2001 YD1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Aug 2026	29.0	2.028 AU	2.535 AU	12h54m	-01°09'	49.4°	22.3°

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 YD1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4647925
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.4885039
            i (Inclination)                 : 7.04712
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 85.69290
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 285.47897
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 89.47045
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 11.28398
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -6.79028
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.82            
        

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   12 54 48.2   -01 09 13     2.535    2.028   49.4   22.3   109   29.0 
2026-08-17 01:15 UT   12 54 52.9   -01 09 49     2.535    2.028   49.4   22.3   109   29.0 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   12 56 18.2   -01 20 51     2.541    2.025   48.9   22.1   109   29.0 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   12 57 48.7   -01 32 31     2.547    2.022   48.4   22.0   109   29.0 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   12 59 19.8   -01 44 11     2.554    2.019   47.8   21.8   109   29.0 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   13 00 51.3   -01 55 53     2.560    2.016   47.3   21.6   109   29.0 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   13 02 23.4   -02 07 36     2.566    2.012   46.8   21.5   109   29.0 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   13 03 56.1   -02 19 20     2.571    2.009   46.2   21.3   109   29.0 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   13 05 29.2   -02 31 06     2.577    2.006   45.7   21.1   108   29.0 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   13 07 02.9   -02 42 52     2.583    2.003   45.2   21.0   108   29.0 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   13 08 37.1   -02 54 39     2.588    1.999   44.6   20.8   108   29.0 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   13 10 11.9   -03 06 27     2.593    1.996   44.1   20.6   108   29.0 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   13 11 47.1   -03 18 17     2.599    1.993   43.6   20.5   108   29.0 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   13 13 22.9   -03 30 07     2.604    1.989   43.1   20.3   108   29.0 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   13 14 59.3   -03 41 57     2.609    1.986   42.6   20.1   108   29.0 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   13 16 36.1   -03 53 49     2.614    1.983   42.0   19.9   108   29.0 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   13 18 13.5   -04 05 41     2.618    1.979   41.5   19.8   108   29.0 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   13 19 51.5   -04 17 35     2.623    1.976   41.0   19.6   108   29.0 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   13 21 30.0   -04 29 29     2.627    1.972   40.5   19.4   107   29.0 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   13 23 09.0   -04 41 23     2.632    1.969   40.0   19.2   107   28.9 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   13 24 48.6   -04 53 18     2.636    1.965   39.5   19.0   107   28.9 

    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.