2019 CJ
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	1 Oct 2026	27.0	1.827 AU	0.854 AU	23h19m	-08°12'	159.7°	11.0°

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 2019 CJ are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2980674
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.4090216
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.25710
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 131.20118
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 42.86407
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 120.29176
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 174.04308
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.53520
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.67            
        

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
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   23 19 27.4   -08 12 21     0.854    1.827  159.7   11.0    57   27.0 
2026-10-01 22:45 UT   23 18 08.6   -08 20 47     0.858    1.827  158.4   11.6    58   27.0 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   23 18 04.4   -08 21 15     0.858    1.827  158.4   11.7    58   27.0 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   23 16 43.3   -08 29 51     0.862    1.826  157.0   12.3    59   27.1 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   23 15 24.2   -08 38 09     0.867    1.826  155.7   13.0    59   27.1 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   23 14 07.3   -08 46 09     0.871    1.825  154.4   13.7    60   27.1 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   23 12 52.6   -08 53 51     0.876    1.825  153.1   14.4    60   27.2 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   23 11 40.2   -09 01 13     0.881    1.824  151.8   15.0    60   27.2 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   23 10 30.1   -09 08 17     0.886    1.824  150.5   15.6    61   27.2 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   23 09 22.6   -09 15 00     0.892    1.823  149.2   16.3    61   27.3 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   23 08 17.5   -09 21 24     0.897    1.823  148.0   16.9    62   27.3 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   23 07 15.0   -09 27 27     0.903    1.822  146.7   17.5    62   27.3 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   23 06 15.1   -09 33 11     0.909    1.822  145.5   18.1    62   27.4 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   23 05 17.9   -09 38 35     0.915    1.821  144.2   18.7    62   27.4 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   23 04 23.4   -09 43 38     0.922    1.820  143.0   19.3    63   27.4 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   23 03 31.7   -09 48 21     0.928    1.820  141.8   19.8    63   27.5 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   23 02 42.7   -09 52 44     0.935    1.819  140.6   20.4    63   27.5 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   23 01 56.5   -09 56 48     0.942    1.818  139.4   20.9    63   27.5 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   23 01 13.1   -10 00 31     0.949    1.817  138.2   21.4    63   27.6 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   23 00 32.5   -10 03 54     0.956    1.817  137.1   21.9    64   27.6 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   22 59 54.7   -10 06 58     0.963    1.816  135.9   22.4    64   27.6 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   22 59 19.7   -10 09 43     0.970    1.815  134.8   22.9    64   27.6 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   22 58 47.5   -10 12 09     0.978    1.814  133.7   23.4    64   27.7 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   22 58 18.2   -10 14 16     0.986    1.813  132.5   23.9    64   27.7 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   22 57 51.6   -10 16 04     0.993    1.812  131.4   24.3    64   27.7 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   22 57 27.7   -10 17 33     1.001    1.811  130.3   24.7    65   27.8 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   22 57 06.6   -10 18 45     1.009    1.810  129.3   25.2    65   27.8 
2026-10-27 00:00 UT   22 56 48.3   -10 19 39     1.017    1.809  128.2   25.6    65   27.8 
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   22 56 32.6   -10 20 15     1.026    1.808  127.1   26.0    65   27.9 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   22 56 19.6   -10 20 34     1.034    1.807  126.1   26.4    65   27.9 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   22 56 09.2   -10 20 36     1.042    1.806  125.1   26.8    65   27.9 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   22 56 01.4   -10 20 22     1.051    1.805  124.0   27.1    65   27.9 

    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.