2024 OC
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Apr 2026	26.3	2.693 AU	1.780 AU	12h15m	+05°23'	149.2°	11.0°

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 OC are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5215382
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8700958
            i (Inclination)                 : 4.46387
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 119.64410
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 234.05071
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 169.89658
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 173.61205
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -3.61241
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.56            
        

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
2026-04-22 00:00 UT   12 15 09.9   +05 23 14     1.780    2.693  149.2   11.0   124   26.3 
2026-04-22 21:51 UT   12 14 16.6   +05 27 58     1.785    2.691  148.1   11.4   124   26.3 
2026-04-23 00:00 UT   12 14 11.5   +05 28 26     1.785    2.691  148.0   11.4   124   26.3 
2026-04-24 00:00 UT   12 13 14.3   +05 33 27     1.790    2.688  146.8   11.8   123   26.3 
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   12 12 18.4   +05 38 16     1.795    2.686  145.6   12.2   123   26.3 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   12 11 23.8   +05 42 53     1.800    2.683  144.4   12.6   123   26.3 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   12 10 30.7   +05 47 18     1.806    2.681  143.2   13.0   122   26.3 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   12 09 38.9   +05 51 32     1.812    2.678  142.1   13.4   122   26.4 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   12 08 48.5   +05 55 33     1.818    2.676  140.9   13.7   121   26.4 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   12 07 59.6   +05 59 22     1.824    2.673  139.7   14.1   121   26.4 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   12 07 12.2   +06 02 59     1.831    2.670  138.6   14.5   121   26.4 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   12 06 26.2   +06 06 24     1.837    2.668  137.4   14.8   120   26.4 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   12 05 41.8   +06 09 36     1.844    2.665  136.3   15.2   120   26.5 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   12 04 59.0   +06 12 37     1.851    2.662  135.1   15.5   120   26.5 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   12 04 17.7   +06 15 25     1.858    2.660  134.0   15.8   120   26.5 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   12 03 38.0   +06 18 01     1.866    2.657  132.9   16.2   119   26.5 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   12 02 59.9   +06 20 24     1.873    2.654  131.8   16.5   119   26.5 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   12 02 23.4   +06 22 36     1.881    2.651  130.7   16.8   119   26.5 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   12 01 48.5   +06 24 35     1.889    2.649  129.6   17.1   119   26.6 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   12 01 15.3   +06 26 22     1.897    2.646  128.5   17.4   118   26.6 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   12 00 43.7   +06 27 57     1.905    2.643  127.4   17.7   118   26.6 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   12 00 13.8   +06 29 21     1.914    2.640  126.3   18.0   118   26.6 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   11 59 45.5   +06 30 32     1.922    2.637  125.2   18.2   118   26.6 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   11 59 18.9   +06 31 31     1.931    2.634  124.2   18.5   118   26.6 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   11 58 54.0   +06 32 19     1.940    2.632  123.1   18.8   117   26.7 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   11 58 30.7   +06 32 54     1.948    2.629  122.1   19.0   117   26.7 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   11 58 09.1   +06 33 18     1.957    2.626  121.0   19.3   117   26.7 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   11 57 49.2   +06 33 31     1.967    2.623  120.0   19.5   117   26.7 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   11 57 31.0   +06 33 32     1.976    2.620  119.0   19.7   117   26.7 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   11 57 14.4   +06 33 22     1.985    2.617  118.0   20.0   117   26.7 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   11 56 59.5   +06 33 01     1.995    2.614  116.9   20.2   116   26.8 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   11 56 46.2   +06 32 28     2.004    2.611  115.9   20.4   116   26.8 

    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.