(85275) 1994 LY
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	11 Sep 2026	21.7	2.432 AU	3.302 AU	09h36m	+12°02'	25.5°	10.3°

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 1994 LY are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4419112
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8912679
            i (Inclination)                 : 17.71289
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 141.12807
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 202.88395
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 75.35040
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 163.03198
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -6.79466
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.60            
        

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
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   09 36 45.9   +12 02 48     3.302    2.432   25.5   10.3   284   21.7 
2026-09-11 09:08 UT   09 37 22.2   +12 00 46     3.301    2.433   25.7   10.3   285   21.7 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   09 38 21.3   +11 57 26     3.299    2.435   26.0   10.5   285   21.7 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   09 39 56.3   +11 52 02     3.296    2.438   26.6   10.7   285   21.7 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   09 41 30.9   +11 46 38     3.293    2.441   27.2   10.9   285   21.7 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   09 43 05.2   +11 41 13     3.289    2.445   27.8   11.1   286   21.7 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   09 44 39.0   +11 35 48     3.286    2.448   28.3   11.2   286   21.7 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   09 46 12.5   +11 30 23     3.282    2.451   28.9   11.4   286   21.7 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   09 47 45.5   +11 24 57     3.278    2.454   29.5   11.6   286   21.7 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   09 49 18.2   +11 19 31     3.274    2.457   30.1   11.8   287   21.7 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   09 50 50.5   +11 14 05     3.270    2.460   30.7   12.0   287   21.7 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   09 52 22.3   +11 08 39     3.266    2.464   31.3   12.2   287   21.8 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   09 53 53.8   +11 03 13     3.261    2.467   31.9   12.4   287   21.8 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   09 55 24.9   +10 57 48     3.257    2.470   32.5   12.6   287   21.8 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   09 56 55.5   +10 52 22     3.252    2.473   33.1   12.8   288   21.8 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   09 58 25.8   +10 46 57     3.247    2.476   33.7   13.0   288   21.8 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   09 59 55.6   +10 41 32     3.242    2.479   34.3   13.2   288   21.8 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   10 01 25.1   +10 36 07     3.237    2.482   34.9   13.3   288   21.8 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   10 02 54.1   +10 30 43     3.232    2.485   35.5   13.5   288   21.8 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   10 04 22.8   +10 25 19     3.226    2.488   36.1   13.7   289   21.8 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   10 05 51.0   +10 19 57     3.221    2.491   36.7   13.9   289   21.8 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   10 07 18.8   +10 14 34     3.215    2.494   37.3   14.1   289   21.8 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   10 08 46.2   +10 09 13     3.209    2.496   37.9   14.3   289   21.8 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   10 10 13.2   +10 03 52     3.203    2.499   38.5   14.4   289   21.8 

    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.