(85275) 1994 LY
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Oct 2026	21.8	2.516 AU	3.164 AU	10h18m	+09°32'	42.3°	15.5°

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
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   10 18 46.2   +09 32 13     3.164    2.516   42.3   15.5   290   21.8 
2026-10-09 11:32 UT   10 19 26.6   +09 29 43     3.161    2.518   42.6   15.6   290   21.8 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   10 20 10.2   +09 27 01     3.157    2.519   42.9   15.7   290   21.8 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   10 21 33.7   +09 21 51     3.150    2.522   43.5   15.8   290   21.9 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   10 22 56.7   +09 16 43     3.142    2.524   44.2   16.0   290   21.9 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   10 24 19.3   +09 11 37     3.135    2.527   44.8   16.2   291   21.9 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   10 25 41.4   +09 06 32     3.127    2.530   45.5   16.3   291   21.9 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   10 27 03.1   +09 01 30     3.120    2.532   46.1   16.5   291   21.9 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   10 28 24.3   +08 56 30     3.112    2.535   46.8   16.7   291   21.9 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   10 29 45.0   +08 51 32     3.104    2.538   47.4   16.8   291   21.9 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   10 31 05.2   +08 46 36     3.095    2.540   48.1   17.0   291   21.9 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   10 32 24.9   +08 41 43     3.087    2.543   48.7   17.1   291   21.9 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   10 33 44.1   +08 36 52     3.079    2.545   49.4   17.3   291   21.9 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   10 35 02.9   +08 32 04     3.070    2.548   50.1   17.4   291   21.9 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   10 36 21.1   +08 27 19     3.062    2.551   50.7   17.6   292   21.9 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   10 37 38.8   +08 22 36     3.053    2.553   51.4   17.7   292   21.9 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   10 38 56.0   +08 17 56     3.044    2.556   52.1   17.9   292   21.9 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   10 40 12.7   +08 13 20     3.035    2.558   52.7   18.0   292   21.9 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   10 41 28.9   +08 08 46     3.025    2.560   53.4   18.2   292   21.9 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   10 42 44.6   +08 04 15     3.016    2.563   54.1   18.3   292   21.9 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   10 43 59.7   +07 59 48     3.007    2.565   54.8   18.4   292   21.9 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   10 45 14.3   +07 55 24     2.997    2.568   55.5   18.6   292   21.9 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   10 46 28.4   +07 51 04     2.987    2.570   56.1   18.7   292   21.9 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   10 47 41.9   +07 46 47     2.978    2.572   56.8   18.9   292   21.9 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   10 48 54.9   +07 42 34     2.968    2.575   57.5   19.0   292   21.9 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   10 50 07.3   +07 38 25     2.958    2.577   58.2   19.1   292   21.9 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   10 51 19.1   +07 34 19     2.948    2.579   58.9   19.2   292   21.9 

    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.