2019 PS1
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	5 Sep 2026	31.2	1.895 AU	2.759 AU	09h17m	+15°15'	25.1°	13.0°

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 PS1 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4195463
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.5514205
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.17769
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 143.65850
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 121.13662
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 213.67662
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 84.81344
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 1.86384
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.93            
        

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
2026-09-05 00:00 UT   09 17 08.4   +15 15 42     2.759    1.895   25.1   13.0   286   31.2 
2026-09-05 18:18 UT   09 18 47.4   +15 08 27     2.752    1.892   25.4   13.2   287   31.2 
2026-09-06 00:00 UT   09 19 18.3   +15 06 11     2.750    1.891   25.5   13.3   287   31.2 
2026-09-07 00:00 UT   09 21 28.3   +14 56 35     2.741    1.887   26.0   13.5   287   31.1 
2026-09-08 00:00 UT   09 23 38.5   +14 46 52     2.732    1.883   26.4   13.8   287   31.1 
2026-09-09 00:00 UT   09 25 48.8   +14 37 03     2.722    1.879   26.8   14.0   287   31.1 
2026-09-10 00:00 UT   09 27 59.3   +14 27 07     2.713    1.874   27.2   14.2   287   31.1 
2026-09-11 00:00 UT   09 30 09.9   +14 17 06     2.703    1.870   27.6   14.5   288   31.1 
2026-09-12 00:00 UT   09 32 20.7   +14 06 59     2.693    1.866   28.1   14.7   288   31.1 
2026-09-13 00:00 UT   09 34 31.7   +13 56 45     2.684    1.862   28.5   14.9   288   31.1 
2026-09-14 00:00 UT   09 36 42.8   +13 46 25     2.674    1.858   28.9   15.2   288   31.1 
2026-09-15 00:00 UT   09 38 54.1   +13 35 60     2.664    1.853   29.3   15.4   288   31.1 
2026-09-16 00:00 UT   09 41 05.6   +13 25 28     2.654    1.849   29.7   15.6   288   31.1 
2026-09-17 00:00 UT   09 43 17.3   +13 14 50     2.644    1.845   30.1   15.9   288   31.1 
2026-09-18 00:00 UT   09 45 29.1   +13 04 06     2.634    1.840   30.5   16.1   289   31.1 
2026-09-19 00:00 UT   09 47 41.1   +12 53 17     2.623    1.836   30.9   16.3   289   31.1 
2026-09-20 00:00 UT   09 49 53.4   +12 42 21     2.613    1.832   31.4   16.6   289   31.1 

    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.