(363599) 2004 FG11
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	24 Oct 2026	25.3	2.010 AU	1.941 AU	08h54m	+18°28'	79.3°	29.1°

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 2004 FG11 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.7240470
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.5858016
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.13818
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 83.32715
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 228.94326
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 5.48452
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 132.22782
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.36586
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.00            
        

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
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   08 54 51.2   +18 28 31     1.941    2.010   79.3   29.1   286   25.3 
2026-10-24 20:34 UT   08 55 28.1   +18 27 02     1.935    2.016   80.0   29.1   286   25.3 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   08 55 34.2   +18 26 47     1.934    2.017   80.1   29.1   286   25.3 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   08 56 15.6   +18 25 10     1.927    2.024   80.9   29.0   286   25.3 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   08 56 55.5   +18 23 38     1.919    2.031   81.8   29.0   286   25.3 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   08 57 33.7   +18 22 14     1.912    2.038   82.6   28.9   286   25.3 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   08 58 10.4   +18 20 56     1.904    2.045   83.5   28.9   286   25.3 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   08 58 45.4   +18 19 45     1.897    2.052   84.3   28.8   286   25.3 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   08 59 18.7   +18 18 42     1.889    2.059   85.2   28.7   286   25.3 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   08 59 50.4   +18 17 45     1.881    2.066   86.1   28.6   286   25.2 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   09 00 20.3   +18 16 56     1.874    2.073   86.9   28.6   286   25.2 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   09 00 48.5   +18 16 15     1.866    2.080   87.8   28.5   286   25.2 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   09 01 15.0   +18 15 42     1.858    2.087   88.7   28.4   286   25.2 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   09 01 39.6   +18 15 16     1.850    2.093   89.6   28.3   286   25.2 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   09 02 02.4   +18 14 59     1.842    2.100   90.6   28.2   286   25.2 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   09 02 23.4   +18 14 50     1.834    2.107   91.5   28.1   286   25.2 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   09 02 42.5   +18 14 50     1.825    2.113   92.4   27.9   286   25.2 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   09 02 59.7   +18 14 58     1.817    2.120   93.3   27.8   286   25.2 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   09 03 15.0   +18 15 15     1.809    2.126   94.3   27.7   286   25.2 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   09 03 28.3   +18 15 41     1.801    2.133   95.2   27.5   286   25.2 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   09 03 39.6   +18 16 16     1.792    2.139   96.2   27.4   286   25.2 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   09 03 48.9   +18 17 00     1.784    2.146   97.2   27.2   286   25.2 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   09 03 56.2   +18 17 54     1.776    2.152   98.2   27.1   286   25.2 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   09 04 01.4   +18 18 57     1.767    2.158   99.2   26.9   286   25.2 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   09 04 04.6   +18 20 10     1.759    2.165  100.2   26.7   286   25.1 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   09 04 05.6   +18 21 32     1.750    2.171  101.2   26.5   286   25.1 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   09 04 04.5   +18 23 04     1.742    2.177  102.2   26.4   286   25.1 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   09 04 01.3   +18 24 45     1.734    2.183  103.2   26.2   286   25.1 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   09 03 55.8   +18 26 37     1.725    2.189  104.3   25.9   286   25.1 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   09 03 48.2   +18 28 39     1.717    2.195  105.3   25.7   286   25.1 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   09 03 38.3   +18 30 50     1.709    2.202  106.4   25.5   286   25.1 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   09 03 26.2   +18 33 12     1.700    2.208  107.4   25.3   286   25.1 

    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.