(671294) 2014 JO25
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	29 Jul 2026	23.1	2.574 AU	2.406 AU	13h44m	-24°31'	87.7°	23.2°

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)                : 0.8867245
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0655822
            i (Inclination)                 : 25.14792
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 30.24166
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 49.95492
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 334.29408
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 77.36664
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 18.98500
            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
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   13 44 54.6   -24 31 26     2.406    2.574   87.7   23.2   112   23.1 
2026-07-29 19:31 UT   13 45 34.3   -24 32 55     2.424    2.580   87.1   23.1   112   23.1 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   13 45 43.5   -24 33 16     2.428    2.582   87.0   23.1   112   23.1 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   13 46 33.0   -24 35 12     2.451    2.590   86.2   23.0   112   23.1 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   13 47 23.2   -24 37 13     2.473    2.598   85.5   22.9   112   23.1 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   13 48 14.0   -24 39 19     2.495    2.606   84.7   22.8   112   23.2 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   13 49 05.5   -24 41 30     2.518    2.614   84.0   22.7   113   23.2 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   13 49 57.5   -24 43 46     2.540    2.622   83.2   22.6   113   23.2 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   13 50 50.2   -24 46 07     2.562    2.630   82.5   22.5   113   23.2 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   13 51 43.4   -24 48 32     2.584    2.638   81.8   22.4   113   23.2 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   13 52 37.2   -24 51 02     2.607    2.646   81.0   22.3   113   23.3 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   13 53 31.5   -24 53 37     2.629    2.654   80.3   22.1   113   23.3 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   13 54 26.4   -24 56 16     2.651    2.662   79.6   22.0   113   23.3 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   13 55 21.9   -24 58 60     2.673    2.669   78.9   21.9   113   23.3 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   13 56 17.8   -25 01 47     2.695    2.677   78.1   21.7   113   23.3 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   13 57 14.3   -25 04 39     2.717    2.685   77.4   21.6   114   23.4 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   13 58 11.3   -25 07 35     2.738    2.692   76.7   21.5   114   23.4 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   13 59 08.8   -25 10 34     2.760    2.700   76.0   21.3   114   23.4 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   14 00 06.7   -25 13 38     2.782    2.708   75.3   21.2   114   23.4 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   14 01 05.1   -25 16 45     2.803    2.715   74.5   21.1   114   23.4 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   14 02 04.0   -25 19 55     2.825    2.723   73.8   20.9   114   23.5 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   14 03 03.3   -25 23 09     2.846    2.730   73.1   20.8   114   23.5 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   14 04 03.1   -25 26 27     2.868    2.738   72.4   20.6   114   23.5 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   14 05 03.3   -25 29 48     2.889    2.745   71.7   20.5   114   23.5 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   14 06 03.9   -25 33 11     2.910    2.753   71.0   20.3   114   23.5 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   14 07 04.9   -25 36 38     2.932    2.760   70.3   20.2   115   23.5 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   14 08 06.3   -25 40 08     2.953    2.767   69.6   20.0   115   23.6 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   14 09 08.1   -25 43 41     2.974    2.775   68.9   19.9   115   23.6 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   14 10 10.3   -25 47 16     2.995    2.782   68.2   19.7   115   23.6 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   14 11 12.9   -25 50 55     3.015    2.789   67.5   19.6   115   23.6 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   14 12 15.8   -25 54 35     3.036    2.796   66.8   19.4   115   23.6 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   14 13 19.1   -25 58 19     3.057    2.803   66.1   19.2   115   23.6 

    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.