2019 SJ8
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	6 Jan 2026	26.9	1.396 AU	1.004 AU	12h45m	-14°14'	89.2°	44.8°

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
2026-01-06 00:00 UT   12 45 51.4   -14 14 24     1.004    1.396   89.2   44.8   293   26.9 
2026-01-06 21:00 UT   12 47 04.3   -14 21 08     1.001    1.400   89.8   44.6   293   26.9 
2026-01-07 00:00 UT   12 47 14.5   -14 22 05     1.001    1.401   89.8   44.6   293   26.9 
2026-01-08 00:00 UT   12 48 35.8   -14 29 31     0.997    1.407   90.5   44.4   293   26.9 
2026-01-09 00:00 UT   12 49 55.1   -14 36 42     0.993    1.412   91.2   44.1   293   26.9 
2026-01-10 00:00 UT   12 51 12.4   -14 43 38     0.990    1.417   91.8   43.9   293   26.9 
2026-01-11 00:00 UT   12 52 27.7   -14 50 19     0.986    1.423   92.5   43.7   293   26.9 
2026-01-12 00:00 UT   12 53 41.0   -14 56 44     0.982    1.428   93.2   43.4   294   26.9 
2026-01-13 00:00 UT   12 54 52.2   -15 02 54     0.978    1.434   93.9   43.2   294   26.9 
2026-01-14 00:00 UT   12 56 01.2   -15 08 48     0.974    1.439   94.6   42.9   294   26.9 
2026-01-15 00:00 UT   12 57 08.1   -15 14 26     0.970    1.444   95.4   42.7   294   26.9 
2026-01-16 00:00 UT   12 58 12.7   -15 19 48     0.966    1.450   96.1   42.4   294   26.9 
2026-01-17 00:00 UT   12 59 15.2   -15 24 53     0.962    1.455   96.8   42.2   294   26.9 
2026-01-18 00:00 UT   13 00 15.3   -15 29 41     0.957    1.461   97.6   41.9   294   26.9 
2026-01-19 00:00 UT   13 01 13.1   -15 34 12     0.953    1.466   98.4   41.6   294   26.9 
2026-01-20 00:00 UT   13 02 08.6   -15 38 26     0.949    1.471   99.1   41.3   294   26.8 
2026-01-21 00:00 UT   13 03 01.7   -15 42 22     0.944    1.477   99.9   41.0   294   26.8 
2026-01-22 00:00 UT   13 03 52.3   -15 46 01     0.940    1.482  100.7   40.7   294   26.8 
2026-01-23 00:00 UT   13 04 40.5   -15 49 21     0.936    1.487  101.5   40.4   294   26.8 
2026-01-24 00:00 UT   13 05 26.2   -15 52 24     0.931    1.493  102.3   40.1   294   26.8 
2026-01-25 00:00 UT   13 06 09.4   -15 55 07     0.927    1.498  103.2   39.8   295   26.8 
2026-01-26 00:00 UT   13 06 50.0   -15 57 32     0.922    1.503  104.0   39.5   295   26.8 
2026-01-27 00:00 UT   13 07 28.0   -15 59 38     0.918    1.508  104.9   39.1   295   26.8 
2026-01-28 00:00 UT   13 08 03.4   -16 01 25     0.913    1.514  105.7   38.8   295   26.8 
2026-01-29 00:00 UT   13 08 36.1   -16 02 52     0.908    1.519  106.6   38.4   295   26.7 
2026-01-30 00:00 UT   13 09 06.1   -16 03 59     0.904    1.524  107.5   38.1   295   26.7 
2026-01-31 00:00 UT   13 09 33.4   -16 04 47     0.899    1.529  108.4   37.7   295   26.7 
2026-02-01 00:00 UT   13 09 58.0   -16 05 14     0.895    1.534  109.3   37.3   295   26.7 
2026-02-02 00:00 UT   13 10 19.7   -16 05 20     0.890    1.540  110.2   36.9   295   26.7 
2026-02-03 00:00 UT   13 10 38.6   -16 05 05     0.886    1.545  111.2   36.5   296   26.7 
2026-02-04 00:00 UT   13 10 54.7   -16 04 29     0.881    1.550  112.1   36.1   296   26.6 
2026-02-05 00:00 UT   13 11 07.8   -16 03 31     0.877    1.555  113.1   35.7   296   26.6 

    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.