2017 BN92
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	17 Mar 2026	31.5	2.802 AU	3.387 AU	20h46m	-18°23'	46.9°	15.0°

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 2017 BN92 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4820823
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.9183710
            i (Inclination)                 : 1.13053
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 322.52392
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 161.81917
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 111.69053
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 304.34640
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.35272
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.66            
        

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
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   20 46 57.1   -18 23 17     3.387    2.802   46.9   15.0   254   31.5 
2026-03-17 20:45 UT   20 48 04.3   -18 18 51     3.379    2.803   47.4   15.2   254   31.5 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   20 48 14.8   -18 18 09     3.377    2.803   47.5   15.2   254   31.5 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   20 49 32.0   -18 13 01     3.368    2.804   48.2   15.3   254   31.5 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   20 50 48.7   -18 07 53     3.358    2.806   48.9   15.5   254   31.5 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   20 52 04.9   -18 02 46     3.348    2.807   49.6   15.7   254   31.5 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   20 53 20.5   -17 57 38     3.338    2.808   50.3   15.8   254   31.5 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   20 54 35.5   -17 52 30     3.328    2.809   50.9   16.0   254   31.5 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   20 55 50.1   -17 47 23     3.318    2.810   51.6   16.1   254   31.5 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   20 57 04.1   -17 42 15     3.308    2.811   52.3   16.3   254   31.5 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   20 58 17.5   -17 37 09     3.297    2.812   53.0   16.5   253   31.4 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   20 59 30.3   -17 32 02     3.287    2.813   53.7   16.6   253   31.4 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   21 00 42.6   -17 26 56     3.276    2.814   54.4   16.8   253   31.4 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   21 01 54.4   -17 21 51     3.265    2.815   55.1   16.9   253   31.4 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   21 03 05.5   -17 16 46     3.254    2.816   55.8   17.0   253   31.4 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   21 04 16.1   -17 11 42     3.243    2.817   56.5   17.2   253   31.4 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   21 05 26.1   -17 06 39     3.232    2.818   57.2   17.3   253   31.4 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   21 06 35.5   -17 01 37     3.221    2.819   57.8   17.5   253   31.4 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   21 07 44.4   -16 56 35     3.210    2.820   58.5   17.6   253   31.4 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   21 08 52.6   -16 51 35     3.198    2.821   59.2   17.7   253   31.4 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   21 10 00.2   -16 46 35     3.187    2.822   60.0   17.9   253   31.4 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   21 11 07.2   -16 41 37     3.175    2.823   60.7   18.0   253   31.4 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   21 12 13.6   -16 36 40     3.163    2.824   61.4   18.1   253   31.4 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   21 13 19.3   -16 31 44     3.151    2.824   62.1   18.3   252   31.4 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   21 14 24.4   -16 26 49     3.139    2.825   62.8   18.4   252   31.4 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   21 15 28.9   -16 21 56     3.127    2.826   63.5   18.5   252   31.4 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   21 16 32.7   -16 17 05     3.115    2.827   64.2   18.6   252   31.4 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   21 17 35.9   -16 12 15     3.103    2.827   64.9   18.7   252   31.4 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   21 18 38.3   -16 07 26     3.090    2.828   65.6   18.8   252   31.4 
2026-04-14 00:00 UT   21 19 40.1   -16 02 40     3.078    2.829   66.4   19.0   252   31.4 
2026-04-15 00:00 UT   21 20 41.3   -15 57 56     3.065    2.830   67.1   19.1   252   31.4 

    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.