2024 OM1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	23 Mar 2026	29.5	3.628 AU	2.656 AU	11h08m	+00°32'	165.2°	4.0°

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 OM1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6006935
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.2880226
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.71693
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 315.66306
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 42.60777
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 124.85029
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 358.12851
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 3.86674
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.46            
        

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
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   11 08 12.4   +00 32 49     2.656    3.628  165.2    4.0    95   29.5 
2026-03-23 04:23 UT   11 08 02.7   +00 33 48     2.657    3.629  164.9    4.1    95   29.5 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   11 07 19.7   +00 38 11     2.661    3.629  164.0    4.3    97   29.5 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   11 06 27.6   +00 43 30     2.666    3.630  162.8    4.7    98   29.5 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   11 05 36.1   +00 48 47     2.671    3.631  161.6    5.0    99   29.6 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   11 04 45.4   +00 54 02     2.677    3.632  160.4    5.3   100   29.6 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   11 03 55.3   +00 59 15     2.682    3.633  159.3    5.6   100   29.6 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   11 03 06.0   +01 04 24     2.689    3.634  158.1    5.9   101   29.6 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   11 02 17.5   +01 09 30     2.695    3.635  156.9    6.2   102   29.6 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   11 01 29.7   +01 14 33     2.702    3.636  155.7    6.5   102   29.7 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   11 00 42.8   +01 19 32     2.709    3.636  154.5    6.8   103   29.7 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   10 59 56.8   +01 24 27     2.716    3.637  153.4    7.1   103   29.7 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   10 59 11.7   +01 29 19     2.724    3.638  152.2    7.4   104   29.7 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   10 58 27.4   +01 34 06     2.732    3.639  151.0    7.7   104   29.7 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   10 57 44.1   +01 38 49     2.740    3.640  149.8    7.9   105   29.8 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   10 57 01.8   +01 43 28     2.748    3.640  148.7    8.2   105   29.8 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   10 56 20.4   +01 48 02     2.757    3.641  147.5    8.5   105   29.8 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   10 55 40.0   +01 52 31     2.766    3.642  146.4    8.8   106   29.8 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   10 55 00.7   +01 56 55     2.775    3.643  145.2    9.0   106   29.8 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   10 54 22.3   +02 01 14     2.784    3.643  144.1    9.3   106   29.8 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   10 53 45.1   +02 05 28     2.794    3.644  142.9    9.5   106   29.9 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   10 53 08.9   +02 09 37     2.804    3.645  141.8    9.8   107   29.9 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   10 52 33.8   +02 13 39     2.814    3.645  140.7   10.0   107   29.9 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   10 51 59.8   +02 17 37     2.824    3.646  139.5   10.3   107   29.9 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   10 51 26.9   +02 21 28     2.835    3.647  138.4   10.5   107   29.9 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   10 50 55.1   +02 25 14     2.846    3.647  137.3   10.8   107   30.0 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   10 50 24.5   +02 28 53     2.857    3.648  136.2   11.0   108   30.0 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   10 49 55.0   +02 32 27     2.868    3.649  135.1   11.2   108   30.0 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   10 49 26.7   +02 35 54     2.880    3.649  134.0   11.4   108   30.0 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   10 48 59.5   +02 39 15     2.891    3.650  132.9   11.6   108   30.0 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   10 48 33.6   +02 42 29     2.903    3.650  131.8   11.8   108   30.0 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   10 48 08.8   +02 45 38     2.915    3.651  130.7   12.0   108   30.1 

    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.