2019 CJ
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 Aug 2026	27.9	1.799 AU	1.032 AU	00h25m	+00°51'	123.1°	28.2°

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)                : 0.2980307
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.4089467
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.25706
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 131.20165
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 42.85411
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 2.44229
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 174.03359
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.53489
            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
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   00 25 51.9   +00 51 17     1.032    1.799  123.1   28.2   248   27.9 
2026-08-02 19:12 UT   00 25 49.9   +00 49 11     1.026    1.800  123.9   27.9   248   27.9 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   00 25 49.2   +00 48 38     1.024    1.801  124.1   27.8   248   27.9 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   00 25 44.0   +00 45 41     1.016    1.802  125.1   27.4   248   27.9 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   00 25 36.2   +00 42 27     1.009    1.803  126.1   27.1   248   27.8 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   00 25 26.0   +00 38 56     1.001    1.804  127.1   26.6   248   27.8 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   00 25 13.1   +00 35 06     0.993    1.805  128.1   26.2   248   27.8 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   00 24 57.6   +00 30 58     0.986    1.806  129.2   25.8   248   27.8 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   00 24 39.4   +00 26 32     0.979    1.807  130.2   25.4   248   27.7 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   00 24 18.6   +00 21 48     0.971    1.809  131.3   24.9   249   27.7 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   00 23 55.0   +00 16 45     0.964    1.810  132.4   24.4   249   27.7 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   00 23 28.8   +00 11 24     0.957    1.811  133.5   24.0   249   27.6 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   00 22 59.8   +00 05 45     0.950    1.812  134.6   23.5   249   27.6 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   00 22 28.1   +00 00 13     0.944    1.812  135.7   23.0   249   27.6 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   00 21 53.7   +00 06 29     0.937    1.813  136.8   22.5   249   27.6 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   00 21 16.5   +00 13 03     0.931    1.814  138.0   22.0   249   27.5 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   00 20 36.6   +00 19 56     0.924    1.815  139.1   21.4   249   27.5 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   00 19 53.9   +00 27 06     0.918    1.816  140.3   20.9   250   27.5 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   00 19 08.5   +00 34 34     0.912    1.817  141.5   20.3   250   27.4 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   00 18 20.5   +00 42 19     0.906    1.818  142.7   19.7   250   27.4 
2026-08-21 00:00 UT   00 17 29.7   +00 50 22     0.901    1.818  143.9   19.2   250   27.4 
2026-08-22 00:00 UT   00 16 36.3   +00 58 41     0.895    1.819  145.1   18.6   250   27.3 
2026-08-23 00:00 UT   00 15 40.3   -01 07 17     0.890    1.820  146.3   18.0   250   27.3 
2026-08-24 00:00 UT   00 14 41.6   -01 16 10     0.885    1.820  147.5   17.3   251   27.3 
2026-08-25 00:00 UT   00 13 40.4   -01 25 18     0.880    1.821  148.8   16.7   251   27.2 
2026-08-26 00:00 UT   00 12 36.6   -01 34 42     0.875    1.822  150.1   16.1   251   27.2 
2026-08-27 00:00 UT   00 11 30.4   -01 44 21     0.870    1.822  151.3   15.4   252   27.2 
2026-08-28 00:00 UT   00 10 21.8   -01 54 14     0.866    1.823  152.6   14.8   252   27.1 
2026-08-29 00:00 UT   00 09 10.8   -02 04 21     0.861    1.823  153.9   14.1   252   27.1 
2026-08-30 00:00 UT   00 07 57.4   -02 14 42     0.857    1.824  155.2   13.4   253   27.1 
2026-08-31 00:00 UT   00 06 41.9   -02 25 15     0.854    1.824  156.5   12.7   253   27.0 
2026-09-01 00:00 UT   00 05 24.1   -02 36 01     0.850    1.825  157.8   12.0   254   27.0 

    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.