2024 FT2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 Dec 2025	30.6	3.479 AU	2.628 AU	03h15m	+20°12'	144.8°	9.4°

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 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
2025-12-19 00:00 UT   03 15 14.4   +20 12 41     2.628    3.479  144.8    9.4    78   30.6 
2025-12-19 14:32 UT   03 14 47.8   +20 10 45     2.634    3.479  144.1    9.6    78   30.6 
2025-12-20 00:00 UT   03 14 30.7   +20 09 30     2.638    3.479  143.6    9.7    78   30.6 
2025-12-21 00:00 UT   03 13 48.3   +20 06 22     2.647    3.479  142.4    9.9    77   30.6 
2025-12-22 00:00 UT   03 13 07.3   +20 03 18     2.657    3.479  141.2   10.2    77   30.6 
2025-12-23 00:00 UT   03 12 27.5   +20 00 18     2.667    3.479  140.0   10.5    77   30.6 
2025-12-24 00:00 UT   03 11 49.2   +19 57 22     2.678    3.479  138.9   10.7    77   30.7 
2025-12-25 00:00 UT   03 11 12.2   +19 54 30     2.688    3.479  137.7   11.0    77   30.7 
2025-12-26 00:00 UT   03 10 36.6   +19 51 43     2.699    3.479  136.5   11.2    77   30.7 
2025-12-27 00:00 UT   03 10 02.4   +19 49 01     2.710    3.479  135.4   11.5    76   30.7 
2025-12-28 00:00 UT   03 09 29.6   +19 46 23     2.721    3.479  134.2   11.7    76   30.7 
2025-12-29 00:00 UT   03 08 58.2   +19 43 50     2.733    3.479  133.1   11.9    76   30.8 
2025-12-30 00:00 UT   03 08 28.2   +19 41 22     2.745    3.479  131.9   12.1    76   30.8 
2025-12-31 00:00 UT   03 07 59.7   +19 38 59     2.756    3.479  130.8   12.4    76   30.8 
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   03 07 32.5   +19 36 41     2.768    3.479  129.7   12.6    76   30.8 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   03 07 06.8   +19 34 28     2.781    3.479  128.5   12.8    76   30.8 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   03 06 42.5   +19 32 21     2.793    3.479  127.4   13.0    76   30.8 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   03 06 19.6   +19 30 18     2.806    3.479  126.3   13.2    76   30.9 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   03 05 58.2   +19 28 21     2.818    3.479  125.2   13.4    75   30.9 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   03 05 38.1   +19 26 29     2.831    3.479  124.1   13.5    75   30.9 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   03 05 19.4   +19 24 43     2.844    3.479  123.0   13.7    75   30.9 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   03 05 02.2   +19 23 02     2.857    3.479  121.9   13.9    75   30.9 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   03 04 46.4   +19 21 26     2.871    3.479  120.8   14.1    75   30.9 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   03 04 31.9   +19 19 56     2.884    3.478  119.7   14.2    75   31.0 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   03 04 18.9   +19 18 32     2.898    3.478  118.7   14.4    75   31.0 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   03 04 07.2   +19 17 13     2.912    3.478  117.6   14.5    75   31.0 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   03 03 57.0   +19 15 59     2.925    3.478  116.5   14.7    75   31.0 
2026-01-14 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 

    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.