2024 OM1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 Sep 2026	30.7	3.599 AU	4.547 AU	12h02m	-04°05'	17.5°	4.8°

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)                : 0.6008301
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.2877207
            i (Inclination)                 : 5.71721
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 315.66479
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 42.59132
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 181.85039
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 358.11379
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 3.86572
            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
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   12 02 12.4   -04 05 15     4.547    3.599   17.5    4.8   125   30.7 
2026-09-08 13:35 UT   12 02 47.1   -04 09 03     4.549    3.598   17.1    4.7   125   30.7 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   12 03 13.7   -04 11 57     4.550    3.598   16.8    4.6   125   30.7 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   12 04 15.0   -04 18 41     4.553    3.596   16.1    4.5   126   30.7 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   12 05 16.6   -04 25 25     4.556    3.595   15.4    4.3   126   30.7 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   12 06 18.3   -04 32 11     4.558    3.594   14.8    4.1   127   30.6 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   12 07 20.1   -04 38 59     4.560    3.592   14.1    3.9   128   30.6 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   12 08 22.0   -04 45 47     4.562    3.591   13.4    3.7   128   30.6 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   12 09 24.1   -04 52 37     4.564    3.590   12.8    3.6   129   30.6 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   12 10 26.3   -04 59 27     4.565    3.588   12.1    3.4   130   30.6 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   12 11 28.6   -05 06 19     4.566    3.587   11.5    3.2   131   30.6 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   12 12 31.0   -05 13 12     4.568    3.585   10.8    3.0   132   30.6 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   12 13 33.5   -05 20 06     4.569    3.584   10.1    2.8   134   30.6 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   12 14 36.2   -05 27 01     4.569    3.582    9.5    2.7   135   30.6 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   12 15 38.9   -05 33 57     4.570    3.581    8.9    2.5   137   30.5 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   12 16 41.8   -05 40 54     4.570    3.579    8.2    2.3   139   30.5 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   12 17 44.7   -05 47 52     4.570    3.578    7.6    2.1   141   30.5 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   12 18 47.7   -05 54 51     4.570    3.576    7.0    2.0   144   30.5 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   12 19 50.9   -06 01 50     4.570    3.575    6.4    1.8   147   30.5 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   12 20 54.1   -06 08 51     4.569    3.573    5.9    1.6   151   30.5 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   12 21 57.4   -06 15 52     4.569    3.572    5.3    1.5   155   30.5 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   12 23 00.8   -06 22 54     4.568    3.570    4.9    1.4   161   30.4 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   12 24 04.3   -06 29 57     4.567    3.569    4.4    1.2   167   30.4 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   12 25 07.8   -06 36 60     4.565    3.567    4.1    1.1   175   30.4 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   12 26 11.4   -06 44 04     4.564    3.565    3.8    1.1   185   30.4 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   12 27 15.1   -06 51 09     4.562    3.564    3.6    1.0   195   30.4 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   12 28 18.9   -06 58 14     4.560    3.562    3.6    1.0   206   30.4 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   12 29 22.7   -07 05 20     4.558    3.561    3.7    1.0   217   30.4 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   12 30 26.7   -07 12 27     4.556    3.559    3.9    1.1   227   30.4 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   12 31 30.6   -07 19 34     4.554    3.557    4.3    1.2   235   30.4 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   12 32 34.6   -07 26 41     4.551    3.556    4.7    1.3   243   30.4 

    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.