2023 JP2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	3 Sep 2026	26.6	1.420 AU	1.862 AU	07h30m	+20°12'	48.9°	32.4°

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 2023 JP2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6849469
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0414770
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.51505
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 222.84152
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 105.84270
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 359.39892
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 148.71258
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 3.38137
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.92            
        

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
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   07 30 51.2   +20 12 05     1.862    1.420   48.9   32.4   277   26.6 
2026-09-03 20:55 UT   07 32 38.0   +20 06 38     1.864    1.429   49.3   32.4   278   26.6 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   07 32 53.6   +20 05 49     1.865    1.431   49.4   32.4   278   26.6 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   07 34 54.4   +19 59 32     1.867    1.441   49.9   32.4   278   26.6 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   07 36 53.6   +19 53 12     1.869    1.452   50.4   32.3   278   26.6 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   07 38 51.2   +19 46 51     1.871    1.462   50.9   32.3   278   26.6 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   07 40 47.3   +19 40 28     1.873    1.473   51.4   32.3   278   26.7 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   07 42 41.7   +19 34 04     1.875    1.483   51.9   32.3   279   26.7 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   07 44 34.6   +19 27 39     1.877    1.494   52.4   32.3   279   26.7 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   07 46 26.0   +19 21 13     1.878    1.504   52.9   32.3   279   26.7 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   07 48 15.8   +19 14 46     1.879    1.514   53.5   32.3   279   26.7 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   07 50 04.0   +19 08 18     1.880    1.524   54.0   32.3   279   26.7 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   07 51 50.6   +19 01 50     1.881    1.535   54.5   32.3   279   26.7 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   07 53 35.8   +18 55 21     1.882    1.545   55.1   32.3   280   26.8 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   07 55 19.4   +18 48 52     1.882    1.555   55.6   32.3   280   26.8 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   07 57 01.4   +18 42 24     1.883    1.565   56.2   32.3   280   26.8 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   07 58 42.0   +18 35 55     1.883    1.575   56.8   32.3   280   26.8 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   08 00 21.0   +18 29 27     1.883    1.585   57.3   32.2   280   26.8 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   08 01 58.4   +18 22 59     1.883    1.595   57.9   32.2   280   26.8 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   08 03 34.4   +18 16 31     1.883    1.605   58.5   32.2   281   26.8 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   08 05 08.9   +18 10 04     1.882    1.615   59.1   32.2   281   26.9 

    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.