2013 YD48
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	3 Apr 2026	28.4	3.055 AU	4.036 AU	00h08m	+03°21'	9.8°	3.2°

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 2013 YD48 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5953215
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.9237969
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.15568
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 247.72083
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 287.99208
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 145.02849
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 175.73847
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -3.00122
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.67            
        

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
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   00 08 44.4   +03 21 08     4.036    3.055    9.8    3.2   259   28.4 
2026-04-03 12:49 UT   00 09 23.5   +03 25 19     4.034    3.055   10.1    3.3   259   28.4 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   00 09 57.5   +03 28 59     4.033    3.055   10.4    3.4   259   28.4 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   00 11 10.5   +03 36 50     4.029    3.054   11.1    3.6   258   28.4 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   00 12 23.5   +03 44 41     4.026    3.053   11.7    3.8   257   28.4 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   00 13 36.4   +03 52 32     4.022    3.052   12.4    4.0   257   28.4 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   00 14 49.3   +04 00 22     4.019    3.052   13.0    4.2   256   28.4 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   00 16 02.2   +04 08 13     4.015    3.051   13.6    4.4   256   28.4 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   00 17 15.0   +04 16 03     4.011    3.050   14.3    4.6   255   28.4 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   00 18 27.7   +04 23 52     4.006    3.049   14.9    4.9   255   28.4 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   00 19 40.4   +04 31 42     4.002    3.048   15.6    5.1   255   28.5 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   00 20 53.1   +04 39 31     3.997    3.047   16.2    5.3   254   28.5 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   00 22 05.7   +04 47 19     3.992    3.046   16.9    5.5   254   28.5 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   00 23 18.2   +04 55 07     3.987    3.045   17.5    5.7   254   28.5 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   00 24 30.6   +05 02 55     3.982    3.044   18.2    5.9   253   28.5 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   00 25 43.0   +05 10 42     3.976    3.043   18.8    6.1   253   28.5 
2026-04-18 00:00 UT   00 26 55.3   +05 18 28     3.971    3.042   19.5    6.3   253   28.5 
2026-04-19 00:00 UT   00 28 07.6   +05 26 14     3.965    3.041   20.1    6.5   253   28.5 
2026-04-20 00:00 UT   00 29 19.7   +05 33 59     3.959    3.040   20.8    6.7   253   28.5 
2026-04-21 00:00 UT   00 30 31.8   +05 41 43     3.953    3.039   21.4    6.9   252   28.5 
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   00 31 43.8   +05 49 27     3.946    3.038   22.0    7.1   252   28.5 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   00 32 55.7   +05 57 10     3.940    3.037   22.7    7.3   252   28.5 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   00 34 07.5   +06 04 52     3.933    3.036   23.3    7.5   252   28.5 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   00 35 19.2   +06 12 33     3.926    3.035   24.0    7.7   252   28.5 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   00 36 30.8   +06 20 13     3.919    3.034   24.6    7.9   252   28.5 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   00 37 42.3   +06 27 52     3.912    3.033   25.3    8.1   252   28.5 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   00 38 53.6   +06 35 31     3.905    3.031   25.9    8.3   251   28.5 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   00 40 04.9   +06 43 08     3.897    3.030   26.6    8.5   251   28.5 

    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.