2017 FL127
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Mar 2026	29.2	3.435 AU	3.874 AU	19h46m	-04°52'	57.0°	14.0°

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
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   19 46 06.0   -04 52 32     3.874    3.435   57.0   14.0   270   29.2 
2026-03-14 18:20 UT   19 46 44.7   -04 49 11     3.868    3.438   57.5   14.1   270   29.2 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   19 46 56.6   -04 48 09     3.866    3.439   57.7   14.1   270   29.2 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   19 47 46.5   -04 43 46     3.857    3.443   58.5   14.3   269   29.2 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   19 48 35.7   -04 39 21     3.849    3.447   59.2   14.4   269   29.2 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   19 49 24.2   -04 34 54     3.840    3.451   59.9   14.5   269   29.2 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   19 50 12.0   -04 30 27     3.831    3.455   60.7   14.6   268   29.2 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   19 50 59.1   -04 25 59     3.822    3.458   61.4   14.6   268   29.2 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   19 51 45.5   -04 21 29     3.813    3.462   62.2   14.7   268   29.2 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   19 52 31.1   -04 16 59     3.804    3.466   62.9   14.8   267   29.2 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   19 53 16.1   -04 12 28     3.795    3.470   63.7   14.9   267   29.2 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   19 54 00.3   -04 07 57     3.785    3.473   64.4   15.0   267   29.2 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   19 54 43.7   -04 03 24     3.776    3.477   65.2   15.1   266   29.2 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   19 55 26.4   -03 58 51     3.766    3.481   65.9   15.2   266   29.2 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   19 56 08.3   -03 54 18     3.756    3.484   66.7   15.2   266   29.2 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   19 56 49.5   -03 49 44     3.747    3.488   67.5   15.3   265   29.2 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   19 57 29.9   -03 45 10     3.737    3.492   68.2   15.4   265   29.2 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   19 58 09.5   -03 40 35     3.727    3.495   69.0   15.5   265   29.2 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   19 58 48.3   -03 36 01     3.716    3.499   69.8   15.5   264   29.2 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   19 59 26.3   -03 31 26     3.706    3.503   70.6   15.6   264   29.2 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   20 00 03.5   -03 26 51     3.696    3.506   71.3   15.7   264   29.2 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   20 00 39.9   -03 22 16     3.686    3.510   72.1   15.7   264   29.2 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   20 01 15.5   -03 17 41     3.675    3.514   72.9   15.8   263   29.2 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   20 01 50.3   -03 13 06     3.665    3.517   73.7   15.8   263   29.2 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   20 02 24.2   -03 08 32     3.654    3.521   74.5   15.9   263   29.2 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   20 02 57.3   -03 03 58     3.643    3.524   75.3   15.9   262   29.2 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   20 03 29.5   -02 59 24     3.633    3.528   76.1   16.0   262   29.2 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   20 04 00.9   -02 54 51     3.622    3.531   76.8   16.0   262   29.2 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   20 04 31.4   -02 50 18     3.611    3.535   77.6   16.1   261   29.2 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   20 05 01.0   -02 45 46     3.600    3.538   78.5   16.1   261   29.2 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   20 05 29.7   -02 41 15     3.589    3.542   79.3   16.1   261   29.2 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   20 05 57.5   -02 36 44     3.578    3.545   80.1   16.2   261   29.2 

    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.