2012 CS
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 Jan 2026	28.4	2.680 AU	3.637 AU	17h55m	-22°35'	11.3°	4.1°

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 2012 CS are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.7108314
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3787829
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.14036
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 168.60139
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 238.33049
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 288.81967
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 226.92681
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -0.97053
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.67            
        

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
2026-01-01 00:00 UT   17 55 27.6   -22 35 57     3.637    2.680   11.3    4.1   275   28.4 
2026-01-01 19:19 UT   17 56 48.7   -22 36 04     3.629    2.674   11.8    4.3   274   28.4 
2026-01-02 00:00 UT   17 57 08.4   -22 36 06     3.627    2.673   11.9    4.4   274   28.4 
2026-01-03 00:00 UT   17 58 49.6   -22 36 11     3.617    2.666   12.5    4.6   274   28.4 
2026-01-04 00:00 UT   18 00 31.1   -22 36 12     3.607    2.659   13.2    4.8   273   28.4 
2026-01-05 00:00 UT   18 02 12.8   -22 36 09     3.596    2.652   13.8    5.1   273   28.4 
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   18 03 54.9   -22 36 02     3.586    2.645   14.4    5.3   273   28.4 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   18 05 37.3   -22 35 50     3.575    2.638   15.0    5.6   273   28.4 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   18 07 20.1   -22 35 34     3.564    2.630   15.7    5.8   272   28.4 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   18 09 03.1   -22 35 14     3.553    2.623   16.3    6.0   272   28.4 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   18 10 46.4   -22 34 49     3.542    2.616   16.9    6.3   272   28.4 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   18 12 30.1   -22 34 19     3.530    2.609   17.5    6.5   271   28.4 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   18 14 14.0   -22 33 46     3.519    2.602   18.1    6.8   271   28.4 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   18 15 58.2   -22 33 07     3.507    2.595   18.8    7.0   271   28.4 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   18 17 42.8   -22 32 24     3.495    2.587   19.4    7.2   271   28.4 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   18 19 27.6   -22 31 37     3.483    2.580   20.0    7.5   270   28.4 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   18 21 12.8   -22 30 44     3.471    2.573   20.6    7.7   270   28.4 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   18 22 58.2   -22 29 47     3.458    2.566   21.2    8.0   270   28.4 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   18 24 43.9   -22 28 46     3.446    2.558   21.8    8.2   270   28.4 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   18 26 29.9   -22 27 39     3.433    2.551   22.4    8.5   269   28.4 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   18 28 16.1   -22 26 28     3.420    2.544   23.0    8.7   269   28.4 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   18 30 02.7   -22 25 12     3.407    2.536   23.7    9.0   269   28.4 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   18 31 49.5   -22 23 51     3.394    2.529   24.3    9.2   269   28.4 

    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.