2019 SJ8
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	13 May 2026	27.5	1.954 AU	1.185 AU	11h51m	+01°43'	125.5°	24.9°

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 SJ8 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.3698517
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.5622109
            i (Inclination)                 : 8.25266
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 199.08870
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 216.38259
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 29.73288
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 235.18692
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -4.88427
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 1.95            
        

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
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   11 51 44.4   +01 43 53     1.185    1.954  125.5   24.9   114   27.5 
2026-05-13 00:03 UT   11 51 44.4   +01 43 53     1.185    1.954  125.5   24.9   114   27.5 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   11 51 55.3   +01 46 51     1.197    1.957  124.6   25.2   114   27.5 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   11 52 08.1   +01 49 31     1.210    1.960  123.6   25.4   114   27.5 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   11 52 22.7   +01 51 54     1.222    1.963  122.7   25.7   114   27.6 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   11 52 39.3   +01 53 59     1.235    1.965  121.8   25.9   114   27.6 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   11 52 57.6   +01 55 48     1.247    1.968  120.9   26.2   114   27.6 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   11 53 17.8   +01 57 19     1.260    1.971  120.0   26.4   114   27.7 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   11 53 39.7   +01 58 35     1.273    1.974  119.1   26.6   114   27.7 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   11 54 03.3   +01 59 34     1.286    1.977  118.2   26.8   114   27.7 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   11 54 28.6   +02 00 18     1.299    1.980  117.4   27.0   114   27.8 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   11 54 55.5   +02 00 46     1.312    1.982  116.5   27.2   114   27.8 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   11 55 24.1   +02 01 00     1.325    1.985  115.6   27.4   114   27.8 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   11 55 54.2   +02 00 59     1.338    1.988  114.8   27.5   114   27.9 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   11 56 25.8   +02 00 44     1.351    1.991  114.0   27.7   114   27.9 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   11 56 58.9   +02 00 15     1.364    1.993  113.1   27.9   114   27.9 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   11 57 33.5   +01 59 33     1.377    1.996  112.3   28.0   114   27.9 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   11 58 09.5   +01 58 37     1.391    1.998  111.5   28.2   114   28.0 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   11 58 46.9   +01 57 29     1.404    2.001  110.7   28.3   114   28.0 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   11 59 25.7   +01 56 07     1.418    2.004  109.9   28.4   114   28.0 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   12 00 05.8   +01 54 34     1.431    2.006  109.1   28.5   114   28.0 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   12 00 47.1   +01 52 49     1.445    2.009  108.3   28.6   114   28.1 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   12 01 29.8   +01 50 51     1.458    2.011  107.5   28.7   114   28.1 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   12 02 13.7   +01 48 43     1.472    2.014  106.7   28.8   114   28.1 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   12 02 58.8   +01 46 23     1.485    2.016  106.0   28.9   114   28.2 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   12 03 45.1   +01 43 52     1.499    2.019  105.2   29.0   114   28.2 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   12 04 32.5   +01 41 11     1.513    2.021  104.4   29.1   114   28.2 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   12 05 21.1   +01 38 19     1.527    2.023  103.7   29.2   114   28.2 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   12 06 10.9   +01 35 17     1.540    2.026  102.9   29.2   114   28.2 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   12 07 01.7   +01 32 05     1.554    2.028  102.2   29.3   114   28.3 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   12 07 53.5   +01 28 43     1.568    2.030  101.5   29.3   114   28.3 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   12 08 46.5   +01 25 11     1.582    2.033  100.7   29.4   114   28.3 

    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.