2019 OF2
ephemeris date magn radius delta ra dec elong phase
Today3 Nov 202628.41.835 AU2.527 AU12h12m-00°56'37.0°19.0°
2019 OF2 - 2026-11-03
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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 2019 OF2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5094369
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.6953284
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.14100
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 139.54654
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 256.30036
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 4.89667
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 215.84429
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.10854
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.21            
        

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
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   12 12 13.4   +00 56 47     2.527    1.835   37.0   19.0   294   28.4 
2026-11-03 23:41 UT   12 14 00.2   -01 07 59     2.526    1.841   37.5   19.2   294   28.5 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   12 14 01.6   -01 08 07     2.526    1.842   37.5   19.2   294   28.5 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   12 15 49.2   -01 19 23     2.524    1.848   38.1   19.3   294   28.5 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   12 17 36.1   -01 30 34     2.523    1.854   38.6   19.5   294   28.5 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   12 19 22.5   -01 41 40     2.521    1.860   39.1   19.6   294   28.5 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   12 21 08.2   -01 52 42     2.519    1.866   39.6   19.8   294   28.5 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   12 22 53.3   -02 03 39     2.516    1.872   40.2   20.0   294   28.5 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   12 24 37.8   -02 14 31     2.514    1.878   40.7   20.1   294   28.5 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   12 26 21.7   -02 25 19     2.512    1.884   41.2   20.3   294   28.5 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   12 28 04.9   -02 36 01     2.509    1.889   41.8   20.4   294   28.5 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   12 29 47.6   -02 46 39     2.506    1.895   42.3   20.6   294   28.5 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   12 31 29.6   -02 57 11     2.503    1.901   42.9   20.7   294   28.6 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   12 33 10.9   -03 07 39     2.500    1.907   43.4   20.9   294   28.6 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   12 34 51.7   -03 18 02     2.497    1.913   44.0   21.0   294   28.6 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   12 36 31.8   -03 28 19     2.494    1.919   44.5   21.2   294   28.6 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   12 38 11.3   -03 38 32     2.490    1.924   45.1   21.3   294   28.6 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   12 39 50.2   -03 48 39     2.487    1.930   45.6   21.5   293   28.6 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   12 41 28.4   -03 58 42     2.483    1.936   46.2   21.6   293   28.6 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   12 43 06.0   -04 08 39     2.479    1.941   46.8   21.8   293   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.