(671294) 2014 JO25
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Oct 2025	22.4	2.005 AU	2.323 AU	17h09m	-44°03'	59.2°	25.3°

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 JO25 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.8867244
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0658162
            i (Inclination)                 : 25.15012
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 30.25645
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 49.93818
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 267.91142
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 77.36397
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 18.98177
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.97            
        

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
2025-10-17 00:00 UT   17 09 08.6   -44 03 39     2.323    2.005   59.2   25.3   109   22.4 
2025-10-17 18:23 UT   17 10 15.3   -43 59 24     2.324    1.997   58.7   25.2   109   22.4 
2025-10-18 00:00 UT   17 10 35.9   -43 58 06     2.324    1.994   58.5   25.2   109   22.4 
2025-10-19 00:00 UT   17 12 04.5   -43 52 35     2.325    1.983   57.8   25.2   109   22.4 
2025-10-20 00:00 UT   17 13 34.5   -43 47 06     2.326    1.972   57.2   25.1   109   22.4 
2025-10-21 00:00 UT   17 15 06.0   -43 41 39     2.326    1.961   56.5   25.0   109   22.3 
2025-10-22 00:00 UT   17 16 38.8   -43 36 13     2.326    1.950   55.8   25.0   109   22.3 
2025-10-23 00:00 UT   17 18 12.9   -43 30 50     2.326    1.938   55.2   24.9   109   22.3 
2025-10-24 00:00 UT   17 19 48.4   -43 25 27     2.326    1.927   54.5   24.9   110   22.3 
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   17 21 25.3   -43 20 06     2.326    1.916   53.8   24.8   110   22.3 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   17 23 03.5   -43 14 46     2.326    1.904   53.2   24.7   110   22.3 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   17 24 43.1   -43 09 27     2.325    1.893   52.5   24.6   110   22.3 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   17 26 23.9   -43 04 08     2.324    1.881   51.9   24.6   110   22.2 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   17 28 06.1   -42 58 49     2.323    1.869   51.3   24.5   110   22.2 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   17 29 49.6   -42 53 30     2.322    1.858   50.6   24.4   110   22.2 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   17 31 34.4   -42 48 11     2.320    1.846   50.0   24.3   110   22.2 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   17 33 20.5   -42 42 52     2.319    1.834   49.4   24.2   110   22.2 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   17 35 07.8   -42 37 32     2.317    1.822   48.8   24.2   110   22.1 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   17 36 56.5   -42 32 11     2.315    1.810   48.1   24.1   111   22.1 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   17 38 46.4   -42 26 48     2.313    1.798   47.5   24.0   111   22.1 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   17 40 37.7   -42 21 24     2.310    1.786   46.9   23.9   111   22.1 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   17 42 30.2   -42 15 59     2.308    1.774   46.3   23.8   111   22.1 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   17 44 24.0   -42 10 31     2.305    1.762   45.7   23.7   111   22.0 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   17 46 19.0   -42 05 02     2.302    1.750   45.1   23.7   111   22.0 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   17 48 15.4   -41 59 29     2.299    1.737   44.5   23.6   111   22.0 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   17 50 13.1   -41 53 54     2.295    1.725   43.9   23.5   111   22.0 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   17 52 12.0   -41 48 16     2.292    1.712   43.3   23.4   111   22.0 

    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.