2024 OM1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Aug 2026	30.8	3.616 AU	4.487 AU	11h48m	-02°34'	27.1°	7.3°

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 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
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   11 48 13.2   -02 34 16     4.487    3.616   27.1    7.3   120   30.8 
2026-08-25 11:45 UT   11 48 41.9   -02 37 21     4.490    3.616   26.7    7.2   120   30.8 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   11 49 11.9   -02 40 35     4.493    3.615   26.4    7.1   121   30.8 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   11 50 10.9   -02 46 56     4.498    3.614   25.7    7.0   121   30.8 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   11 51 10.1   -02 53 18     4.503    3.613   25.0    6.8   121   30.8 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   11 52 09.5   -02 59 43     4.508    3.612   24.3    6.6   121   30.8 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   11 53 09.0   -03 06 09     4.513    3.611   23.6    6.4   122   30.8 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   11 54 08.7   -03 12 37     4.518    3.609   22.9    6.3   122   30.7 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   11 55 08.6   -03 19 06     4.522    3.608   22.3    6.1   122   30.7 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   11 56 08.7   -03 25 38     4.526    3.607   21.6    5.9   122   30.7 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   11 57 09.0   -03 32 10     4.530    3.606   20.9    5.7   123   30.7 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   11 58 09.4   -03 38 45     4.534    3.604   20.2    5.5   123   30.7 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   11 59 10.0   -03 45 21     4.538    3.603   19.5    5.4   123   30.7 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   12 00 10.8   -03 51 58     4.541    3.602   18.8    5.2   124   30.7 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   12 01 11.7   -03 58 37     4.545    3.601   18.2    5.0   124   30.7 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   12 02 12.8   -04 05 18     4.548    3.599   17.5    4.8   125   30.7 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   12 03 14.0   -04 11 60     4.551    3.598   16.8    4.6   125   30.7 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   12 04 15.4   -04 18 43     4.553    3.597   16.1    4.5   126   30.7 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   12 05 16.9   -04 25 28     4.556    3.595   15.5    4.3   126   30.7 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   12 06 18.6   -04 32 14     4.558    3.594   14.8    4.1   127   30.6 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   12 07 20.4   -04 39 01     4.560    3.593   14.1    3.9   128   30.6 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   12 08 22.4   -04 45 50     4.562    3.591   13.4    3.7   128   30.6 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   12 09 24.4   -04 52 39     4.564    3.590   12.8    3.6   129   30.6 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   12 10 26.6   -04 59 30     4.566    3.589   12.1    3.4   130   30.6 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   12 11 28.9   -05 06 22     4.567    3.587   11.5    3.2   131   30.6 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   12 12 31.3   -05 13 15     4.568    3.586   10.8    3.0   132   30.6 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   12 13 33.9   -05 20 09     4.569    3.584   10.2    2.8   134   30.6 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   12 14 36.5   -05 27 04     4.570    3.583    9.5    2.7   135   30.6 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   12 15 39.2   -05 33 60     4.570    3.581    8.9    2.5   137   30.5 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   12 16 42.1   -05 40 57     4.570    3.580    8.2    2.3   139   30.5 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   12 17 45.0   -05 47 54     4.571    3.578    7.6    2.1   141   30.5 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   12 18 48.1   -05 54 53     4.571    3.577    7.0    2.0   144   30.5 

    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.