2024 OM1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	16 Jun 2026	30.7	3.661 AU	3.717 AU	10h53m	+02°53'	79.0°	15.8°

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
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   10 53 05.9   +02 53 59     3.717    3.661   79.0   15.8   113   30.7 
2026-06-16 09:16 UT   10 53 17.6   +02 53 00     3.723    3.661   78.7   15.8   113   30.7 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   10 53 36.4   +02 51 26     3.732    3.661   78.2   15.8   113   30.7 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   10 54 07.6   +02 48 49     3.747    3.661   77.3   15.7   113   30.7 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   10 54 39.5   +02 46 08     3.762    3.661   76.5   15.7   113   30.8 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   10 55 12.0   +02 43 21     3.776    3.660   75.7   15.6   113   30.8 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   10 55 45.2   +02 40 30     3.791    3.660   74.9   15.5   114   30.8 
2026-06-22 00:00 UT   10 56 19.0   +02 37 34     3.805    3.660   74.1   15.5   114   30.8 
2026-06-23 00:00 UT   10 56 53.5   +02 34 34     3.820    3.660   73.3   15.4   114   30.8 
2026-06-24 00:00 UT   10 57 28.6   +02 31 29     3.834    3.659   72.5   15.4   114   30.8 
2026-06-25 00:00 UT   10 58 04.3   +02 28 20     3.848    3.659   71.7   15.3   114   30.8 
2026-06-26 00:00 UT   10 58 40.5   +02 25 06     3.863    3.659   70.9   15.2   114   30.8 
2026-06-27 00:00 UT   10 59 17.4   +02 21 48     3.877    3.658   70.1   15.1   114   30.8 
2026-06-28 00:00 UT   10 59 54.8   +02 18 26     3.891    3.658   69.3   15.1   114   30.8 
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   11 00 32.9   +02 14 59     3.905    3.658   68.6   15.0   114   30.8 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   11 01 11.4   +02 11 28     3.919    3.657   67.8   14.9   114   30.8 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   11 01 50.6   +02 07 54     3.932    3.657   67.0   14.8   114   30.8 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   11 02 30.2   +02 04 15     3.946    3.657   66.2   14.7   114   30.8 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   11 03 10.4   +02 00 32     3.960    3.656   65.5   14.7   114   30.8 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   11 03 51.1   +01 56 45     3.973    3.656   64.7   14.6   115   30.8 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   11 04 32.4   +01 52 54     3.987    3.655   63.9   14.5   115   30.8 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   11 05 14.1   +01 48 59     4.000    3.655   63.2   14.4   115   30.8 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   11 05 56.3   +01 45 01     4.013    3.655   62.4   14.3   115   30.8 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   11 06 39.1   +01 40 58     4.026    3.654   61.6   14.2   115   30.8 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   11 07 22.3   +01 36 52     4.039    3.654   60.9   14.1   115   30.8 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   11 08 06.0   +01 32 42     4.052    3.653   60.1   14.0   115   30.8 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   11 08 50.2   +01 28 28     4.065    3.653   59.4   13.9   115   30.9 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   11 09 34.8   +01 24 10     4.077    3.652   58.6   13.7   115   30.9 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   11 10 19.9   +01 19 49     4.090    3.652   57.9   13.6   115   30.9 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   11 11 05.5   +01 15 24     4.102    3.651   57.1   13.5   115   30.9 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   11 11 51.5   +01 10 56     4.114    3.651   56.4   13.4   115   30.9 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   11 12 37.9   +01 06 24     4.126    3.650   55.6   13.3   115   30.9 

    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.