2014 HK129
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Mar 2026	26.4	2.473 AU	3.234 AU	21h30m	-17°41'	34.0°	13.0°

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 2014 HK129 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4888788
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.7002762
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.71005
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 93.83758
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 45.31851
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 97.82255
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 138.95919
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 4.76562
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.22            
        

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
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   21 30 00.7   -17 41 15     3.234    2.473   34.0   13.0   247   26.4 
2026-03-14 03:59 UT   21 30 16.3   -17 40 14     3.233    2.473   34.1   13.0   247   26.4 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   21 31 34.6   -17 35 06     3.228    2.475   34.6   13.2   247   26.4 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   21 33 08.1   -17 28 57     3.222    2.476   35.2   13.4   247   26.4 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   21 34 41.3   -17 22 47     3.215    2.478   35.8   13.6   247   26.4 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   21 36 14.0   -17 16 37     3.209    2.479   36.4   13.8   247   26.4 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   21 37 46.3   -17 10 27     3.202    2.481   37.0   14.0   247   26.4 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   21 39 18.2   -17 04 18     3.195    2.482   37.6   14.2   247   26.4 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   21 40 49.7   -16 58 08     3.188    2.484   38.3   14.4   247   26.4 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   21 42 20.7   -16 51 58     3.181    2.485   38.9   14.6   247   26.4 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   21 43 51.4   -16 45 49     3.174    2.487   39.5   14.8   247   26.4 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   21 45 21.6   -16 39 40     3.166    2.488   40.1   15.0   247   26.4 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   21 46 51.4   -16 33 32     3.159    2.490   40.7   15.1   247   26.4 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   21 48 20.8   -16 27 24     3.151    2.491   41.3   15.3   247   26.4 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   21 49 49.7   -16 21 16     3.143    2.492   42.0   15.5   247   26.4 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   21 51 18.2   -16 15 10     3.135    2.494   42.6   15.7   247   26.4 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   21 52 46.3   -16 09 04     3.127    2.495   43.2   15.9   247   26.4 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   21 54 13.9   -16 02 58     3.119    2.496   43.8   16.1   247   26.4 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   21 55 41.1   -15 56 54     3.110    2.497   44.5   16.3   247   26.4 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   21 57 07.9   -15 50 50     3.102    2.499   45.1   16.4   247   26.4 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   21 58 34.2   -15 44 47     3.093    2.500   45.7   16.6   247   26.4 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   22 00 00.1   -15 38 46     3.085    2.501   46.3   16.8   247   26.4 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   22 01 25.6   -15 32 45     3.076    2.502   47.0   17.0   247   26.4 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   22 02 50.6   -15 26 46     3.067    2.503   47.6   17.2   247   26.4 

    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.