2019 SL7
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	22 May 2026	32.0	3.894 AU	3.153 AU	19h21m	-18°45'	131.1°	11.3°

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 SL7 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.6977019
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4827434
            i (Inclination)                 : 2.73690
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 198.53548
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 244.17242
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 192.77875
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 262.68225
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.46333
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.91            
        

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
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   19 21 45.2   -18 45 13     3.153    3.894  131.1   11.3   259   32.0 
2026-05-22 08:12 UT   19 21 36.2   -18 45 13     3.148    3.893  131.5   11.2   259   32.0 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   19 21 18.5   -18 45 16     3.138    3.891  132.2   11.1   259   31.9 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   19 20 50.6   -18 45 21     3.124    3.888  133.3   10.9   259   31.9 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   19 20 21.5   -18 45 29     3.109    3.885  134.3   10.7   259   31.9 
2026-05-26 00:00 UT   19 19 51.1   -18 45 39     3.095    3.883  135.4   10.6   259   31.9 
2026-05-27 00:00 UT   19 19 19.6   -18 45 52     3.082    3.880  136.5   10.4   259   31.9 
2026-05-28 00:00 UT   19 18 47.0   -18 46 07     3.068    3.877  137.6   10.2   259   31.8 
2026-05-29 00:00 UT   19 18 13.1   -18 46 24     3.055    3.874  138.7    9.9   258   31.8 
2026-05-30 00:00 UT   19 17 38.1   -18 46 43     3.041    3.871  139.8    9.7   258   31.8 
2026-05-31 00:00 UT   19 17 01.9   -18 47 05     3.029    3.868  140.9    9.5   258   31.8 
2026-06-01 00:00 UT   19 16 24.6   -18 47 29     3.016    3.865  142.0    9.3   258   31.8 
2026-06-02 00:00 UT   19 15 46.1   -18 47 55     3.003    3.862  143.1    9.1   258   31.8 
2026-06-03 00:00 UT   19 15 06.5   -18 48 23     2.991    3.859  144.2    8.8   258   31.7 
2026-06-04 00:00 UT   19 14 25.8   -18 48 53     2.979    3.856  145.3    8.6   258   31.7 
2026-06-05 00:00 UT   19 13 44.0   -18 49 26     2.967    3.853  146.4    8.4   257   31.7 
2026-06-06 00:00 UT   19 13 01.1   -18 50 00     2.956    3.850  147.5    8.1   257   31.7 
2026-06-07 00:00 UT   19 12 17.1   -18 50 36     2.944    3.847  148.6    7.9   257   31.6 
2026-06-08 00:00 UT   19 11 32.1   -18 51 15     2.933    3.844  149.8    7.6   257   31.6 
2026-06-09 00:00 UT   19 10 46.1   -18 51 55     2.922    3.841  150.9    7.4   257   31.6 
2026-06-10 00:00 UT   19 09 59.0   -18 52 37     2.912    3.838  152.0    7.1   256   31.6 
2026-06-11 00:00 UT   19 09 10.9   -18 53 21     2.902    3.835  153.2    6.9   256   31.6 
2026-06-12 00:00 UT   19 08 21.9   -18 54 06     2.892    3.832  154.3    6.6   256   31.5 
2026-06-13 00:00 UT   19 07 31.9   -18 54 53     2.882    3.829  155.4    6.3   255   31.5 
2026-06-14 00:00 UT   19 06 40.9   -18 55 42     2.872    3.826  156.6    6.1   255   31.5 
2026-06-15 00:00 UT   19 05 49.1   -18 56 32     2.863    3.822  157.7    5.8   255   31.5 
2026-06-16 00:00 UT   19 04 56.4   -18 57 24     2.854    3.819  158.9    5.5   254   31.5 
2026-06-17 00:00 UT   19 04 02.9   -18 58 17     2.846    3.816  160.0    5.2   254   31.4 
2026-06-18 00:00 UT   19 03 08.6   -18 59 11     2.837    3.813  161.2    4.9   253   31.4 
2026-06-19 00:00 UT   19 02 13.5   -19 00 07     2.829    3.810  162.3    4.7   252   31.4 
2026-06-20 00:00 UT   19 01 17.7   -19 01 04     2.822    3.807  163.4    4.4   252   31.4 
2026-06-21 00:00 UT   19 00 21.2   -19 02 02     2.814    3.803  164.6    4.1   251   31.3 

    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.