2017 BN92
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	29 Jun 2026	30.4	2.832 AU	2.052 AU	21h50m	-13°26'	131.7°	15.5°

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
2026-06-29 00:00 UT   21 50 23.4   -13 26 60     2.052    2.832  131.7   15.5   251   30.4 
2026-06-29 21:09 UT   21 49 59.9   -13 28 54     2.042    2.831  132.7   15.3   251   30.4 
2026-06-30 00:00 UT   21 49 56.7   -13 29 10     2.041    2.831  132.8   15.3   251   30.4 
2026-07-01 00:00 UT   21 49 28.3   -13 31 29     2.030    2.831  133.9   15.0   251   30.4 
2026-07-02 00:00 UT   21 48 58.4   -13 33 55     2.019    2.830  134.9   14.7   251   30.3 
2026-07-03 00:00 UT   21 48 26.8   -13 36 30     2.008    2.829  136.0   14.4   251   30.3 
2026-07-04 00:00 UT   21 47 53.7   -13 39 12     1.997    2.828  137.1   14.2   251   30.3 
2026-07-05 00:00 UT   21 47 18.9   -13 42 01     1.987    2.828  138.2   13.9   251   30.3 
2026-07-06 00:00 UT   21 46 42.5   -13 44 59     1.977    2.827  139.3   13.6   251   30.2 
2026-07-07 00:00 UT   21 46 04.5   -13 48 04     1.967    2.826  140.5   13.2   251   30.2 
2026-07-08 00:00 UT   21 45 24.9   -13 51 16     1.957    2.825  141.6   12.9   251   30.2 
2026-07-09 00:00 UT   21 44 43.8   -13 54 36     1.948    2.825  142.7   12.6   251   30.2 
2026-07-10 00:00 UT   21 44 01.0   -13 58 03     1.939    2.824  143.8   12.3   251   30.2 
2026-07-11 00:00 UT   21 43 16.7   -14 01 37     1.929    2.823  145.0   11.9   251   30.1 
2026-07-12 00:00 UT   21 42 30.8   -14 05 18     1.921    2.822  146.1   11.6   251   30.1 
2026-07-13 00:00 UT   21 41 43.5   -14 09 06     1.912    2.821  147.3   11.2   251   30.1 
2026-07-14 00:00 UT   21 40 54.6   -14 13 01     1.903    2.820  148.5   10.9   251   30.1 
2026-07-15 00:00 UT   21 40 04.2   -14 17 02     1.895    2.819  149.6   10.5   252   30.0 
2026-07-16 00:00 UT   21 39 12.4   -14 21 09     1.887    2.819  150.8   10.1   252   30.0 
2026-07-17 00:00 UT   21 38 19.2   -14 25 22     1.880    2.818  152.0    9.8   252   30.0 
2026-07-18 00:00 UT   21 37 24.5   -14 29 41     1.872    2.817  153.2    9.4   252   30.0 
2026-07-19 00:00 UT   21 36 28.6   -14 34 05     1.865    2.816  154.4    9.0   252   29.9 
2026-07-20 00:00 UT   21 35 31.3   -14 38 35     1.858    2.815  155.6    8.6   252   29.9 
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   21 34 32.7   -14 43 10     1.851    2.814  156.8    8.2   252   29.9 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   21 33 32.9   -14 47 49     1.845    2.813  158.0    7.8   252   29.9 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   21 32 31.9   -14 52 32     1.839    2.812  159.2    7.4   252   29.8 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   21 31 29.7   -14 57 20     1.833    2.810  160.4    7.0   252   29.8 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   21 30 26.4   -15 02 11     1.827    2.809  161.6    6.5   252   29.8 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   21 29 22.1   -15 07 07     1.822    2.808  162.8    6.1   253   29.8 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   21 28 16.7   -15 12 05     1.817    2.807  164.1    5.7   253   29.7 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   21 27 10.4   -15 17 06     1.812    2.806  165.3    5.3   253   29.7 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   21 26 03.2   -15 22 10     1.807    2.805  166.5    4.8   253   29.7 

    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.