2003 FJ8
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	18 Sep 2026	30.4	2.558 AU	1.622 AU	22h01m	-13°30'	153.0°	10.3°

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 2003 FJ8 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5127363
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8118320
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.56914
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 11.00923
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 125.79467
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 193.21805
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -43.18590
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.27270
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.44            
        

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
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   22 01 44.9   -13 30 36     1.622    2.558  153.0   10.3    67   30.4 
2026-09-18 14:38 UT   22 01 04.8   -13 33 46     1.624    2.557  152.2   10.5    67   30.5 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   22 00 39.4   -13 35 46     1.626    2.555  151.8   10.7    67   30.5 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   21 59 35.2   -13 40 46     1.630    2.553  150.5   11.2    68   30.5 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   21 58 32.3   -13 45 37     1.635    2.550  149.3   11.6    68   30.5 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   21 57 31.0   -13 50 19     1.639    2.547  148.0   12.0    68   30.5 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   21 56 31.1   -13 54 51     1.644    2.544  146.8   12.5    68   30.6 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   21 55 32.8   -13 59 13     1.650    2.541  145.6   12.9    68   30.6 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   21 54 36.0   -14 03 26     1.655    2.538  144.4   13.3    68   30.6 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   21 53 40.9   -14 07 29     1.661    2.535  143.1   13.7    69   30.6 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   21 52 47.4   -14 11 22     1.667    2.532  141.9   14.1    69   30.6 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   21 51 55.6   -14 15 05     1.673    2.529  140.7   14.5    69   30.6 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   21 51 05.5   -14 18 38     1.679    2.526  139.6   14.9    69   30.7 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   21 50 17.2   -14 22 01     1.686    2.523  138.4   15.3    69   30.7 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   21 49 30.7   -14 25 14     1.692    2.520  137.2   15.7    69   30.7 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   21 48 46.0   -14 28 17     1.699    2.517  136.0   16.0    69   30.7 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   21 48 03.1   -14 31 09     1.706    2.514  134.9   16.4    69   30.7 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   21 47 22.0   -14 33 52     1.714    2.511  133.7   16.7    69   30.8 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   21 46 42.8   -14 36 24     1.721    2.508  132.6   17.1    70   30.8 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   21 46 05.6   -14 38 46     1.729    2.505  131.4   17.4    70   30.8 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   21 45 30.2   -14 40 58     1.736    2.502  130.3   17.7    70   30.8 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   21 44 56.8   -14 42 59     1.744    2.499  129.2   18.1    70   30.8 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   21 44 25.3   -14 44 51     1.752    2.495  128.0   18.4    70   30.9 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   21 43 55.7   -14 46 32     1.761    2.492  126.9   18.7    70   30.9 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   21 43 28.1   -14 48 04     1.769    2.489  125.8   19.0    70   30.9 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   21 43 02.4   -14 49 25     1.778    2.486  124.7   19.3    70   30.9 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   21 42 38.8   -14 50 36     1.786    2.482  123.7   19.5    70   30.9 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   21 42 17.0   -14 51 37     1.795    2.479  122.6   19.8    70   30.9 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   21 41 57.3   -14 52 29     1.804    2.476  121.5   20.1    70   31.0 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   21 41 39.5   -14 53 10     1.813    2.472  120.4   20.3    70   31.0 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   21 41 23.6   -14 53 42     1.822    2.469  119.4   20.6    70   31.0 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   21 41 09.7   -14 54 04     1.831    2.465  118.3   20.8    70   31.0 

    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.