2024 OC
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 Sep 2026	27.0	2.159 AU	2.852 AU	13h24m	-05°20'	38.7°	17.0°

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 OC are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5215783
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8701054
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.46389
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 119.64442
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 234.04181
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 247.00007
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 173.60346
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -3.61201
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.56            
        

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
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   13 24 58.2   -05 20 03     2.852    2.159   38.7   17.0   108   27.0 
2026-09-06 13:43 UT   13 25 51.0   -05 25 48     2.854    2.156   38.4   16.9   108   27.0 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   13 26 30.8   -05 30 08     2.855    2.154   38.1   16.8   107   27.0 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   13 28 04.1   -05 40 15     2.857    2.148   37.6   16.6   107   27.0 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   13 29 38.1   -05 50 23     2.859    2.143   37.0   16.5   107   27.0 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   13 31 12.7   -06 00 33     2.861    2.137   36.5   16.3   107   27.0 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   13 32 47.9   -06 10 44     2.863    2.132   36.0   16.1   107   27.0 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   13 34 23.8   -06 20 57     2.865    2.126   35.4   15.9   107   26.9 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   13 36 00.4   -06 31 11     2.867    2.121   34.9   15.7   107   26.9 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   13 37 37.6   -06 41 26     2.868    2.115   34.4   15.6   107   26.9 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   13 39 15.4   -06 51 43     2.870    2.109   33.8   15.4   106   26.9 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   13 40 53.9   -07 02 00     2.871    2.104   33.3   15.2   106   26.9 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   13 42 33.1   -07 12 19     2.872    2.098   32.8   15.0   106   26.9 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   13 44 12.9   -07 22 39     2.873    2.092   32.2   14.8   106   26.9 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   13 45 53.4   -07 32 59     2.874    2.087   31.7   14.7   106   26.9 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   13 47 34.5   -07 43 20     2.874    2.081   31.2   14.5   106   26.9 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   13 49 16.3   -07 53 43     2.875    2.075   30.7   14.3   105   26.8 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   13 50 58.8   -08 04 06     2.875    2.069   30.1   14.1   105   26.8 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   13 52 41.9   -08 14 29     2.875    2.064   29.6   13.9   105   26.8 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   13 54 25.7   -08 24 53     2.876    2.058   29.1   13.7   105   26.8 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   13 56 10.2   -08 35 18     2.876    2.052   28.6   13.5   105   26.8 

    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.