(85275) 1994 LY
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 Jun 2026	21.1	2.090 AU	3.030 AU	07h01m	+16°47'	18.3°	8.8°

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)                : 0.4418928
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8909892
            i (Inclination)                 : 17.71214
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 141.13092
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 202.86321
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 359.56815
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 163.01487
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -6.78853
            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
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   07 01 09.4   +16 47 21     3.030    2.090   18.3    8.8   114   21.1 
2026-06-19 03:19 UT   07 01 26.9   +16 47 22     3.031    2.090   18.2    8.7   114   21.1 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   07 03 15.9   +16 47 21     3.039    2.095   17.8    8.5   115   21.1 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   07 05 22.1   +16 47 14     3.047    2.099   17.4    8.3   115   21.1 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   07 07 27.9   +16 46 60     3.055    2.104   16.9    8.1   116   21.1 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   07 09 33.3   +16 46 39     3.064    2.109   16.5    7.9   116   21.1 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   07 11 38.3   +16 46 11     3.072    2.114   16.0    7.6   117   21.1 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   07 13 43.0   +16 45 37     3.080    2.119   15.6    7.4   118   21.1 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   07 15 47.2   +16 44 56     3.088    2.123   15.1    7.2   118   21.1 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   07 17 51.1   +16 44 09     3.095    2.128   14.7    7.0   119   21.1 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   07 19 54.6   +16 43 15     3.103    2.133   14.3    6.7   120   21.1 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   07 21 57.8   +16 42 15     3.111    2.137   13.8    6.5   120   21.1 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   07 24 00.6   +16 41 09     3.118    2.142   13.4    6.3   121   21.1 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   07 26 03.0   +16 39 56     3.125    2.147   12.9    6.1   122   21.1 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   07 28 05.0   +16 38 37     3.133    2.151   12.5    5.9   123   21.1 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   07 30 06.6   +16 37 13     3.140    2.156   12.0    5.6   124   21.1 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   07 32 07.9   +16 35 42     3.147    2.160   11.6    5.4   125   21.1 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   07 34 08.8   +16 34 06     3.154    2.165   11.1    5.2   126   21.1 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   07 36 09.4   +16 32 23     3.160    2.170   10.7    5.0   127   21.1 

    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.