2017 FL127
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	19 Jun 2026	28.6	3.749 AU	2.906 AU	19h57m	+00°16'	140.8°	9.9°

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 2017 FL127 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6068601
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5182268
            i (Inclination)                 : 22.45593
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 155.66018
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 333.01385
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 71.20389
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 130.45810
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -9.98147
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.00            
        

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
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   19 57 26.0   +00 16 34     2.906    3.749  140.8    9.9   231   28.6 
2026-06-19 17:21 UT   19 56 55.0   +00 15 58     2.902    3.751  141.4    9.7   230   28.6 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   19 56 43.0   +00 15 43     2.900    3.751  141.7    9.7   230   28.6 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   19 55 59.2   +00 14 45     2.895    3.754  142.6    9.5   229   28.6 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   19 55 14.6   +00 13 38     2.890    3.756  143.6    9.2   228   28.6 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   19 54 29.3   +00 12 23     2.885    3.759  144.5    9.0   226   28.6 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   19 53 43.3   +00 10 60     2.881    3.762  145.4    8.8   225   28.6 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   19 52 56.6   +00 09 28     2.876    3.764  146.3    8.6   224   28.6 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   19 52 09.2   +00 07 48     2.872    3.767  147.2    8.4   223   28.6 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   19 51 21.2   +00 06 00     2.868    3.769  148.0    8.2   221   28.5 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   19 50 32.7   +00 04 04     2.865    3.772  148.9    8.0   220   28.5 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   19 49 43.6   +00 01 59     2.861    3.774  149.7    7.8   218   28.5 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   19 48 53.9   +00 00 14     2.858    3.777  150.6    7.6   217   28.5 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   19 48 03.8   +00 02 35     2.855    3.779  151.4    7.4   215   28.5 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   19 47 13.1   +00 05 05     2.853    3.782  152.2    7.2   213   28.5 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   19 46 22.1   +00 07 42     2.851    3.784  152.9    7.0   211   28.5 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   19 45 30.6   +00 10 28     2.849    3.787  153.7    6.8   209   28.5 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   19 44 38.8   +00 13 21     2.847    3.789  154.4    6.7   207   28.5 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   19 43 46.7   +00 16 23     2.845    3.791  155.0    6.5   205   28.5 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   19 42 54.2   +00 19 33     2.844    3.794  155.7    6.3   203   28.5 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   19 42 01.5   +00 22 50     2.843    3.796  156.3    6.2   200   28.4 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   19 41 08.6   +00 26 15     2.843    3.799  156.9    6.0   198   28.4 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   19 40 15.5   +00 29 48     2.842    3.801  157.4    5.9   195   28.4 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   19 39 22.2   +00 33 29     2.842    3.803  157.9    5.8   192   28.4 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   19 38 28.8   +00 37 17     2.843    3.806  158.3    5.7   189   28.4 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   19 37 35.4   +00 41 13     2.843    3.808  158.6    5.6   186   28.4 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   19 36 41.9   +00 45 15     2.844    3.810  159.0    5.5   183   28.4 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   19 35 48.4   +00 49 25     2.845    3.813  159.2    5.4   180   28.4 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   19 34 55.0   +00 53 42     2.847    3.815  159.4    5.4   177   28.4 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   19 34 01.6   +00 58 06     2.848    3.817  159.5    5.3   173   28.4 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   19 33 08.4   -01 02 36     2.851    3.820  159.6    5.3   170   28.4 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   19 32 15.4   -01 07 13     2.853    3.822  159.6    5.3   167   28.4 

    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.