(469445) 2002 LT24
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 Jan 2026	23.7	0.465 AU	0.760 AU	17h29m	-23°18'	27.3°	104.2°

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 2002 LT24 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4958087
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 0.7200990
            i (Inclination)                 : 0.76609
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 165.65324
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 283.09475
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 302.27196
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 88.74912
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.74617
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 0.61            
        

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
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   17 29 58.1   -23 18 38     0.760    0.465   27.3  104.2   273   23.7 
2026-01-11 03:28 UT   17 29 53.7   -23 18 21     0.763    0.467   27.5  103.7   273   23.7 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   17 29 37.8   -23 16 48     0.776    0.476   28.4  100.8   273   23.6 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   17 29 39.7   -23 15 17     0.792    0.487   29.4   97.7   273   23.6 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   17 30 01.7   -23 14 05     0.808    0.499   30.3   94.8   273   23.5 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   17 30 41.6   -23 13 08     0.823    0.510   31.2   92.1   273   23.5 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   17 31 37.4   -23 12 25     0.838    0.522   32.0   89.5   273   23.5 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   17 32 47.5   -23 11 53     0.853    0.533   32.8   87.2   273   23.5 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   17 34 10.2   -23 11 30     0.868    0.545   33.5   85.0   273   23.5 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   17 35 44.1   -23 11 15     0.883    0.556   34.1   83.0   273   23.5 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   17 37 28.0   -23 11 04     0.897    0.568   34.7   81.1   272   23.5 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   17 39 20.7   -23 10 55     0.911    0.579   35.3   79.3   272   23.5 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   17 41 21.3   -23 10 48     0.924    0.591   35.9   77.6   272   23.5 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   17 43 28.7   -23 10 41     0.937    0.602   36.4   76.1   272   23.6 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   17 45 42.3   -23 10 31     0.950    0.613   36.9   74.6   272   23.6 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   17 48 01.3   -23 10 18     0.962    0.625   37.4   73.2   271   23.6 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   17 50 25.2   -23 10 01     0.974    0.636   37.9   72.0   271   23.6 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   17 52 53.3   -23 09 38     0.986    0.647   38.3   70.8   271   23.6 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   17 55 25.1   -23 09 09     0.997    0.658   38.8   69.6   271   23.7 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   17 58 00.3   -23 08 32     1.008    0.668   39.2   68.6   271   23.7 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   18 00 38.5   -23 07 48     1.018    0.679   39.6   67.6   270   23.7 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   18 03 19.3   -23 06 54     1.028    0.690   40.0   66.7   270   23.7 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   18 06 02.4   -23 05 52     1.038    0.700   40.4   65.8   270   23.8 

    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.