2018 DN1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	12 Jan 2026	26.4	1.576 AU	0.908 AU	02h51m	+12°37'	112.8°	35.1°

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 2018 DN1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3983184
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.6107935
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.71513
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 130.44765
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 59.53494
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 270.81351
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 189.95446
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 2.34005
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.04            
        

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
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   02 51 45.0   +12 37 22     0.908    1.576  112.8   35.1    71   26.4 
2026-01-12 16:17 UT   02 51 47.0   +12 39 49     0.911    1.572  112.2   35.4    72   26.4 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   02 51 48.4   +12 41 00     0.912    1.571  111.8   35.5    72   26.4 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   02 51 54.9   +12 44 51     0.917    1.565  110.9   36.0    72   26.5 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   02 52 04.5   +12 48 55     0.921    1.560  109.9   36.4    72   26.5 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   02 52 17.1   +12 53 12     0.925    1.554  109.0   36.8    72   26.5 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   02 52 32.8   +12 57 42     0.929    1.548  108.0   37.2    72   26.5 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   02 52 51.4   +13 02 24     0.934    1.543  107.1   37.6    72   26.5 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   02 53 13.0   +13 07 17     0.938    1.537  106.2   37.9    72   26.5 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   02 53 37.6   +13 12 23     0.942    1.532  105.3   38.3    72   26.5 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   02 54 05.0   +13 17 40     0.947    1.526  104.4   38.7    72   26.5 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   02 54 35.3   +13 23 09     0.951    1.520  103.5   39.0    72   26.6 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   02 55 08.4   +13 28 48     0.955    1.515  102.7   39.3    73   26.6 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   02 55 44.3   +13 34 38     0.959    1.509  101.8   39.7    73   26.6 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   02 56 23.0   +13 40 39     0.964    1.503  101.0   40.0    73   26.6 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   02 57 04.4   +13 46 49     0.968    1.498  100.2   40.3    73   26.6 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   02 57 48.5   +13 53 09     0.972    1.492   99.4   40.6    73   26.6 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   02 58 35.2   +13 59 39     0.976    1.486   98.6   40.9    73   26.6 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   02 59 24.6   +14 06 18     0.980    1.480   97.8   41.2    73   26.6 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   03 00 16.5   +14 13 06     0.984    1.475   97.0   41.5    73   26.6 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   03 01 10.9   +14 20 03     0.988    1.469   96.2   41.8    73   26.6 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   03 02 07.9   +14 27 07     0.992    1.463   95.5   42.1    74   26.6 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   03 03 07.4   +14 34 20     0.996    1.457   94.7   42.4    74   26.7 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   03 04 09.3   +14 41 41     0.999    1.451   94.0   42.6    74   26.7 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   03 05 13.6   +14 49 09     1.003    1.446   93.2   42.9    74   26.7 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   03 06 20.3   +14 56 44     1.007    1.440   92.5   43.2    74   26.7 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   03 07 29.4   +15 04 27     1.010    1.434   91.8   43.4    74   26.7 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   03 08 40.9   +15 12 16     1.014    1.428   91.1   43.7    74   26.7 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   03 09 54.7   +15 20 12     1.017    1.422   90.4   43.9    74   26.7 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   03 11 10.8   +15 28 14     1.021    1.416   89.7   44.1    75   26.7 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   03 12 29.2   +15 36 22     1.024    1.411   89.1   44.4    75   26.7 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   03 13 49.9   +15 44 35     1.027    1.405   88.4   44.6    75   26.7 

    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.