2024 OM1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 Jan 2026	30.3	3.507 AU	3.200 AU	11h56m	-02°50'	100.0°	16.0°

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
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   11 56 05.8   -02 50 42     3.200    3.507  100.0   16.0   294   30.3 
2026-01-01 09:08 UT   11 56 08.0   -02 51 31     3.195    3.507  100.3   16.0   294   30.3 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   11 56 11.2   -02 52 50     3.186    3.509  100.9   16.0   294   30.3 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   11 56 15.4   -02 54 52     3.173    3.511  101.9   15.9   294   30.3 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   11 56 18.5   -02 56 47     3.159    3.513  102.9   15.8   294   30.3 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   11 56 20.5   -02 58 35     3.146    3.515  103.9   15.8   294   30.3 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   11 56 21.3   -03 00 17     3.133    3.517  104.9   15.7   294   30.3 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   11 56 21.0   -03 01 51     3.119    3.519  105.9   15.6   294   30.3 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   11 56 19.5   -03 03 19     3.106    3.521  106.9   15.5   294   30.2 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   11 56 16.9   -03 04 39     3.093    3.523  108.0   15.4   295   30.2 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   11 56 13.1   -03 05 52     3.080    3.525  109.0   15.3   295   30.2 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   11 56 08.0   -03 06 58     3.067    3.526  110.0   15.2   295   30.2 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   11 56 01.8   -03 07 56     3.054    3.528  111.0   15.1   295   30.2 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   11 55 54.4   -03 08 47     3.041    3.530  112.1   15.0   295   30.2 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   11 55 45.8   -03 09 31     3.028    3.532  113.1   14.8   295   30.2 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   11 55 35.9   -03 10 07     3.015    3.534  114.2   14.7   295   30.2 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   11 55 24.8   -03 10 35     3.003    3.536  115.2   14.6   295   30.1 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   11 55 12.5   -03 10 55     2.990    3.538  116.3   14.4   295   30.1 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   11 54 59.0   -03 11 08     2.978    3.540  117.4   14.3   295   30.1 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   11 54 44.2   -03 11 13     2.966    3.541  118.4   14.1   295   30.1 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   11 54 28.2   -03 11 10     2.953    3.543  119.5   14.0   295   30.1 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   11 54 11.0   -03 10 59     2.941    3.545  120.6   13.8   296   30.1 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   11 53 52.5   -03 10 40     2.930    3.547  121.7   13.7   296   30.1 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   11 53 32.8   -03 10 13     2.918    3.549  122.8   13.5   296   30.1 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   11 53 11.9   -03 09 38     2.906    3.550  123.9   13.3   296   30.0 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   11 52 49.7   -03 08 55     2.895    3.552  125.0   13.1   296   30.0 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   11 52 26.3   -03 08 04     2.884    3.554  126.1   12.9   296   30.0 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   11 52 01.7   -03 07 05     2.873    3.555  127.2   12.7   296   30.0 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   11 51 35.9   -03 05 58     2.862    3.557  128.3   12.5   296   30.0 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   11 51 08.9   -03 04 43     2.851    3.559  129.4   12.3   297   30.0 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   11 50 40.6   -03 03 19     2.840    3.560  130.6   12.1   297   30.0 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   11 50 11.2   -03 01 48     2.830    3.562  131.7   11.9   297   29.9 

    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.