(7482) 1994 PC1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	24 Mar 2026	20.6	1.744 AU	2.652 AU	00h37m	-17°10'	19.5°	11.0°

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 1994 PC1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3294446
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.3487471
            i (Inclination)                 : 33.46933
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 117.85100
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 47.49311
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 138.25950
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 160.15724
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 23.98871
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.57            
        

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
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   00 37 59.2   -17 10 43     2.652    1.744   19.5   11.0   159   20.6 
2026-03-24 17:37 UT   00 39 43.7   -17 01 43     2.650    1.743   19.6   11.1   160   20.6 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   00 40 21.5   -16 58 28     2.650    1.743   19.6   11.1   161   20.6 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   00 42 44.0   -16 46 11     2.647    1.741   19.7   11.1   162   20.6 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   00 45 06.4   -16 33 54     2.645    1.739   19.8   11.2   163   20.6 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   00 47 29.0   -16 21 35     2.642    1.737   19.9   11.3   164   20.6 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   00 49 51.7   -16 09 15     2.640    1.735   20.0   11.3   165   20.6 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   00 52 14.4   -15 56 53     2.637    1.734   20.1   11.4   166   20.6 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   00 54 37.3   -15 44 31     2.635    1.732   20.2   11.5   167   20.6 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   00 57 00.2   -15 32 07     2.632    1.730   20.3   11.6   168   20.6 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   00 59 23.3   -15 19 43     2.629    1.728   20.4   11.6   169   20.6 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   01 01 46.5   -15 07 17     2.626    1.726   20.5   11.7   170   20.6 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   01 04 09.8   -14 54 51     2.623    1.724   20.6   11.8   171   20.6 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   01 06 33.2   -14 42 23     2.620    1.722   20.8   11.9   172   20.6 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   01 08 56.8   -14 29 55     2.617    1.720   20.9   12.0   173   20.6 

    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.