(673675) 2015 FM34
ephemeris date magn radius delta ra dec elong phase
Today23 Oct 202528.43.243 AU3.070 AU20h10m-19°54'91.0°17.9°
(673675) 2015 FM34 - 2025-10-23
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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 2015 FM34 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5770549
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.0820270
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.68112
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 140.07898
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 350.51461
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 212.80691
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 130.62466
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.77060
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.00            
        

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
2025-10-23 00:00 UT   20 10 26.4   -19 54 19     3.070    3.243   91.0   17.9    78   28.4 
2025-10-23 10:37 UT   20 10 38.2   -19 53 59     3.077    3.243   90.6   17.9    78   28.4 
2025-10-24 00:00 UT   20 10 53.4   -19 53 33     3.085    3.242   90.1   17.9    78   28.4 
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   20 11 21.5   -19 52 43     3.099    3.241   89.2   17.9    78   28.4 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   20 11 50.7   -19 51 49     3.113    3.240   88.3   17.9    78   28.4 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   20 12 21.0   -19 50 50     3.127    3.239   87.4   17.9    77   28.5 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   20 12 52.3   -19 49 48     3.142    3.238   86.6   17.8    77   28.5 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   20 13 24.6   -19 48 42     3.156    3.236   85.7   17.8    77   28.5 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   20 13 57.9   -19 47 32     3.170    3.235   84.8   17.8    77   28.5 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   20 14 32.2   -19 46 19     3.184    3.234   83.9   17.8    77   28.5 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   20 15 07.5   -19 45 01     3.198    3.233   83.1   17.7    77   28.5 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   20 15 43.7   -19 43 39     3.212    3.231   82.2   17.7    77   28.5 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   20 16 20.9   -19 42 14     3.226    3.230   81.4   17.7    77   28.5 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   20 16 59.1   -19 40 45     3.240    3.229   80.5   17.6    77   28.5 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   20 17 38.1   -19 39 12     3.254    3.227   79.7   17.6    77   28.5 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   20 18 18.1   -19 37 35     3.268    3.226   78.8   17.5    77   28.5 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   20 18 58.9   -19 35 54     3.282    3.225   78.0   17.5    77   28.5 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   20 19 40.6   -19 34 10     3.295    3.223   77.2   17.4    77   28.5 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   20 20 23.2   -19 32 22     3.309    3.222   76.3   17.4    77   28.6 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   20 21 06.6   -19 30 30     3.322    3.220   75.5   17.3    77   28.6 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   20 21 50.8   -19 28 34     3.336    3.219   74.7   17.3    77   28.6 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   20 22 35.9   -19 26 34     3.349    3.218   73.8   17.2    77   28.6 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   20 23 21.8   -19 24 31     3.363    3.216   73.0   17.1    77   28.6 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   20 24 08.5   -19 22 24     3.376    3.215   72.2   17.0    76   28.6 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   20 24 55.9   -19 20 14     3.389    3.213   71.4   17.0    76   28.6 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   20 25 44.2   -19 17 59     3.402    3.212   70.6   16.9    76   28.6 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   20 26 33.2   -19 15 41     3.415    3.210   69.8   16.8    76   28.6 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   20 27 22.9   -19 13 19     3.428    3.209   69.0   16.7    76   28.6 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   20 28 13.4   -19 10 53     3.441    3.207   68.1   16.6    76   28.6 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   20 29 04.7   -19 08 24     3.454    3.205   67.3   16.5    76   28.6 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   20 29 56.6   -19 05 51     3.466    3.204   66.5   16.4    76   28.6 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   20 30 49.2   -19 03 14     3.479    3.202   65.7   16.3    76   28.6 


    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.