2024 OM1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Oct 2025	30.5	3.321 AU	4.026 AU	11h12m	+03°12'	39.6°	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 OM1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6006935
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.2880226
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.71693
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 315.66306
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 42.60777
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 124.85029
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 358.12851
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 3.86674
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.46            
        

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
2025-10-21 00:00 UT   11 12 47.0   +03 12 44     4.026    3.321   39.6   11.0   291   30.5 
2025-10-21 12:17 UT   11 13 16.4   +03 09 11     4.023    3.323   40.0   11.1   291   30.5 
2025-10-22 00:00 UT   11 13 44.4   +03 05 49     4.019    3.324   40.4   11.2   291   30.5 
2025-10-23 00:00 UT   11 14 41.4   +02 58 57     4.012    3.327   41.1   11.3   291   30.5 
2025-10-24 00:00 UT   11 15 38.0   +02 52 06     4.005    3.330   41.8   11.5   291   30.5 
2025-10-25 00:00 UT   11 16 34.1   +02 45 17     3.997    3.333   42.6   11.6   291   30.5 
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   11 17 29.9   +02 38 31     3.989    3.336   43.3   11.8   291   30.5 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   11 18 25.1   +02 31 46     3.981    3.339   44.0   11.9   291   30.5 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   11 19 20.0   +02 25 03     3.973    3.342   44.8   12.1   291   30.5 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   11 20 14.4   +02 18 23     3.965    3.345   45.5   12.2   291   30.5 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   11 21 08.3   +02 11 44     3.957    3.348   46.3   12.4   291   30.5 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   11 22 01.7   +02 05 08     3.948    3.351   47.0   12.5   291   30.6 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   11 22 54.7   +01 58 34     3.939    3.354   47.8   12.7   291   30.6 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   11 23 47.2   +01 52 03     3.931    3.357   48.5   12.8   291   30.6 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   11 24 39.3   +01 45 33     3.922    3.360   49.3   12.9   292   30.6 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   11 25 30.8   +01 39 07     3.912    3.363   50.1   13.1   292   30.6 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   11 26 21.8   +01 32 42     3.903    3.366   50.8   13.2   292   30.6 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   11 27 12.4   +01 26 20     3.894    3.369   51.6   13.3   292   30.6 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   11 28 02.4   +01 20 01     3.884    3.372   52.4   13.5   292   30.6 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   11 28 51.9   +01 13 44     3.874    3.374   53.1   13.6   292   30.6 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   11 29 40.9   +01 07 30     3.864    3.377   53.9   13.7   292   30.6 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   11 30 29.4   +01 01 18     3.854    3.380   54.7   13.8   292   30.6 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   11 31 17.3   +00 55 09     3.844    3.383   55.5   14.0   292   30.6 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   11 32 04.7   +00 49 03     3.834    3.386   56.3   14.1   292   30.6 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   11 32 51.5   +00 43 00     3.824    3.388   57.0   14.2   292   30.6 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   11 33 37.7   +00 37 00     3.813    3.391   57.8   14.3   292   30.6 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   11 34 23.4   +00 31 03     3.802    3.394   58.6   14.4   292   30.6 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   11 35 08.4   +00 25 09     3.791    3.397   59.4   14.5   292   30.6 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   11 35 52.9   +00 19 18     3.780    3.399   60.2   14.6   292   30.6 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   11 36 36.8   +00 13 30     3.769    3.402   61.0   14.7   292   30.6 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   11 37 20.0   +00 07 46     3.758    3.405   61.8   14.8   292   30.6 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   11 38 02.7   +00 02 05     3.747    3.407   62.6   14.9   292   30.6 

    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.