2003 FJ8
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 Mar 2026	32.3	2.719 AU	3.432 AU	21h42m	-14°55'	38.2°	13.1°

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 2003 FJ8 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5126933
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.8118393
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.56905
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 11.01692
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 125.77961
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 112.41279
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : -43.19328
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.27287
            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
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   21 42 14.0   -14 55 53     3.432    2.719   38.2   13.1   249   32.3 
2026-03-22 13:21 UT   21 42 59.0   -14 52 09     3.427    2.720   38.5   13.2   249   32.3 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   21 43 34.8   -14 49 10     3.424    2.720   38.8   13.3   249   32.3 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   21 44 55.2   -14 42 27     3.416    2.721   39.5   13.5   249   32.3 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   21 46 15.3   -14 35 45     3.407    2.722   40.1   13.7   249   32.3 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   21 47 34.9   -14 29 03     3.399    2.723   40.8   13.8   249   32.3 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   21 48 54.1   -14 22 21     3.390    2.724   41.4   14.0   249   32.3 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   21 50 12.9   -14 15 39     3.382    2.724   42.1   14.2   249   32.3 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   21 51 31.2   -14 08 58     3.373    2.725   42.7   14.4   249   32.3 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   21 52 49.2   -14 02 17     3.364    2.726   43.4   14.6   249   32.3 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   21 54 06.7   -13 55 37     3.355    2.727   44.0   14.8   249   32.3 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   21 55 23.8   -13 48 58     3.346    2.727   44.7   14.9   249   32.3 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   21 56 40.5   -13 42 19     3.336    2.728   45.4   15.1   249   32.3 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   21 57 56.8   -13 35 41     3.327    2.729   46.0   15.3   249   32.3 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   21 59 12.6   -13 29 03     3.317    2.730   46.7   15.5   249   32.3 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   22 00 28.0   -13 22 27     3.307    2.730   47.3   15.6   249   32.3 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   22 01 42.9   -13 15 51     3.297    2.731   48.0   15.8   249   32.3 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   22 02 57.4   -13 09 16     3.287    2.732   48.7   16.0   249   32.3 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   22 04 11.5   -13 02 42     3.277    2.732   49.3   16.1   249   32.3 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   22 05 25.1   -12 56 10     3.267    2.733   50.0   16.3   249   32.3 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   22 06 38.3   -12 49 38     3.256    2.733   50.7   16.5   249   32.3 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   22 07 51.0   -12 43 08     3.246    2.734   51.3   16.6   249   32.3 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   22 09 03.2   -12 36 39     3.235    2.734   52.0   16.8   249   32.3 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   22 10 14.9   -12 30 11     3.224    2.735   52.7   16.9   248   32.3 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   22 11 26.2   -12 23 45     3.213    2.735   53.3   17.1   248   32.3 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   22 12 37.0   -12 17 20     3.202    2.736   54.0   17.3   248   32.3 
2026-04-16 00:00 UT   22 13 47.2   -12 10 57     3.191    2.736   54.7   17.4   248   32.3 
2026-04-17 00:00 UT   22 14 57.0   -12 04 35     3.180    2.737   55.3   17.6   248   32.3 

    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.