2024 FL
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Jan 2026	29.6	2.047 AU	1.330 AU	03h22m	+12°22'	123.8°	23.5°

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
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   03 22 08.9   +12 22 42     1.330    2.047  123.8   23.5    71   29.6 
2026-01-08 19:32 UT   03 21 49.8   +12 23 04     1.335    2.044  122.9   23.8    71   29.6 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   03 21 45.7   +12 23 10     1.336    2.043  122.7   23.9    71   29.6 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   03 21 25.0   +12 23 49     1.343    2.039  121.6   24.2    72   29.6 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   03 21 06.7   +12 24 38     1.350    2.034  120.6   24.6    72   29.6 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   03 20 50.9   +12 25 38     1.357    2.030  119.5   24.9    72   29.6 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   03 20 37.6   +12 26 49     1.363    2.026  118.4   25.3    72   29.6 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   03 20 26.7   +12 28 10     1.371    2.021  117.4   25.6    72   29.7 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   03 20 18.3   +12 29 41     1.378    2.017  116.4   25.9    72   29.7 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   03 20 12.3   +12 31 22     1.385    2.013  115.3   26.2    72   29.7 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   03 20 08.8   +12 33 13     1.392    2.008  114.3   26.5    73   29.7 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   03 20 07.7   +12 35 14     1.399    2.004  113.3   26.8    73   29.7 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   03 20 08.9   +12 37 24     1.407    2.000  112.3   27.1    73   29.7 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   03 20 12.5   +12 39 44     1.414    1.995  111.3   27.4    73   29.8 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   03 20 18.5   +12 42 13     1.422    1.991  110.3   27.6    73   29.8 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   03 20 26.8   +12 44 52     1.429    1.986  109.4   27.9    73   29.8 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   03 20 37.4   +12 47 39     1.437    1.982  108.4   28.1    73   29.8 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   03 20 50.3   +12 50 34     1.444    1.977  107.5   28.4    73   29.8 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   03 21 05.5   +12 53 38     1.452    1.973  106.5   28.6    74   29.8 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   03 21 22.9   +12 56 51     1.460    1.968  105.6   28.8    74   29.8 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   03 21 42.5   +13 00 11     1.467    1.963  104.7   29.0    74   29.8 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   03 22 04.3   +13 03 39     1.475    1.959  103.8   29.2    74   29.9 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   03 22 28.2   +13 07 15     1.483    1.954  102.9   29.4    74   29.9 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   03 22 54.2   +13 10 58     1.490    1.950  102.0   29.6    74   29.9 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   03 23 22.4   +13 14 49     1.498    1.945  101.1   29.8    74   29.9 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   03 23 52.6   +13 18 46     1.506    1.940  100.2   30.0    75   29.9 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   03 24 24.9   +13 22 50     1.513    1.936   99.4   30.2    75   29.9 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   03 24 59.1   +13 27 01     1.521    1.931   98.5   30.3    75   29.9 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   03 25 35.4   +13 31 18     1.529    1.926   97.6   30.5    75   29.9 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   03 26 13.6   +13 35 41     1.536    1.921   96.8   30.6    75   29.9 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   03 26 53.8   +13 40 10     1.544    1.916   96.0   30.8    75   30.0 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   03 27 35.9   +13 44 45     1.552    1.912   95.2   30.9    75   30.0 

    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.