2024 FL
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Oct 2025	30.1	2.328 AU	1.571 AU	04h51m	+17°49'	128.7°	19.5°

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 2024 FL are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4133176
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.7555077
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.06330
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 183.64489
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 25.64550
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 162.89473
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 209.23417
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.75741
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.33            
        

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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-10-16 00:00 UT   04 51 21.7   +17 49 04     1.571    2.328  128.7   19.5   267   30.1 
2025-10-16 10:13 UT   04 51 15.0   +17 47 40     1.565    2.327  129.2   19.4   267   30.1 
2025-10-17 00:00 UT   04 51 05.4   +17 45 45     1.558    2.326  129.8   19.2   267   30.1 
2025-10-18 00:00 UT   04 50 46.8   +17 42 21     1.546    2.323  130.9   18.9   267   30.0 
2025-10-19 00:00 UT   04 50 26.0   +17 38 53     1.534    2.321  131.9   18.6   267   30.0 
2025-10-20 00:00 UT   04 50 02.9   +17 35 21     1.522    2.318  133.0   18.3   268   30.0 
2025-10-21 00:00 UT   04 49 37.5   +17 31 43     1.510    2.316  134.1   18.0   268   29.9 
2025-10-22 00:00 UT   04 49 09.8   +17 28 01     1.498    2.313  135.2   17.6   268   29.9 
2025-10-23 00:00 UT   04 48 39.9   +17 24 14     1.486    2.311  136.3   17.3   268   29.9 
2025-10-24 00:00 UT   04 48 07.6   +17 20 22     1.475    2.308  137.4   17.0   268   29.8 
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   04 47 33.0   +17 16 26     1.464    2.305  138.6   16.6   269   29.8 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   04 46 56.1   +17 12 25     1.453    2.303  139.7   16.2   269   29.8 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   04 46 16.9   +17 08 20     1.442    2.300  140.8   15.8   269   29.7 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   04 45 35.4   +17 04 10     1.431    2.297  142.0   15.4   269   29.7 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   04 44 51.6   +16 59 56     1.421    2.294  143.2   15.0   270   29.7 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   04 44 05.5   +16 55 37     1.410    2.292  144.3   14.6   270   29.6 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   04 43 17.2   +16 51 14     1.400    2.289  145.5   14.2   270   29.6 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   04 42 26.6   +16 46 47     1.391    2.286  146.7   13.8   271   29.6 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   04 41 33.8   +16 42 15     1.381    2.283  147.9   13.4   271   29.5 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   04 40 38.7   +16 37 39     1.372    2.280  149.1   12.9   271   29.5 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   04 39 41.5   +16 32 59     1.362    2.278  150.3   12.5   272   29.5 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   04 38 42.2   +16 28 15     1.353    2.275  151.5   12.0   272   29.4 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   04 37 40.7   +16 23 26     1.345    2.272  152.7   11.5   273   29.4 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   04 36 37.1   +16 18 34     1.336    2.269  154.0   11.1   274   29.4 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   04 35 31.5   +16 13 38     1.328    2.266  155.2   10.6   274   29.3 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   04 34 23.9   +16 08 39     1.320    2.263  156.4   10.1   275   29.3 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   04 33 14.3   +16 03 36     1.312    2.260  157.7    9.6   276   29.3 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   04 32 02.8   +15 58 29     1.305    2.257  158.9    9.1   277   29.2 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   04 30 49.4   +15 53 20     1.298    2.254  160.2    8.6   278   29.2 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   04 29 34.3   +15 48 07     1.291    2.251  161.4    8.1   279   29.2 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   04 28 17.5   +15 42 52     1.284    2.248  162.6    7.6   281   29.1 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   04 26 59.0   +15 37 34     1.278    2.245  163.9    7.0   282   29.1 

    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.