(7482) 1994 PC1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	8 May 2026	20.5	1.637 AU	2.483 AU	02h27m	-07°51'	26.0°	15.7°

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
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   02 27 12.0   -07 51 06     2.483    1.637   26.0   15.7   197   20.5 
2026-05-08 18:57 UT   02 29 11.1   -07 41 25     2.480    1.634   26.1   15.8   198   20.5 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   02 29 42.8   -07 38 51     2.478    1.634   26.1   15.8   198   20.5 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   02 32 13.9   -07 26 36     2.473    1.631   26.3   15.9   199   20.5 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   02 34 45.4   -07 14 24     2.468    1.627   26.4   16.0   199   20.5 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   02 37 17.1   -07 02 12     2.463    1.624   26.6   16.2   200   20.5 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   02 39 49.2   -06 50 03     2.458    1.621   26.8   16.3   200   20.5 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   02 42 21.6   -06 37 55     2.453    1.618   26.9   16.4   201   20.5 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   02 44 54.3   -06 25 49     2.447    1.615   27.1   16.6   202   20.5 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   02 47 27.4   -06 13 45     2.442    1.611   27.3   16.7   202   20.4 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   02 50 00.8   -06 01 43     2.437    1.608   27.4   16.8   203   20.4 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   02 52 34.6   -05 49 43     2.431    1.605   27.6   17.0   203   20.4 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   02 55 08.7   -05 37 45     2.426    1.601   27.7   17.1   204   20.4 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   02 57 43.1   -05 25 49     2.420    1.598   27.9   17.2   205   20.4 

    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.