2018 FE4
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Oct 2025	29.9	2.634 AU	2.604 AU	07h57m	+00°52'	80.7°	21.9°

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 2018 FE4 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6038693
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.6430755
            i (Inclination)                 : 19.24794
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 183.62572
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 92.57243
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 109.14204
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 96.35024
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 19.22778
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.11            
        

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
2025-10-15 00:00 UT   07 57 43.3   +00 52 07     2.604    2.634   80.7   21.9   279   29.9 
2025-10-15 07:22 UT   07 57 55.8   +00 49 32     2.600    2.633   80.9   22.0   279   29.9 
2025-10-16 00:00 UT   07 58 23.7   +00 43 42     2.590    2.633   81.5   22.0   279   29.9 
2025-10-17 00:00 UT   07 59 03.1   +00 35 15     2.576    2.633   82.2   22.0   279   29.9 
2025-10-18 00:00 UT   07 59 41.4   +00 26 47     2.562    2.633   83.0   22.1   280   29.9 
2025-10-19 00:00 UT   08 00 18.7   +00 18 17     2.548    2.632   83.7   22.1   280   29.9 
2025-10-20 00:00 UT   08 00 54.8   +00 09 45     2.534    2.632   84.5   22.1   280   29.9 
2025-10-21 00:00 UT   08 01 29.9   +00 01 11     2.520    2.631   85.2   22.2   281   29.9 
2025-10-22 00:00 UT   08 02 03.8   +00 07 24     2.506    2.631   86.0   22.2   281   29.9 
2025-10-23 00:00 UT   08 02 36.6   +00 16 01     2.491    2.630   86.8   22.2   281   29.9 
2025-10-24 00:00 UT   08 03 08.2   +00 24 39     2.477    2.630   87.6   22.2   282   29.8 
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   08 03 38.6   +00 33 18     2.463    2.629   88.3   22.2   282   29.8 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   08 04 07.8   +00 41 57     2.449    2.629   89.1   22.2   282   29.8 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   08 04 35.8   +00 50 38     2.435    2.628   89.9   22.2   283   29.8 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   08 05 02.5   +00 59 20     2.420    2.627   90.7   22.2   283   29.8 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   08 05 28.0   -01 08 02     2.406    2.627   91.5   22.2   283   29.8 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   08 05 52.2   -01 16 45     2.392    2.626   92.3   22.2   284   29.8 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   08 06 15.1   -01 25 28     2.377    2.625   93.1   22.2   284   29.7 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   08 06 36.7   -01 34 11     2.363    2.625   93.9   22.2   284   29.7 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   08 06 56.9   -01 42 55     2.349    2.624   94.7   22.1   285   29.7 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   08 07 15.8   -01 51 38     2.335    2.623   95.5   22.1   285   29.7 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   08 07 33.3   -02 00 22     2.320    2.622   96.4   22.1   286   29.7 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   08 07 49.5   -02 09 05     2.306    2.622   97.2   22.0   286   29.7 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   08 08 04.2   -02 17 47     2.292    2.621   98.0   22.0   286   29.7 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   08 08 17.4   -02 26 29     2.278    2.620   98.8   21.9   287   29.6 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   08 08 29.2   -02 35 10     2.263    2.619   99.7   21.9   287   29.6 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   08 08 39.6   -02 43 50     2.249    2.618  100.5   21.8   288   29.6 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   08 08 48.4   -02 52 29     2.235    2.617  101.4   21.8   288   29.6 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   08 08 55.7   -03 01 07     2.221    2.616  102.2   21.7   288   29.6 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   08 09 01.4   -03 09 43     2.207    2.615  103.1   21.6   289   29.6 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   08 09 05.5   -03 18 17     2.193    2.614  103.9   21.6   289   29.5 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   08 09 08.1   -03 26 49     2.179    2.613  104.8   21.5   290   29.5 

    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.