2024 FL
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Nov 2025	29.1	2.245 AU	1.277 AU	04h27m	+15°37'	163.9°	7.0°

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 2024 FL are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4131651
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.7557558
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.06276
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 183.63843
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 25.63547
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 247.66149
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 209.21771
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.75653
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.33            
        

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
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   04 27 00.5   +15 37 38     1.277    2.245  163.9    7.0   282   29.1 
2025-11-15 09:21 UT   04 26 29.5   +15 35 34     1.275    2.243  164.3    6.8   283   29.1 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   04 25 40.4   +15 32 18     1.271    2.242  165.1    6.5   284   29.1 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   04 24 18.9   +15 26 56     1.265    2.238  166.3    6.0   287   29.0 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   04 22 56.0   +15 21 32     1.260    2.235  167.5    5.5   289   29.0 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   04 21 31.7   +15 16 06     1.255    2.232  168.6    5.0   293   28.9 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   04 20 06.3   +15 10 40     1.250    2.229  169.7    4.5   297   28.9 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   04 18 39.8   +15 05 12     1.245    2.226  170.7    4.1   302   28.9 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   04 17 12.2   +14 59 44     1.240    2.222  171.7    3.7   308   28.8 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   04 15 43.8   +14 54 16     1.236    2.219  172.5    3.3   316   28.8 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   04 14 14.6   +14 48 48     1.232    2.216  173.1    3.1   326   28.8 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   04 12 44.8   +14 43 21     1.229    2.213  173.5    2.9   337   28.8 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   04 11 14.4   +14 37 54     1.226    2.209  173.7    2.8   350   28.7 
2025-11-27 00:00 UT   04 09 43.5   +14 32 29     1.223    2.206  173.5    2.9     2   28.7 
2025-11-28 00:00 UT   04 08 12.3   +14 27 05     1.220    2.203  173.0    3.1    13   28.7 
2025-11-29 00:00 UT   04 06 41.0   +14 21 44     1.218    2.199  172.3    3.4    22   28.8 
2025-11-30 00:00 UT   04 05 09.6   +14 16 25     1.216    2.196  171.5    3.8    30   28.8 
2025-12-01 00:00 UT   04 03 38.2   +14 11 08     1.214    2.192  170.5    4.3    36   28.8 
2025-12-02 00:00 UT   04 02 06.9   +14 05 55     1.212    2.189  169.4    4.7    41   28.8 
2025-12-03 00:00 UT   04 00 35.9   +14 00 46     1.211    2.185  168.3    5.3    45   28.8 
2025-12-04 00:00 UT   03 59 05.3   +13 55 41     1.210    2.182  167.1    5.8    49   28.8 
2025-12-05 00:00 UT   03 57 35.2   +13 50 40     1.209    2.178  165.9    6.3    51   28.9 
2025-12-06 00:00 UT   03 56 05.7   +13 45 44     1.209    2.175  164.6    6.9    54   28.9 
2025-12-07 00:00 UT   03 54 37.0   +13 40 53     1.209    2.171  163.4    7.5    56   28.9 
2025-12-08 00:00 UT   03 53 09.0   +13 36 07     1.209    2.168  162.1    8.0    57   28.9 

    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.