2024 OC
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Jun 2026	27.1	2.510 AU	2.310 AU	12h01m	+05°02'	89.1°	23.9°

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)                : 0.5215382
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8700958
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.46387
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 119.64410
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 234.05071
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 169.89658
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 173.61205
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -3.61241
            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
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   12 01 49.1   +05 02 44     2.310    2.510   89.1   23.9   113   27.1 
2026-06-21 04:25 UT   12 01 54.7   +05 01 48     2.312    2.509   89.0   23.9   113   27.1 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   12 02 20.1   +04 57 38     2.321    2.506   88.3   23.9   113   27.1 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   12 02 52.3   +04 52 26     2.331    2.502   87.5   23.9   113   27.1 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   12 03 25.6   +04 47 07     2.341    2.498   86.7   24.0   113   27.1 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   12 04 00.0   +04 41 42     2.351    2.495   85.9   24.0   113   27.1 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   12 04 35.6   +04 36 10     2.361    2.491   85.2   24.0   113   27.1 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   12 05 12.3   +04 30 32     2.371    2.487   84.4   24.0   113   27.1 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   12 05 50.0   +04 24 48     2.381    2.483   83.6   24.0   113   27.1 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   12 06 28.9   +04 18 57     2.391    2.479   82.9   24.0   113   27.1 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   12 07 08.8   +04 13 01     2.401    2.475   82.1   24.0   113   27.2 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   12 07 49.8   +04 06 58     2.411    2.472   81.3   24.0   113   27.2 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   12 08 31.7   +04 00 50     2.421    2.468   80.6   24.0   113   27.2 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   12 09 14.8   +03 54 36     2.430    2.464   79.9   24.0   113   27.2 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   12 09 58.8   +03 48 16     2.440    2.460   79.1   23.9   113   27.2 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   12 10 43.8   +03 41 51     2.450    2.456   78.4   23.9   113   27.2 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   12 11 29.8   +03 35 20     2.459    2.452   77.6   23.9   113   27.2 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   12 12 16.7   +03 28 44     2.469    2.448   76.9   23.9   112   27.2 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   12 13 04.7   +03 22 02     2.478    2.444   76.2   23.8   112   27.2 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   12 13 53.6   +03 15 15     2.487    2.440   75.5   23.8   112   27.2 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   12 14 43.4   +03 08 23     2.497    2.435   74.8   23.7   112   27.2 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   12 15 34.1   +03 01 26     2.506    2.431   74.0   23.7   112   27.2 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   12 16 25.8   +02 54 23     2.515    2.427   73.3   23.7   112   27.2 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   12 17 18.4   +02 47 16     2.524    2.423   72.6   23.6   112   27.2 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   12 18 11.9   +02 40 03     2.533    2.419   71.9   23.5   112   27.2 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   12 19 06.3   +02 32 46     2.542    2.415   71.2   23.5   112   27.2 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   12 20 01.5   +02 25 24     2.550    2.410   70.5   23.4   112   27.2 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   12 20 57.7   +02 17 57     2.559    2.406   69.9   23.4   112   27.2 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   12 21 54.7   +02 10 25     2.567    2.402   69.2   23.3   112   27.2 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   12 22 52.5   +02 02 49     2.576    2.398   68.5   23.2   112   27.2 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   12 23 51.1   +01 55 09     2.584    2.393   67.8   23.2   112   27.2 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   12 24 50.6   +01 47 24     2.593    2.389   67.1   23.1   112   27.2 

    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.