2006 DP62
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 Nov 2025	27.0	2.249 AU	3.203 AU	15h15m	-21°33'	13.2°	5.8°

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 2006 DP62 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6698585
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.5126795
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.42808
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 299.41805
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 98.25403
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 259.87702
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 217.70874
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 5.37169
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.86            
        

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
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   15 15 36.9   -21 33 53     3.203    2.249   13.2    5.8   120   27.0 
2025-11-02 02:51 UT   15 15 49.4   -21 34 35     3.203    2.248   13.1    5.8   120   27.0 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   15 17 22.5   -21 39 51     3.202    2.244   12.6    5.6   120   27.0 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   15 19 08.5   -21 45 47     3.200    2.240   12.1    5.3   121   27.0 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   15 20 55.1   -21 51 41     3.198    2.235   11.5    5.1   121   26.9 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   15 22 42.1   -21 57 34     3.196    2.231   11.0    4.9   122   26.9 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   15 24 29.6   -22 03 24     3.194    2.226   10.4    4.6   123   26.9 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   15 26 17.6   -22 09 12     3.192    2.222    9.9    4.4   124   26.9 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   15 28 06.1   -22 14 57     3.189    2.217    9.3    4.2   125   26.9 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   15 29 55.2   -22 20 41     3.186    2.213    8.8    3.9   126   26.9 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   15 31 44.7   -22 26 22     3.183    2.208    8.3    3.7   127   26.8 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   15 33 34.7   -22 32 01     3.180    2.203    7.7    3.5   128   26.8 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   15 35 25.3   -22 37 37     3.177    2.199    7.2    3.2   130   26.8 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   15 37 16.4   -22 43 10     3.174    2.194    6.7    3.0   132   26.8 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   15 39 08.0   -22 48 41     3.170    2.189    6.2    2.8   134   26.8 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   15 41 00.1   -22 54 09     3.166    2.184    5.7    2.6   137   26.7 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   15 42 52.7   -22 59 35     3.162    2.179    5.3    2.4   140   26.7 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   15 44 45.8   -23 04 57     3.158    2.174    4.8    2.2   144   26.7 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   15 46 39.5   -23 10 17     3.154    2.170    4.4    2.0   149   26.7 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   15 48 33.7   -23 15 33     3.149    2.165    4.0    1.8   154   26.6 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   15 50 28.4   -23 20 47     3.145    2.159    3.7    1.7   161   26.6 

    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.