2017 BN92
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	28 Aug 2026	29.8	2.762 AU	1.809 AU	20h50m	-17°47'	155.8°	8.6°

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
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   20 50 39.8   -17 47 58     1.809    2.762  155.8    8.6    74   29.8 
2026-08-28 22:28 UT   20 49 40.8   -17 51 35     1.813    2.760  154.7    9.0    74   29.8 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   20 49 36.8   -17 51 50     1.813    2.760  154.6    9.0    74   29.8 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   20 48 35.0   -17 55 36     1.818    2.758  153.4    9.4    74   29.9 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   20 47 34.5   -17 59 15     1.823    2.757  152.2    9.8    74   29.9 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   20 46 35.2   -18 02 49     1.828    2.755  151.0   10.2    75   29.9 
2026-09-02 00:00 UT   20 45 37.2   -18 06 16     1.834    2.753  149.8   10.6    75   29.9 
2026-09-03 00:00 UT   20 44 40.5   -18 09 37     1.840    2.751  148.6   11.0    75   29.9 
2026-09-04 00:00 UT   20 43 45.3   -18 12 52     1.846    2.749  147.4   11.4    75   30.0 
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   20 42 51.5   -18 15 59     1.852    2.748  146.2   11.8    75   30.0 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   20 41 59.2   -18 19 01     1.858    2.746  145.0   12.2    75   30.0 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   20 41 08.5   -18 21 55     1.865    2.744  143.8   12.5    75   30.0 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   20 40 19.2   -18 24 43     1.872    2.742  142.6   12.9    75   30.0 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   20 39 31.6   -18 27 24     1.879    2.740  141.5   13.2    75   30.1 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   20 38 45.6   -18 29 58     1.886    2.738  140.3   13.6    75   30.1 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   20 38 01.3   -18 32 26     1.894    2.736  139.2   13.9    75   30.1 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   20 37 18.6   -18 34 47     1.902    2.734  138.0   14.3    75   30.1 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   20 36 37.7   -18 37 00     1.910    2.732  136.9   14.6    75   30.1 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   20 35 58.4   -18 39 07     1.918    2.730  135.8   14.9    75   30.2 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   20 35 20.9   -18 41 08     1.926    2.728  134.6   15.2    76   30.2 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   20 34 45.2   -18 43 01     1.934    2.726  133.5   15.5    76   30.2 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   20 34 11.2   -18 44 48     1.943    2.724  132.4   15.8    76   30.2 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   20 33 39.1   -18 46 27     1.952    2.722  131.3   16.1    76   30.2 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   20 33 08.7   -18 48 01     1.961    2.720  130.2   16.4    76   30.2 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   20 32 40.1   -18 49 27     1.970    2.718  129.1   16.7    76   30.3 
2026-09-21 00:00 UT   20 32 13.3   -18 50 47     1.979    2.716  128.0   16.9    76   30.3 
2026-09-22 00:00 UT   20 31 48.3   -18 52 00     1.989    2.713  126.9   17.2    76   30.3 
2026-09-23 00:00 UT   20 31 25.1   -18 53 07     1.998    2.711  125.9   17.5    76   30.3 
2026-09-24 00:00 UT   20 31 03.8   -18 54 07     2.008    2.709  124.8   17.7    76   30.3 
2026-09-25 00:00 UT   20 30 44.2   -18 55 01     2.018    2.707  123.7   17.9    76   30.4 
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   20 30 26.4   -18 55 48     2.028    2.705  122.7   18.2    76   30.4 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   20 30 10.4   -18 56 30     2.038    2.702  121.7   18.4    76   30.4 

    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.