2022 JC1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 May 2026	27.9	1.276 AU	1.094 AU	23h12m	-17°02'	74.5°	49.8°

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 2022 JC1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5770739
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4475051
            i (Inclination)                 : 11.46485
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 56.86478
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 174.43556
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 329.68689
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 51.41069
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.10436
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.83            
        

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
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   23 12 55.6   -17 02 25     1.094    1.276   74.5   49.8   244   27.9 
2026-05-18 13:08 UT   23 14 14.2   -16 59 33     1.094    1.280   74.8   49.7   244   27.9 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   23 15 18.7   -16 57 12     1.095    1.283   74.9   49.6   244   27.9 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   23 17 39.6   -16 52 06     1.096    1.290   75.3   49.4   244   28.0 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   23 19 58.4   -16 47 07     1.098    1.297   75.7   49.1   243   28.0 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   23 22 14.9   -16 42 16     1.099    1.304   76.2   48.9   243   28.0 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   23 24 29.3   -16 37 32     1.100    1.311   76.6   48.7   243   28.0 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   23 26 41.6   -16 32 56     1.101    1.318   77.0   48.5   244   28.0 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   23 28 51.7   -16 28 28     1.102    1.325   77.5   48.2   244   28.0 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   23 30 59.6   -16 24 08     1.103    1.332   77.9   48.0   244   28.0 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   23 33 05.5   -16 19 58     1.104    1.339   78.4   47.8   244   28.0 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   23 35 09.2   -16 15 56     1.105    1.347   78.8   47.6   244   28.0 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   23 37 10.8   -16 12 04     1.105    1.354   79.3   47.3   244   28.0 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   23 39 10.3   -16 08 21     1.106    1.361   79.8   47.1   244   28.0 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   23 41 07.7   -16 04 47     1.106    1.369   80.3   46.9   244   28.0 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   23 43 02.9   -16 01 24     1.107    1.376   80.8   46.7   244   28.0 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   23 44 56.1   -15 58 11     1.107    1.383   81.3   46.4   244   28.0 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   23 46 47.2   -15 55 09     1.107    1.391   81.8   46.2   244   28.1 

    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.