(349068) 2006 YT13
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 May 2026	22.4	1.801 AU	2.724 AU	04h35m	+02°25'	19.6°	10.9°

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 YT13 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4257595
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.3228065
            i (Inclination)                 : 38.24688
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 116.68316
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 105.46200
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 104.16062
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 46.08607
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 36.63007
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.52            
        

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
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   04 35 02.6   +02 25 55     2.724    1.801   19.6   10.9   162   22.4 
2026-05-26 22:19 UT   04 36 59.8   +02 36 07     2.723    1.799   19.4   10.8   163   22.4 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   04 37 08.6   +02 36 52     2.723    1.799   19.4   10.8   163   22.4 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   04 39 14.9   +02 47 44     2.721    1.796   19.3   10.7   165   22.4 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   04 41 21.4   +02 58 29     2.720    1.794   19.1   10.7   166   22.4 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   04 43 28.2   +03 09 08     2.719    1.791   19.0   10.6   167   22.4 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   04 45 35.2   +03 19 41     2.718    1.789   18.9   10.6   169   22.4 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   04 47 42.5   +03 30 09     2.716    1.786   18.8   10.5   170   22.4 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   04 49 50.0   +03 40 30     2.714    1.783   18.6   10.5   172   22.4 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   04 51 57.8   +03 50 45     2.713    1.781   18.5   10.4   173   22.4 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   04 54 05.8   +04 00 55     2.711    1.778   18.4   10.4   174   22.4 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   04 56 14.2   +04 10 58     2.709    1.775   18.3   10.4   176   22.4 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   04 58 22.8   +04 20 55     2.707    1.772   18.3   10.3   177   22.4 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   05 00 31.7   +04 30 47     2.705    1.769   18.2   10.3   179   22.4 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   05 02 40.8   +04 40 32     2.703    1.766   18.1   10.3   180   22.4 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   05 04 50.3   +04 50 12     2.700    1.763   18.1   10.3   182   22.3 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   05 07 00.1   +04 59 45     2.698    1.760   18.0   10.3   183   22.3 

    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.