(349068) 2006 YT13
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Apr 2026	22.7	1.875 AU	2.666 AU	03h06m	-07°13'	30.7°	15.8°

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 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
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   03 06 02.0   -07 13 37     2.666    1.875   30.7   15.8   120   22.7 
2026-04-12 20:13 UT   03 07 41.1   -07 00 47     2.669    1.874   30.4   15.7   121   22.7 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   03 07 59.7   -06 58 23     2.670    1.874   30.3   15.7   121   22.7 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   03 09 57.5   -06 43 15     2.673    1.873   30.0   15.5   122   22.7 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   03 11 55.4   -06 28 13     2.676    1.872   29.7   15.4   122   22.6 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   03 13 53.5   -06 13 16     2.679    1.871   29.4   15.3   123   22.6 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   03 15 51.7   -05 58 25     2.682    1.870   29.1   15.1   124   22.6 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   03 17 50.1   -05 43 39     2.685    1.869   28.8   15.0   125   22.6 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   03 19 48.7   -05 28 59     2.688    1.868   28.5   14.9   125   22.6 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   03 21 47.4   -05 14 24     2.691    1.867   28.2   14.7   126   22.6 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   03 23 46.3   -04 59 55     2.693    1.866   27.9   14.6   127   22.6 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   03 25 45.3   -04 45 32     2.696    1.864   27.6   14.5   128   22.6 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   03 27 44.5   -04 31 15     2.698    1.863   27.3   14.3   128   22.6 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   03 29 43.8   -04 17 03     2.701    1.862   27.0   14.2   129   22.6 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   03 31 43.3   -04 02 57     2.703    1.860   26.7   14.1   130   22.6 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   03 33 42.9   -03 48 57     2.705    1.859   26.5   14.0   131   22.6 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   03 35 42.7   -03 35 02     2.707    1.858   26.2   13.8   132   22.6 

    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.