5   116   23.0 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   06 08 10.5   -07 23 11     3.060    2.604   54.3   18.3   116   23.0 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   06 09 30.7   -07 16 52     3.075    2.610   53.8   18.2   117   23.0 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   06 10 51.0   -07 10 41     3.089    2.615   53.3   18.0   117   23.0 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   06 12 11.4   -07 04 40     3.104    2.620   52.8   17.9   118   23.0 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   06 13 31.9   -06 58 48     3.118    2.626   52.3   17.7   118   23.0 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   06 14 52.4   -06 53 06     3.132    2.631   51.8   17.6   119   23.0 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   06 16 13.1   -06 47 32     3.146    2.636   51.3   17.4   120   23.0 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   06 17 33.8   -06 42 07     3.160    2.641   50.8   17.3   120   23.0 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   06 18 54.5   -06 36 51     3.174    2.646   50.3   17.1   121   23.0 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   06 20 15.4   -06 31 45     3.188    2.652   49.9   16.9   121   23.0 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   06 21 36.3   -06 26 47     3.202    2.657   49.4   16.8   122   23.1 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   06 22 57.2   -06 21 57     3.215    2.662   48.9   16.6   122   23.1 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   06 24 18.2   -06 17 17     3.229    2.667   48.4   16.5   123   23.1 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   06 25 39.2   -06 12 45     3.242    2.672   47.9   16.3   124   23.1 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   06 27 00.3   -06 08 22     3.255    2.677   47.4   16.2   124   23.1 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   06 28 21.4   -06 04 08     3.269    2.682   47.0   16.0   125   23.1 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   06 29 42.5   -06 00 02     3.282    2.687   46.5   15.9   125   23.1 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   06 31 03.7   -05 56 04     3.294    2.692   46.0   15.7   126   23.1 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   06 32 24.8   -05 52 15     3.307    2.696   45.5   15.5   127   23.1 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   06 33 46.0   -05 48 34     3.320    2.701   45.1   15.4   127   23.1 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   06 35 07.1   -05 45 01     3.332    2.706   44.6   15.2   128   23.1 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   06 36 28.3   -05 41 37     3.345    2.711   44.1   15.1   129   23.1 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   06 37 49.4   -05 38 20     3.357    2.716   43.7   14.9   129   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.