2024 OM1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Jan 2026	30.1	3.547 AU	2.930 AU	11h53m	-03°10'	121.7°	13.7°

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 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
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   11 53 52.5   -03 10 40     2.930    3.547  121.7   13.7   296   30.1 
2026-01-22 03:20 UT   11 53 49.8   -03 10 36     2.928    3.547  121.8   13.6   296   30.1 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   11 53 32.8   -03 10 13     2.918    3.549  122.8   13.5   296   30.1 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   11 53 11.9   -03 09 38     2.906    3.550  123.9   13.3   296   30.0 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   11 52 49.7   -03 08 55     2.895    3.552  125.0   13.1   296   30.0 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   11 52 26.3   -03 08 04     2.884    3.554  126.1   12.9   296   30.0 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   11 52 01.7   -03 07 05     2.873    3.555  127.2   12.7   296   30.0 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   11 51 35.9   -03 05 58     2.862    3.557  128.3   12.5   296   30.0 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   11 51 08.9   -03 04 43     2.851    3.559  129.4   12.3   297   30.0 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   11 50 40.6   -03 03 19     2.840    3.560  130.6   12.1   297   30.0 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   11 50 11.2   -03 01 48     2.830    3.562  131.7   11.9   297   29.9 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   11 49 40.7   -03 00 09     2.820    3.564  132.8   11.7   297   29.9 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   11 49 08.9   -02 58 22     2.810    3.565  134.0   11.5   297   29.9 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   11 48 36.0   -02 56 27     2.800    3.567  135.1   11.2   297   29.9 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   11 48 02.0   -02 54 24     2.791    3.569  136.3   11.0   297   29.9 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   11 47 26.8   -02 52 13     2.781    3.570  137.4   10.8   298   29.9 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   11 46 50.5   -02 49 54     2.772    3.572  138.6   10.5   298   29.8 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   11 46 13.1   -02 47 27     2.763    3.573  139.7   10.3   298   29.8 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   11 45 34.6   -02 44 52     2.755    3.575  140.9   10.0   298   29.8 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   11 44 55.1   -02 42 10     2.746    3.576  142.1    9.8   299   29.8 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   11 44 14.5   -02 39 20     2.738    3.578  143.3    9.5   299   29.8 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   11 43 32.9   -02 36 22     2.730    3.579  144.4    9.2   299   29.8 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   11 42 50.2   -02 33 17     2.723    3.581  145.6    9.0   299   29.7 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   11 42 06.6   -02 30 04     2.715    3.582  146.8    8.7   300   29.7 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   11 41 22.0   -02 26 44     2.708    3.584  148.0    8.4   300   29.7 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   11 40 36.5   -02 23 17     2.701    3.585  149.2    8.1   300   29.7 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   11 39 50.1   -02 19 43     2.694    3.587  150.4    7.8   301   29.7 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   11 39 02.9   -02 16 02     2.688    3.588  151.6    7.5   301   29.7 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   11 38 14.8   -02 12 14     2.682    3.590  152.8    7.2   302   29.6 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   11 37 25.8   -02 08 19     2.676    3.591  154.0    6.9   302   29.6 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   11 36 36.2   -02 04 18     2.671    3.592  155.2    6.6   303   29.6 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   11 35 45.7   -02 00 11     2.666    3.594  156.4    6.3   303   29.6 

    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.