2009 BG81
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 Oct 2026	32.9	2.404 AU	2.201 AU	19h11m	-22°35'	89.2°	24.5°

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 2009 BG81 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4597400
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.7953311
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.05875
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 128.14329
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 29.52089
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 68.96568
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 157.62917
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.50663
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.41            
        

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.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   19 11 48.5   -22 35 06     2.201    2.404   89.2   24.5    83   32.9 
2026-10-11 01:15 UT   19 11 51.8   -22 35 02     2.202    2.405   89.2   24.5    83   32.9 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   19 12 53.0   -22 33 53     2.217    2.407   88.5   24.5    83   32.9 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   19 13 58.4   -22 32 37     2.234    2.410   87.7   24.4    83   33.0 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   19 15 04.7   -22 31 17     2.250    2.413   87.0   24.4    83   33.0 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   19 16 11.7   -22 29 53     2.267    2.416   86.3   24.3    83   33.0 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   19 17 19.6   -22 28 25     2.283    2.419   85.5   24.3    82   33.0 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   19 18 28.3   -22 26 54     2.299    2.422   84.8   24.2    82   33.0 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   19 19 37.7   -22 25 19     2.315    2.425   84.1   24.1    82   33.0 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   19 20 47.8   -22 23 40     2.332    2.427   83.4   24.1    82   33.0 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   19 21 58.7   -22 21 57     2.348    2.430   82.6   24.0    82   33.1 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   19 23 10.4   -22 20 10     2.364    2.433   81.9   23.9    82   33.1 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   19 24 22.7   -22 18 19     2.380    2.436   81.2   23.8    82   33.1 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   19 25 35.6   -22 16 25     2.396    2.439   80.5   23.7    82   33.1 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   19 26 49.3   -22 14 26     2.413    2.441   79.8   23.6    82   33.1 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   19 28 03.5   -22 12 24     2.429    2.444   79.1   23.6    81   33.1 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   19 29 18.4   -22 10 18     2.445    2.447   78.4   23.5    81   33.2 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   19 30 34.0   -22 08 08     2.461    2.449   77.7   23.4    81   33.2 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   19 31 50.1   -22 05 54     2.477    2.452   77.0   23.3    81   33.2 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   19 33 06.8   -22 03 36     2.492    2.455   76.3   23.2    81   33.2 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   19 34 24.0   -22 01 14     2.508    2.457   75.6   23.0    81   33.2 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   19 35 41.8   -21 58 48     2.524    2.460   74.9   22.9    81   33.2 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   19 37 00.2   -21 56 18     2.540    2.462   74.2   22.8    81   33.2 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   19 38 19.1   -21 53 44     2.555    2.465   73.5   22.7    81   33.2 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   19 39 38.5   -21 51 06     2.571    2.467   72.8   22.6    80   33.3 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   19 40 58.5   -21 48 24     2.587    2.470   72.1   22.5    80   33.3 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   19 42 18.9   -21 45 38     2.602    2.472   71.4   22.3    80   33.3 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   19 43 39.8   -21 42 49     2.618    2.475   70.7   22.2    80   33.3 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   19 45 01.3   -21 39 54     2.633    2.477   70.1   22.1    80   33.3 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   19 46 23.1   -21 36 56     2.648    2.479   69.4   22.0    80   33.3 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   19 47 45.5   -21 33 54     2.664    2.482   68.7   21.8    80   33.3 

    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.