2023 HO6
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	15 Jun 2026	25.7	2.047 AU	3.051 AU	05h04m	+20°25'	6.9°	3.4°

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 2023 HO6 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4219671
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.7508546
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.29048
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 99.26319
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 199.69478
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 3.79725
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 118.76776
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.78533
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.32            
        

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
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   05 04 55.0   +20 25 40     3.051    2.047    6.9    3.4   244   25.7 
2026-06-15 07:27 UT   05 05 34.3   +20 26 57     3.052    2.048    7.0    3.5   245   25.7 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   05 07 01.6   +20 29 46     3.054    2.051    7.3    3.6   246   25.7 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   05 09 07.9   +20 33 44     3.057    2.055    7.7    3.8   247   25.7 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   05 11 13.9   +20 37 36     3.060    2.059    8.2    4.0   249   25.7 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   05 13 19.7   +20 41 20     3.062    2.064    8.6    4.2   250   25.8 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   05 15 25.1   +20 44 58     3.065    2.068    9.1    4.4   251   25.8 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   05 17 30.3   +20 48 28     3.067    2.072    9.5    4.6   252   25.8 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   05 19 35.2   +20 51 52     3.070    2.076    9.9    4.9   253   25.8 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   05 21 39.8   +20 55 09     3.072    2.080   10.4    5.1   254   25.8 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   05 23 44.1   +20 58 20     3.074    2.084   10.9    5.3   255   25.8 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   05 25 48.1   +21 01 23     3.076    2.088   11.3    5.5   256   25.9 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   05 27 51.8   +21 04 20     3.077    2.093   11.8    5.7   256   25.9 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   05 29 55.2   +21 07 10     3.079    2.097   12.2    5.9   257   25.9 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   05 31 58.3   +21 09 54     3.080    2.101   12.7    6.1   258   25.9 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   05 34 01.1   +21 12 32     3.082    2.105   13.2    6.3   258   25.9 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   05 36 03.6   +21 15 03     3.083    2.109   13.6    6.5   259   25.9 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   05 38 05.8   +21 17 27     3.084    2.113   14.1    6.7   260   25.9 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   05 40 07.7   +21 19 46     3.085    2.117   14.6    6.9   260   26.0 

    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.