2019 SL7
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	21 Jul 2026	31.3	3.701 AU	2.735 AU	18h29m	-19°34'	158.9°	5.7°

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
2026-07-21 00:00 UT   18 29 58.3   -19 34 17     2.735    3.701  158.9    5.7    97   31.3 
2026-07-21 12:29 UT   18 29 28.1   -19 34 50     2.736    3.699  158.2    5.8    96   31.3 
2026-07-22 00:00 UT   18 29 00.5   -19 35 20     2.737    3.697  157.7    6.0    96   31.3 
2026-07-23 00:00 UT   18 28 03.3   -19 36 23     2.739    3.693  156.5    6.3    96   31.3 
2026-07-24 00:00 UT   18 27 06.8   -19 37 25     2.742    3.690  155.4    6.6    95   31.3 
2026-07-25 00:00 UT   18 26 11.0   -19 38 27     2.745    3.686  154.2    6.9    95   31.4 
2026-07-26 00:00 UT   18 25 16.0   -19 39 29     2.748    3.682  153.0    7.2    95   31.4 
2026-07-27 00:00 UT   18 24 21.8   -19 40 30     2.752    3.679  151.9    7.5    94   31.4 
2026-07-28 00:00 UT   18 23 28.5   -19 41 31     2.755    3.675  150.7    7.8    94   31.4 
2026-07-29 00:00 UT   18 22 36.0   -19 42 31     2.759    3.671  149.6    8.0    94   31.4 
2026-07-30 00:00 UT   18 21 44.3   -19 43 31     2.764    3.667  148.4    8.3    94   31.4 
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   18 20 53.7   -19 44 30     2.768    3.664  147.3    8.6    94   31.4 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   18 20 03.9   -19 45 30     2.773    3.660  146.1    8.9    93   31.5 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   18 19 15.2   -19 46 28     2.778    3.656  145.0    9.2    93   31.5 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   18 18 27.4   -19 47 27     2.783    3.652  143.9    9.4    93   31.5 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   18 17 40.7   -19 48 25     2.789    3.648  142.7    9.7    93   31.5 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   18 16 55.0   -19 49 23     2.795    3.645  141.6   10.0    93   31.5 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   18 16 10.5   -19 50 20     2.801    3.641  140.5   10.2    93   31.5 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   18 15 27.0   -19 51 17     2.807    3.637  139.3   10.5    93   31.5 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   18 14 44.7   -19 52 14     2.813    3.633  138.2   10.7    92   31.5 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   18 14 03.5   -19 53 11     2.820    3.629  137.1   11.0    92   31.6 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   18 13 23.5   -19 54 08     2.827    3.625  136.0   11.2    92   31.6 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   18 12 44.7   -19 55 04     2.834    3.621  134.9   11.4    92   31.6 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   18 12 07.2   -19 55 60     2.841    3.617  133.8   11.7    92   31.6 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   18 11 30.8   -19 56 55     2.849    3.613  132.7   11.9    92   31.6 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   18 10 55.7   -19 57 51     2.856    3.609  131.6   12.1    92   31.6 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   18 10 21.9   -19 58 46     2.864    3.605  130.5   12.3    92   31.6 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   18 09 49.4   -19 59 42     2.872    3.601  129.4   12.5    92   31.6 
2026-08-17 00:00 UT   18 09 18.1   -20 00 37     2.880    3.597  128.3   12.8    92   31.7 
2026-08-18 00:00 UT   18 08 48.2   -20 01 32     2.889    3.593  127.3   13.0    92   31.7 
2026-08-19 00:00 UT   18 08 19.6   -20 02 26     2.897    3.589  126.2   13.2    92   31.7 
2026-08-20 00:00 UT   18 07 52.3   -20 03 21     2.906    3.585  125.1   13.3    92   31.7 

    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.