2018 FJ29
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Sep 2026	24.1	1.675 AU	0.729 AU	22h36m	-24°51'	150.0°	17.4°

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 FJ29 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4856802
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.9219723
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.87878
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 32.92669
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 208.85342
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 9.37429
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 61.48911
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.27147
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.66            
        

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
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   22 36 29.2   -24 51 29     0.729    1.675  150.0   17.4    40   24.1 
2026-09-21 00:40 UT   22 36 27.7   -24 51 09     0.729    1.676  150.0   17.5    40   24.1 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   22 35 35.1   -24 39 19     0.739    1.682  149.2   17.8    42   24.1 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   22 34 44.3   -24 27 04     0.750    1.689  148.3   18.2    43   24.2 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   22 33 56.8   -24 14 45     0.761    1.695  147.5   18.5    44   24.2 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   22 33 12.5   -24 02 22     0.772    1.702  146.6   18.9    46   24.3 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   22 32 31.3   -23 49 56     0.784    1.709  145.8   19.3    47   24.3 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   22 31 53.3   -23 37 28     0.795    1.715  144.9   19.6    48   24.4 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   22 31 18.3   -23 24 58     0.807    1.722  144.1   20.0    49   24.4 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   22 30 46.4   -23 12 25     0.819    1.728  143.2   20.3    50   24.5 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   22 30 17.4   -22 59 52     0.830    1.735  142.3   20.7    51   24.5 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   22 29 51.2   -22 47 18     0.843    1.741  141.5   21.0    52   24.6 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   22 29 27.9   -22 34 42     0.855    1.748  140.6   21.3    53   24.6 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   22 29 07.4   -22 22 07     0.867    1.754  139.7   21.6    54   24.7 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   22 28 49.7   -22 09 31     0.880    1.761  138.9   22.0    54   24.7 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   22 28 34.6   -21 56 55     0.892    1.767  138.0   22.3    55   24.8 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   22 28 22.1   -21 44 19     0.905    1.774  137.1   22.6    56   24.8 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   22 28 12.2   -21 31 43     0.918    1.780  136.3   22.8    56   24.9 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   22 28 04.8   -21 19 08     0.931    1.787  135.4   23.1    57   24.9 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   22 27 59.9   -21 06 33     0.945    1.793  134.6   23.4    57   24.9 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   22 27 57.4   -20 53 59     0.958    1.799  133.7   23.7    58   25.0 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   22 27 57.2   -20 41 25     0.972    1.806  132.9   23.9    58   25.0 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   22 27 59.4   -20 28 52     0.985    1.812  132.0   24.2    59   25.1 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   22 28 03.9   -20 16 21     0.999    1.819  131.2   24.4    59   25.1 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   22 28 10.5   -20 03 50     1.013    1.825  130.3   24.6    60   25.2 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   22 28 19.3   -19 51 21     1.027    1.831  129.5   24.9    60   25.2 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   22 28 30.3   -19 38 53     1.041    1.837  128.7   25.1    61   25.3 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   22 28 43.2   -19 26 26     1.056    1.844  127.9   25.3    61   25.3 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   22 28 58.2   -19 14 00     1.070    1.850  127.0   25.5    61   25.4 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   22 29 15.0   -19 01 36     1.085    1.856  126.2   25.7    62   25.4 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   22 29 33.8   -18 49 14     1.099    1.862  125.4   25.8    62   25.4 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   22 29 54.4   -18 36 53     1.114    1.869  124.6   26.0    62   25.5 

    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.