2003 FK1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	28 Oct 2026	24.3	0.463 AU	0.805 AU	12h15m	-15°58'	27.4°	99.6°

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 2003 FK1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4849625
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 0.7078186
            i (Inclination)                 : 23.28160
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 177.49321
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 196.61957
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 151.67282
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 192.82579
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -6.49104
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 0.60            
        

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
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   12 15 27.4   -15 58 12     0.805    0.463   27.4   99.6   267   24.3 
2026-10-28 07:44 UT   12 15 19.6   -15 58 55     0.811    0.467   27.7   98.5   268   24.3 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   12 15 10.7   -16 00 19     0.822    0.474   28.3   96.4   268   24.2 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   12 15 14.7   -16 02 12     0.839    0.485   29.2   93.4   269   24.2 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   12 15 37.1   -16 03 58     0.855    0.496   30.0   90.6   270   24.2 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   12 16 16.0   -16 05 39     0.872    0.507   30.7   88.0   271   24.2 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   12 17 09.6   -16 07 20     0.888    0.518   31.4   85.5   272   24.2 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   12 18 16.3   -16 09 03     0.903    0.530   32.0   83.3   272   24.2 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   12 19 34.7   -16 10 49     0.919    0.541   32.6   81.2   273   24.2 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   12 21 03.3   -16 12 40     0.933    0.552   33.2   79.2   274   24.2 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   12 22 41.2   -16 14 35     0.948    0.564   33.7   77.4   274   24.2 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   12 24 27.1   -16 16 36     0.962    0.575   34.2   75.7   275   24.2 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   12 26 20.4   -16 18 43     0.976    0.586   34.7   74.1   275   24.2 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   12 28 20.0   -16 20 55     0.989    0.597   35.1   72.6   276   24.2 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   12 30 25.4   -16 23 12     1.002    0.608   35.5   71.2   276   24.3 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   12 32 35.8   -16 25 34     1.014    0.619   36.0   69.9   277   24.3 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   12 34 50.8   -16 28 01     1.026    0.630   36.4   68.7   277   24.3 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   12 37 09.8   -16 30 32     1.038    0.641   36.8   67.5   278   24.3 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   12 39 32.4   -16 33 07     1.049    0.652   37.1   66.5   278   24.4 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   12 41 58.3   -16 35 45     1.060    0.662   37.5   65.5   279   24.4 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   12 44 27.0   -16 38 26     1.070    0.673   37.9   64.5   279   24.4 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   12 46 58.3   -16 41 09     1.080    0.683   38.2   63.6   279   24.4 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   12 49 31.8   -16 43 54     1.090    0.693   38.6   62.8   280   24.5 

    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.