2025 FU5
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	9 Sep 2026	29.3	3.644 AU	3.157 AU	03h30m	+18°41'	111.2°	14.9°

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 2025 FU5 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5879860
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.5382284
            i (Inclination)                 : 0.38059
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 79.86905
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 162.25256
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 92.73315
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 62.12198
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.11601
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.04            
        

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
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   03 30 08.3   +18 41 54     3.157    3.644  111.2   14.9   256   29.3 
2026-09-09 14:21 UT   03 30 04.7   +18 41 39     3.150    3.645  111.8   14.9   256   29.3 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   03 30 02.0   +18 41 29     3.145    3.647  112.2   14.8   256   29.3 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   03 29 54.4   +18 40 59     3.134    3.650  113.2   14.7   256   29.2 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   03 29 45.6   +18 40 26     3.123    3.653  114.2   14.6   256   29.2 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   03 29 35.6   +18 39 47     3.112    3.655  115.2   14.4   256   29.2 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   03 29 24.3   +18 39 05     3.101    3.658  116.2   14.3   256   29.2 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   03 29 11.7   +18 38 18     3.090    3.661  117.2   14.1   256   29.2 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   03 28 57.9   +18 37 26     3.079    3.664  118.3   14.0   256   29.2 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   03 28 42.8   +18 36 30     3.069    3.667  119.3   13.8   256   29.2 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   03 28 26.5   +18 35 29     3.058    3.670  120.3   13.7   256   29.2 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   03 28 08.9   +18 34 24     3.048    3.673  121.4   13.5   256   29.2 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   03 27 50.1   +18 33 14     3.038    3.676  122.4   13.3   256   29.1 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   03 27 30.0   +18 31 60     3.028    3.678  123.5   13.2   256   29.1 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   03 27 08.7   +18 30 41     3.018    3.681  124.6   13.0   256   29.1 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   03 26 46.2   +18 29 18     3.008    3.684  125.6   12.8   256   29.1 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   03 26 22.4   +18 27 49     2.998    3.687  126.7   12.6   256   29.1 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   03 25 57.4   +18 26 17     2.989    3.690  127.8   12.4   256   29.1 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   03 25 31.2   +18 24 39     2.980    3.692  128.9   12.2   256   29.1 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   03 25 03.8   +18 22 57     2.970    3.695  130.0   12.0   256   29.1 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   03 24 35.2   +18 21 11     2.962    3.698  131.1   11.8   256   29.0 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   03 24 05.4   +18 19 20     2.953    3.701  132.2   11.6   256   29.0 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   03 23 34.4   +18 17 24     2.944    3.703  133.3   11.4   256   29.0 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   03 23 02.2   +18 15 23     2.936    3.706  134.4   11.1   256   29.0 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   03 22 28.9   +18 13 18     2.928    3.709  135.5   10.9   256   29.0 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   03 21 54.4   +18 11 08     2.920    3.712  136.6   10.7   256   29.0 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   03 21 18.8   +18 08 54     2.912    3.714  137.8   10.4   256   29.0 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   03 20 42.1   +18 06 35     2.904    3.717  138.9   10.2   256   29.0 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   03 20 04.2   +18 04 11     2.897    3.720  140.0    9.9   256   28.9 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   03 19 25.3   +18 01 43     2.890    3.722  141.2    9.7   256   28.9 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   03 18 45.3   +17 59 11     2.883    3.725  142.3    9.4   255   28.9 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   03 18 04.3   +17 56 33     2.877    3.727  143.5    9.2   255   28.9 

    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.