|
(836356) 2012 OQ |
| ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
| Today | 14 Mar 2026 | 23.3 | 1.568 AU | 0.701 AU | 13h52m | -28°13' | 134.6° | 26.8° |
(836356) 2012 OQ - 2026-03-14
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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 2012 OQ are:
e (Eccentricity) : 0.3948372
a (Semimajor axis) : 1.1899580
i (Inclination) : 7.09721
Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 293.98662
ω (Argument of perihelion) : 100.84825
M (Mean anomaly) : 44.44225
Epoch : 2025 Nov 21
L (Longitude of perihelion) : 214.91662
B (Latitude of perihelion) : 6.96974
P (Orbital period in years) : 1.30
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 13 52 35.1 -28 13 21 0.701 1.568 134.6 26.8 307 23.3
2026-03-14 08:35 UT 13 52 01.5 -28 14 03 0.700 1.569 135.0 26.6 308 23.3
2026-03-15 00:00 UT 13 50 60.0 -28 15 09 0.697 1.571 135.8 26.2 308 23.3
2026-03-16 00:00 UT 13 49 20.9 -28 16 25 0.693 1.574 137.0 25.5 309 23.2
2026-03-17 00:00 UT 13 47 37.8 -28 17 08 0.689 1.577 138.2 24.9 310 23.2
2026-03-18 00:00 UT 13 45 50.9 -28 17 17 0.685 1.579 139.4 24.2 312 23.2
2026-03-19 00:00 UT 13 44 00.3 -28 16 51 0.681 1.582 140.6 23.6 313 23.2
2026-03-20 00:00 UT 13 42 06.0 -28 15 50 0.677 1.584 141.8 22.9 314 23.1
2026-03-21 00:00 UT 13 40 08.3 -28 14 12 0.674 1.587 143.0 22.2 315 23.1
2026-03-22 00:00 UT 13 38 07.2 -28 11 57 0.671 1.589 144.2 21.5 317 23.1
2026-03-23 00:00 UT 13 36 03.0 -28 09 04 0.668 1.592 145.4 20.8 318 23.0
2026-03-24 00:00 UT 13 33 55.8 -28 05 32 0.665 1.594 146.6 20.1 320 23.0
2026-03-25 00:00 UT 13 31 45.9 -28 01 22 0.662 1.597 147.8 19.5 322 23.0
2026-03-26 00:00 UT 13 29 33.3 -27 56 32 0.659 1.599 149.0 18.8 324 23.0
2026-03-27 00:00 UT 13 27 18.4 -27 51 03 0.657 1.601 150.1 18.1 326 22.9
2026-03-28 00:00 UT 13 25 01.3 -27 44 54 0.655 1.603 151.3 17.4 328 22.9
2026-03-29 00:00 UT 13 22 42.3 -27 38 06 0.653 1.606 152.4 16.7 330 22.9
2026-03-30 00:00 UT 13 20 21.5 -27 30 38 0.651 1.608 153.5 16.1 333 22.9
2026-03-31 00:00 UT 13 17 59.4 -27 22 31 0.650 1.610 154.5 15.5 335 22.8
2026-04-01 00:00 UT 13 15 36.0 -27 13 45 0.648 1.612 155.6 14.9 338 22.8
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.
