2024 OC
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Jan 2026	27.4	2.837 AU	2.536 AU	13h12m	-03°08'	97.5°	20.1°

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
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   13 12 54.8   -03 08 03     2.536    2.837   97.5   20.1   292   27.4 
2026-01-16 11:44 UT   13 13 07.5   -03 08 20     2.529    2.837   97.9   20.1   292   27.4 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   13 13 20.4   -03 08 36     2.521    2.836   98.4   20.1   292   27.4 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   13 13 44.7   -03 09 01     2.505    2.836   99.3   20.0   292   27.4 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   13 14 07.9   -03 09 17     2.490    2.835  100.2   20.0   291   27.4 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   13 14 29.9   -03 09 24     2.475    2.835  101.1   19.9   291   27.4 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   13 14 50.6   -03 09 23     2.460    2.834  102.1   19.9   291   27.4 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   13 15 10.0   -03 09 13     2.444    2.833  103.0   19.8   291   27.4 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   13 15 28.2   -03 08 54     2.429    2.833  104.0   19.7   291   27.3 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   13 15 45.2   -03 08 26     2.414    2.832  104.9   19.6   291   27.3 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   13 16 00.8   -03 07 49     2.399    2.831  105.9   19.5   291   27.3 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   13 16 15.1   -03 07 03     2.384    2.830  106.8   19.4   291   27.3 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   13 16 28.0   -03 06 08     2.369    2.830  107.8   19.3   291   27.3 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   13 16 39.6   -03 05 03     2.354    2.829  108.8   19.2   291   27.3 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   13 16 49.8   -03 03 49     2.339    2.828  109.8   19.1   290   27.2 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   13 16 58.7   -03 02 26     2.324    2.827  110.7   19.0   290   27.2 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   13 17 06.1   -03 00 53     2.309    2.826  111.7   18.9   290   27.2 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   13 17 12.1   -02 59 10     2.295    2.825  112.7   18.8   290   27.2 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   13 17 16.7   -02 57 18     2.280    2.825  113.7   18.6   290   27.2 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   13 17 19.8   -02 55 16     2.265    2.824  114.7   18.5   290   27.1 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   13 17 21.4   -02 53 05     2.251    2.823  115.8   18.3   290   27.1 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   13 17 21.6   -02 50 44     2.237    2.822  116.8   18.2   290   27.1 
2026-02-06 00:00 UT   13 17 20.2   -02 48 12     2.223    2.821  117.8   18.0   289   27.1 
2026-02-07 00:00 UT   13 17 17.3   -02 45 31     2.208    2.820  118.8   17.8   289   27.1 
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   13 17 12.8   -02 42 40     2.194    2.819  119.9   17.7   289   27.0 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   13 17 06.8   -02 39 38     2.181    2.818  120.9   17.5   289   27.0 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   13 16 59.2   -02 36 27     2.167    2.817  122.0   17.3   289   27.0 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   13 16 50.1   -02 33 05     2.153    2.816  123.0   17.1   289   27.0 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   13 16 39.3   -02 29 33     2.140    2.815  124.1   16.9   289   27.0 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   13 16 26.9   -02 25 51     2.126    2.814  125.2   16.7   288   26.9 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   13 16 12.8   -02 21 59     2.113    2.812  126.3   16.4   288   26.9 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   13 15 57.2   -02 17 56     2.100    2.811  127.4   16.2   288   26.9 

    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.