2007 RO1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Feb 2026	29.4	3.618 AU	2.950 AU	05h56m	+32°17'	125.8°	12.8°

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 2007 RO1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6053834
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.2658475
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.56220
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 339.15866
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 307.42062
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 140.36050
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 286.88964
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -6.79067
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.41            
        

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
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   05 56 18.8   +32 17 14     2.950    3.618  125.8   12.8    96   29.4 
2026-02-12 06:02 UT   05 56 12.3   +32 16 31     2.954    3.618  125.5   12.8    96   29.4 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   05 55 53.5   +32 14 22     2.964    3.618  124.7   13.0    96   29.4 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   05 55 29.7   +32 11 29     2.977    3.619  123.7   13.1    95   29.4 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   05 55 07.5   +32 08 36     2.991    3.620  122.6   13.3    95   29.4 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   05 54 46.9   +32 05 43     3.005    3.620  121.5   13.4    95   29.5 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   05 54 27.8   +32 02 50     3.019    3.621  120.5   13.6    95   29.5 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   05 54 10.3   +31 59 56     3.033    3.622  119.4   13.8    94   29.5 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   05 53 54.4   +31 57 03     3.047    3.622  118.4   13.9    94   29.5 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   05 53 40.0   +31 54 11     3.061    3.623  117.3   14.0    94   29.5 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   05 53 27.2   +31 51 18     3.076    3.624  116.3   14.2    94   29.5 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   05 53 15.9   +31 48 26     3.090    3.624  115.3   14.3    93   29.6 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   05 53 06.1   +31 45 35     3.105    3.625  114.2   14.4    93   29.6 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   05 52 57.9   +31 42 44     3.120    3.626  113.2   14.5    93   29.6 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   05 52 51.1   +31 39 54     3.134    3.626  112.2   14.6    93   29.6 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   05 52 45.8   +31 37 05     3.149    3.627  111.2   14.7    92   29.6 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   05 52 41.9   +31 34 16     3.164    3.627  110.2   14.8    92   29.6 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   05 52 39.5   +31 31 28     3.180    3.628  109.2   14.9    92   29.6 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   05 52 38.5   +31 28 42     3.195    3.628  108.2   15.0    92   29.7 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   05 52 39.0   +31 25 56     3.210    3.629  107.2   15.1    92   29.7 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   05 52 40.8   +31 23 11     3.225    3.629  106.2   15.2    92   29.7 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   05 52 44.0   +31 20 28     3.241    3.630  105.2   15.3    91   29.7 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   05 52 48.6   +31 17 45     3.256    3.630  104.3   15.4    91   29.7 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   05 52 54.5   +31 15 04     3.272    3.631  103.3   15.4    91   29.7 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   05 53 01.8   +31 12 23     3.287    3.631  102.3   15.5    91   29.7 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   05 53 10.4   +31 09 44     3.303    3.631  101.4   15.5    91   29.7 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   05 53 20.3   +31 07 06     3.319    3.632  100.4   15.6    91   29.8 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   05 53 31.4   +31 04 30     3.334    3.632   99.5   15.6    91   29.8 
2026-03-11 00:00 UT   05 53 43.9   +31 01 54     3.350    3.633   98.5   15.7    91   29.8 
2026-03-12 00:00 UT   05 53 57.6   +30 59 20     3.366    3.633   97.6   15.7    90   29.8 
2026-03-13 00:00 UT   05 54 12.5   +30 56 47     3.382    3.633   96.6   15.8    90   29.8 
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   05 54 28.7   +30 54 15     3.398    3.634   95.7   15.8    90   29.8 

    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.