2006 DP62
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	29 Oct 2026	26.6	1.951 AU	2.859 AU	12h53m	-09°26'	19.5°	9.8°

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)                : 0.6698167
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.5126441
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.42814
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 299.41732
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 98.25317
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 5.82781
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 217.70715
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 5.37176
            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
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   12 53 38.4   -09 26 07     2.859    1.951   19.5    9.8   283   26.6 
2026-10-29 06:52 UT   12 54 07.7   -09 29 26     2.860    1.953   19.6    9.8   283   26.6 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   12 55 20.6   -09 37 42     2.861    1.958   20.0   10.0   283   26.6 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   12 57 02.3   -09 49 12     2.863    1.964   20.6   10.2   283   26.7 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   12 58 43.6   -10 00 37     2.864    1.971   21.1   10.4   284   26.7 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   13 00 24.5   -10 11 59     2.865    1.977   21.6   10.7   284   26.7 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   13 02 05.0   -10 23 17     2.866    1.983   22.2   10.9   284   26.7 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   13 03 45.1   -10 34 31     2.867    1.990   22.7   11.1   284   26.7 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   13 05 24.7   -10 45 40     2.868    1.996   23.3   11.3   284   26.7 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   13 07 04.0   -10 56 46     2.869    2.002   23.8   11.5   284   26.8 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   13 08 42.8   -11 07 47     2.869    2.008   24.4   11.8   285   26.8 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   13 10 21.2   -11 18 44     2.869    2.015   24.9   12.0   285   26.8 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   13 11 59.2   -11 29 37     2.869    2.021   25.5   12.2   285   26.8 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   13 13 36.8   -11 40 26     2.869    2.027   26.1   12.4   285   26.8 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   13 15 14.0   -11 51 11     2.869    2.033   26.6   12.6   285   26.8 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   13 16 50.8   -12 01 52     2.868    2.039   27.2   12.8   285   26.8 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   13 18 27.1   -12 12 28     2.868    2.045   27.8   13.0   285   26.9 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   13 20 03.0   -12 23 01     2.867    2.050   28.3   13.2   285   26.9 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   13 21 38.5   -12 33 29     2.866    2.056   28.9   13.5   285   26.9 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   13 23 13.6   -12 43 53     2.865    2.062   29.5   13.7   285   26.9 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   13 24 48.3   -12 54 13     2.863    2.068   30.1   13.9   285   26.9 

    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.