2024 OM1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Feb 2026	29.8	3.575 AU	2.755 AU	11h45m	-02°44'	140.9°	10.0°

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
2026-02-08 00:00 UT   11 45 34.6   -02 44 52     2.755    3.575  140.9   10.0   298   29.8 
2026-02-08 18:27 UT   11 45 04.3   -02 42 48     2.748    3.576  141.8    9.8   299   29.8 
2026-02-09 00:00 UT   11 44 55.1   -02 42 10     2.746    3.576  142.1    9.8   299   29.8 
2026-02-10 00:00 UT   11 44 14.5   -02 39 20     2.738    3.578  143.3    9.5   299   29.8 
2026-02-11 00:00 UT   11 43 32.9   -02 36 22     2.730    3.579  144.4    9.2   299   29.8 
2026-02-12 00:00 UT   11 42 50.2   -02 33 17     2.723    3.581  145.6    9.0   299   29.7 
2026-02-13 00:00 UT   11 42 06.6   -02 30 04     2.715    3.582  146.8    8.7   300   29.7 
2026-02-14 00:00 UT   11 41 22.0   -02 26 44     2.708    3.584  148.0    8.4   300   29.7 
2026-02-15 00:00 UT   11 40 36.5   -02 23 17     2.701    3.585  149.2    8.1   300   29.7 
2026-02-16 00:00 UT   11 39 50.1   -02 19 43     2.694    3.587  150.4    7.8   301   29.7 
2026-02-17 00:00 UT   11 39 02.9   -02 16 02     2.688    3.588  151.6    7.5   301   29.7 
2026-02-18 00:00 UT   11 38 14.8   -02 12 14     2.682    3.590  152.8    7.2   302   29.6 
2026-02-19 00:00 UT   11 37 25.8   -02 08 19     2.676    3.591  154.0    6.9   302   29.6 
2026-02-20 00:00 UT   11 36 36.2   -02 04 18     2.671    3.592  155.2    6.6   303   29.6 
2026-02-21 00:00 UT   11 35 45.7   -02 00 11     2.666    3.594  156.4    6.3   303   29.6 
2026-02-22 00:00 UT   11 34 54.6   -01 55 58     2.661    3.595  157.6    6.0   304   29.6 
2026-02-23 00:00 UT   11 34 02.8   -01 51 39     2.656    3.596  158.8    5.7   304   29.6 
2026-02-24 00:00 UT   11 33 10.4   -01 47 14     2.652    3.598  160.0    5.4   305   29.5 
2026-02-25 00:00 UT   11 32 17.4   -01 42 44     2.648    3.599  161.2    5.1   306   29.5 
2026-02-26 00:00 UT   11 31 23.9   -01 38 08     2.644    3.600  162.4    4.8   307   29.5 
2026-02-27 00:00 UT   11 30 29.9   -01 33 28     2.641    3.602  163.6    4.4   308   29.5 
2026-02-28 00:00 UT   11 29 35.4   -01 28 43     2.638    3.603  164.8    4.1   310   29.5 
2026-03-01 00:00 UT   11 28 40.5   -01 23 53     2.635    3.604  166.0    3.8   311   29.4 
2026-03-02 00:00 UT   11 27 45.2   -01 18 60     2.632    3.605  167.2    3.5   313   29.4 
2026-03-03 00:00 UT   11 26 49.6   -01 14 02     2.630    3.607  168.3    3.2   315   29.4 
2026-03-04 00:00 UT   11 25 53.6   -01 08 60     2.628    3.608  169.5    2.9   318   29.4 
2026-03-05 00:00 UT   11 24 57.5   -01 03 54     2.627    3.609  170.6    2.6   321   29.4 
2026-03-06 00:00 UT   11 24 01.1   +00 58 46     2.626    3.610  171.6    2.3   325   29.3 
2026-03-07 00:00 UT   11 23 04.5   +00 53 34     2.625    3.611  172.7    2.0   331   29.3 
2026-03-08 00:00 UT   11 22 07.8   +00 48 19     2.625    3.613  173.6    1.8   338   29.3 
2026-03-09 00:00 UT   11 21 11.0   +00 43 02     2.624    3.614  174.4    1.5   347   29.3 
2026-03-10 00:00 UT   11 20 14.2   +00 37 43     2.624    3.615  175.0    1.4   359   29.3 

    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.