2007 RO1 |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 16 Oct 2025 | 29.6 | 3.432 AU | 3.202 AU | 07h22m | +30°44' | 94.7° | 16.8° |
2007 RO1 - 2025-10-16
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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 2007 RO1 are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.6058870
a (Semimajor axis) : 2.2637766
i (Inclination) : 8.55423
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 339.34719
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 307.14536
M (Mean anomaly) : 82.69426
Epoch : 2025 May 05
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 286.80152
B (Latitude of perihelion) : -6.80934
P (Orbital period in years) : 3.41
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.
A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.
Ephemerides:
Date Time RA (2000) DEC (2000) delta radius elong phase PA magn
2025-10-16 00:00 UT 07 22 01.2 +30 44 09 3.202 3.432 94.7 16.8 277 29.6
2025-10-16 17:31 UT 07 22 13.7 +30 45 19 3.192 3.433 95.4 16.8 277 29.6
2025-10-17 00:00 UT 07 22 18.2 +30 45 45 3.189 3.434 95.7 16.8 277 29.6
2025-10-18 00:00 UT 07 22 34.0 +30 47 25 3.176 3.436 96.6 16.7 277 29.6
2025-10-19 00:00 UT 07 22 48.4 +30 49 07 3.163 3.439 97.5 16.7 277 29.6
2025-10-20 00:00 UT 07 23 01.6 +30 50 53 3.150 3.441 98.5 16.6 277 29.6
2025-10-21 00:00 UT 07 23 13.3 +30 52 42 3.137 3.443 99.4 16.6 277 29.6
2025-10-22 00:00 UT 07 23 23.7 +30 54 34 3.124 3.446 100.4 16.5 277 29.5
2025-10-23 00:00 UT 07 23 32.7 +30 56 29 3.112 3.448 101.3 16.4 276 29.5
2025-10-24 00:00 UT 07 23 40.3 +30 58 27 3.099 3.450 102.3 16.4 276 29.5
2025-10-25 00:00 UT 07 23 46.6 +31 00 28 3.086 3.452 103.2 16.3 276 29.5
2025-10-26 00:00 UT 07 23 51.3 +31 02 32 3.073 3.455 104.2 16.2 276 29.5
2025-10-27 00:00 UT 07 23 54.7 +31 04 39 3.061 3.457 105.2 16.1 276 29.5
2025-10-28 00:00 UT 07 23 56.6 +31 06 49 3.048 3.459 106.2 16.0 276 29.5
2025-10-29 00:00 UT 07 23 57.0 +31 09 02 3.036 3.461 107.2 15.9 275 29.5
2025-10-30 00:00 UT 07 23 56.0 +31 11 18 3.023 3.464 108.2 15.8 275 29.5
2025-10-31 00:00 UT 07 23 53.4 +31 13 37 3.011 3.466 109.2 15.7 275 29.5
2025-11-01 00:00 UT 07 23 49.4 +31 15 58 2.998 3.468 110.2 15.6 275 29.4
2025-11-02 00:00 UT 07 23 43.8 +31 18 23 2.986 3.470 111.2 15.5 275 29.4
2025-11-03 00:00 UT 07 23 36.8 +31 20 50 2.974 3.472 112.2 15.3 274 29.4
2025-11-04 00:00 UT 07 23 28.2 +31 23 20 2.962 3.474 113.2 15.2 274 29.4
2025-11-05 00:00 UT 07 23 18.1 +31 25 52 2.950 3.477 114.2 15.1 274 29.4
2025-11-06 00:00 UT 07 23 06.4 +31 28 27 2.938 3.479 115.3 14.9 274 29.4
2025-11-07 00:00 UT 07 22 53.2 +31 31 04 2.926 3.481 116.3 14.8 274 29.4
2025-11-08 00:00 UT 07 22 38.4 +31 33 43 2.915 3.483 117.3 14.6 273 29.4
2025-11-09 00:00 UT 07 22 22.0 +31 36 25 2.903 3.485 118.4 14.5 273 29.3
2025-11-10 00:00 UT 07 22 04.0 +31 39 09 2.892 3.487 119.4 14.3 273 29.3
2025-11-11 00:00 UT 07 21 44.4 +31 41 54 2.881 3.489 120.5 14.2 272 29.3
2025-11-12 00:00 UT 07 21 23.3 +31 44 42 2.869 3.491 121.6 14.0 272 29.3
2025-11-13 00:00 UT 07 21 00.5 +31 47 32 2.858 3.493 122.6 13.8 272 29.3
2025-11-14 00:00 UT 07 20 36.1 +31 50 23 2.848 3.495 123.7 13.6 272 29.3
2025-11-15 00:00 UT 07 20 10.0 +31 53 15 2.837 3.497 124.8 13.4 271 29.3
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.