2024 FT2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	13 Jan 2026	31.0	3.478 AU	2.925 AU	03h03m	+19°15'	116.5°	14.7°

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 FT2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5788640
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.2037240
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.59943
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 343.81750
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 258.41344
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 168.36995
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 62.22655
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.56683
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.27            
        

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
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   03 03 57.0   +19 15 59     2.925    3.478  116.5   14.7    75   31.0 
2026-01-13 14:17 UT   03 03 51.5   +19 15 18     2.934    3.478  115.9   14.7    75   31.0 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   03 03 48.1   +19 14 51     2.939    3.478  115.5   14.8    75   31.0 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   03 03 40.6   +19 13 49     2.953    3.477  114.4   14.9    75   31.0 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   03 03 34.4   +19 12 52     2.968    3.477  113.4   15.1    75   31.0 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   03 03 29.6   +19 12 01     2.982    3.477  112.3   15.2    75   31.1 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   03 03 26.2   +19 11 15     2.996    3.477  111.3   15.3    75   31.1 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   03 03 24.1   +19 10 35     3.011    3.476  110.3   15.4    75   31.1 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   03 03 23.3   +19 10 01     3.025    3.476  109.3   15.5    75   31.1 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   03 03 23.8   +19 09 31     3.040    3.476  108.2   15.6    75   31.1 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   03 03 25.7   +19 09 08     3.055    3.476  107.2   15.7    74   31.1 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   03 03 28.8   +19 08 49     3.069    3.475  106.2   15.8    74   31.1 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   03 03 33.2   +19 08 36     3.084    3.475  105.2   15.9    74   31.2 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   03 03 38.9   +19 08 29     3.099    3.474  104.2   15.9    74   31.2 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   03 03 45.8   +19 08 26     3.114    3.474  103.2   16.0    74   31.2 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   03 03 54.0   +19 08 29     3.129    3.474  102.2   16.1    74   31.2 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   03 04 03.3   +19 08 37     3.144    3.473  101.3   16.1    74   31.2 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   03 04 13.9   +19 08 49     3.159    3.473  100.3   16.2    74   31.2 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   03 04 25.7   +19 09 07     3.174    3.472   99.3   16.3    74   31.2 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   03 04 38.7   +19 09 30     3.189    3.472   98.4   16.3    74   31.2 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   03 04 52.8   +19 09 57     3.204    3.471   97.4   16.3    74   31.3 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   03 05 08.1   +19 10 30     3.219    3.471   96.4   16.4    74   31.3 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   03 05 24.5   +19 11 07     3.235    3.471   95.5   16.4    74   31.3 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   03 05 42.0   +19 11 48     3.250    3.470   94.6   16.4    74   31.3 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   03 06 00.6   +19 12 35     3.265    3.469   93.6   16.5    74   31.3 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   03 06 20.3   +19 13 25     3.280    3.469   92.7   16.5    74   31.3 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   03 06 41.1   +19 14 21     3.295    3.468   91.8   16.5    74   31.3 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   03 07 03.0   +19 15 20     3.310    3.468   90.8   16.5    74   31.3 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   03 07 25.9   +19 16 24     3.326    3.467   89.9   16.5    74   31.3 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   03 07 49.9   +19 17 32     3.341    3.467   89.0   16.5    74   31.3 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   03 08 14.9   +19 18 44     3.356    3.466   88.1   16.5    74   31.4 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   03 08 40.9   +19 20 00     3.371    3.465   87.2   16.5    74   31.4 

    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.