2007 RO1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Mar 2026	29.8	3.634 AU	3.398 AU	05h54m	+30°54'	95.7°	15.8°

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
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   05 54 28.7   +30 54 15     3.398    3.634   95.7   15.8    90   29.8 
2026-03-14 08:19 UT   05 54 34.5   +30 53 22     3.403    3.634   95.4   15.8    90   29.8 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   05 54 46.0   +30 51 44     3.413    3.634   94.8   15.8    90   29.8 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   05 55 04.6   +30 49 15     3.429    3.634   93.9   15.8    90   29.8 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   05 55 24.3   +30 46 46     3.445    3.635   92.9   15.9    90   29.9 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   05 55 45.2   +30 44 19     3.461    3.635   92.0   15.9    90   29.9 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   05 56 07.3   +30 41 53     3.477    3.635   91.1   15.9    90   29.9 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   05 56 30.4   +30 39 29     3.493    3.635   90.2   15.9    90   29.9 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   05 56 54.7   +30 37 05     3.508    3.636   89.3   15.9    90   29.9 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   05 57 20.1   +30 34 42     3.524    3.636   88.4   15.9    90   29.9 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   05 57 46.5   +30 32 21     3.540    3.636   87.5   15.9    89   29.9 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   05 58 14.1   +30 30 00     3.556    3.636   86.6   15.9    89   29.9 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   05 58 42.6   +30 27 41     3.571    3.636   85.8   15.9    89   29.9 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   05 59 12.2   +30 25 23     3.587    3.637   84.9   15.9    89   29.9 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   05 59 42.7   +30 23 05     3.603    3.637   84.0   15.8    89   29.9 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   06 00 14.3   +30 20 49     3.618    3.637   83.1   15.8    89   30.0 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   06 00 46.8   +30 18 34     3.634    3.637   82.3   15.8    89   30.0 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   06 01 20.3   +30 16 19     3.650    3.637   81.4   15.8    89   30.0 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   06 01 54.7   +30 14 05     3.665    3.637   80.6   15.7    89   30.0 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   06 02 30.0   +30 11 52     3.681    3.637   79.7   15.7    89   30.0 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   06 03 06.2   +30 09 40     3.696    3.637   78.9   15.6    89   30.0 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   06 03 43.3   +30 07 29     3.711    3.637   78.0   15.6    89   30.0 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   06 04 21.3   +30 05 18     3.726    3.637   77.2   15.5    89   30.0 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   06 05 00.2   +30 03 08     3.742    3.638   76.3   15.5    89   30.0 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   06 05 39.8   +30 00 59     3.757    3.638   75.5   15.4    89   30.0 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   06 06 20.3   +29 58 50     3.772    3.638   74.7   15.4    89   30.0 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   06 07 01.7   +29 56 42     3.787    3.638   73.8   15.3    89   30.0 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   06 07 43.8   +29 54 34     3.802    3.638   73.0   15.3    89   30.0 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   06 08 26.7   +29 52 27     3.817    3.637   72.2   15.2    89   30.1 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   06 09 10.4   +29 50 20     3.831    3.637   71.4   15.1    89   30.1 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   06 09 54.9   +29 48 13     3.846    3.637   70.6   15.1    89   30.1 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   06 10 40.1   +29 46 07     3.861    3.637   69.7   15.0    89   30.1 

    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.